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

[Debs55]

So I don't seem to be having a lot of luck this time around the majority of my shipped Java eggs are not developing. I contacted the seller and she will be sending me more from a different pen no problem, but now I have a bunch of infertile eggs lol. and last night I cracked one of my bantam eggs while turning. Just slipped right out of my hand and hit another egg I put wax on the crack but I don't think it made it

 

[Happy Chooks]

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[ronott1]

So I don't seem to be having a lot of luck this time around the majority of my shipped Java eggs are not developing. I contacted the seller and she will be sending me more from a different pen no problem, but now I have a bunch of infertile eggs lol. and last night I cracked one of my bantam eggs while turning. Just slipped right out of my hand and hit another egg I put wax on the crack but I don't think it made it

Send the seller instructions on packing the eggs. Oz has a letter to egg sellers but the link to the packing instructions is dead now.

 

[tntchix]

OK I am really out this time. Someone ate the eggs.

My original broody gave up and a couple others were taking turns and actually doing well...until just now. I went out to get the early birds eggs around 9 and all was well. My SS, Pooky was playing mom. I went back out a few minutes ago and the egg shells were shattered. I am done until I see real broody signs for a longer time. Experiment over.

Questions and lessons learned:
1. Make sure she is broody
2. Separate her from flock
3. Does it matter if trying to hatch different colored eggs?
4. Stop thinking about letting broody cat hatch instead.

I will be glued to my seat for the next episode of Incubator Wars, though. Let's do this, Team Broody!

 

[RedIII]

The frizzle eggs are developing.

The odds were against us since they were collected in the last week of February, storaged until all collected, then shipped and in my frig for another week to set for HAL. A three week span.

Amazing how eggs can be both so hardy and fragile.

Yay!

So I don't seem to be having a lot of luck this time around the majority of my shipped Java eggs are not developing. I contacted the seller and she will be sending me more from a different pen no problem, but now I have a bunch of infertile eggs lol. and last night I cracked one of my bantam eggs while turning. Just slipped right out of my hand and hit another egg I put wax on the crack but I don't think it made it

Aw no, I'm sorry

 

[ronott1]

OK I am really out this time. Someone ate the eggs.

My original broody gave up and a couple others were taking turns and actually doing well...until just now. I went out to get the early birds eggs around 9 and all was well. My SS, Pooky was playing mom. I went back out a few minutes ago and the egg shells were shattered. I am done until I see real broody signs for a longer time. Experiment over.

Questions and lessons learned:
1. Make sure she is broody
2. Separate her from flock
3. Does it matter if trying to hatch different colored eggs?
4. Stop thinking about letting broody cat hatch instead.

I will be glued to my seat for the next episode of Incubator Wars, though. Let's do this, Team Broody!

I am so sorry!

 

[tntchix]

Thanks. It's okay. I guess it's just not the right time, but two HAL's under my belt. I'm learning a ton.

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

Set 28 button quail eggs. (there is a slight chance I will get two more by the end of the day since I was two eggs short this morning but we will see)

OMG They are SO CUTE!!! They make my coturnix quail eggs look giant!!

 

[Happy Chooks]

OK I am really out this time. Someone ate the eggs.

My original broody gave up and a couple others were taking turns and actually doing well...until just now. I went out to get the early birds eggs around 9 and all was well. My SS, Pooky was playing mom. I went back out a few minutes ago and the egg shells were shattered. I am done until I see real broody signs for a longer time. Experiment over.

Questions and lessons learned:
1. Make sure she is broody
2. Separate her from flock
3. Does it matter if trying to hatch different colored eggs?
4. Stop thinking about letting broody cat hatch instead.

I will be glued to my seat for the next episode of Incubator Wars, though. Let's do this, Team Broody!

Bummer.

 

[campingshaws]

Well just FORGET all the nice stuff I said earlier about my LG still air. It's bound and determined to cook those poor little eggs. All day long I've been fiddling and tinkering and still getting temps of 103+.