The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: There's a chance they are still viable. If you can get them in an incubator today they might just surprise you.

You could mark them and put them in the "favorite" nesting box too, and the hens laying would keep them warm until you can get an incubator.

 

[KYTinpusher]

How do you guys see through dark eggs? I can't find a flashlight that will get through the greenish blue eggs, let alone the dark brown ones!

I use a 220 lumens flashlight and go into the bathroom with the lights out and door closed. No windows in the bathroom so really dark. Even then, it will be a few more days before I can see anything in the dark brown and blue in relation to the brown and cream eggs.

 

[Cynthia12]

Couldn't do that..was on fb. Showed mine. :/

Found it..

 

[tntchix]

You could mark them and put them in the "favorite" nesting box too, and the hens laying would keep them warm until you can get an incubator.

I'll try that. What can it hurt, right?

eta: Thanks for the help guys.

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

  Now lets see............as for names.............Febreeze? 

That's perfect!!!
Provided no one quits on me during the rest of incubation, they can be Febreeze, Glade, Airwick, and Gain!!!!

 

[bekkanblue]

That's perfect!!!

Provided no one quits on me during the rest of incubation, they can be Febreeze, Glade, Airwick, and Gain!!!!

Tide. A water bird needs a water name!

 

[campingshaws]

OK! My brinsea spot check just came in the mail. It's reading 101.4 at the top of the bottom layer of eggs, which is perfect for the still air LG, right? I haven't measured the top layer of eggs, but there are only 9 of those. I can move them all around and switch places when I turn the top eggs, right?

My egg set up.

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

Tide.  A water bird needs a water name!

YES!!!!!!!

 

[Kaylish]

For those of you that have multiple thermometers and are stressing about the temperature differences, get this thermometer and you'll never worry again! The Brinsea Spot Check is accurate to .1 degree. Best thing I ever bought for hatching!

x2000!

That's perfect!!!

Provided no one quits on me during the rest of incubation, they can be Febreeze, Glade, Airwick, and Gain!!!!

Awesome!

 

[chippysmom327]

How do you guys see through dark eggs? I can't find a flashlight that will get through the greenish blue eggs, let alone the dark brown ones!

I use a 220 lumens flashlight and go into the bathroom with the lights out and door closed. No windows in the bathroom so really dark. Even then, it will be a few more days before I can see anything in the dark brown and blue in relation to the brown and cream eggs.

Thanks! I think I'll just have to end up waiting until a few days before the hatch so that I know which ones have dark masses or not.