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

[wornoutmomto3]

Thank you for all the suggestions. I like lay the eggs horizontally for hatch. Can I do that with the cut down egg cartons?

 

[ocap]

Today set 45 Total Large fowl chicken eggs

21 buff brahma
24 black australorp

 

[coop410silkies]

un popped popcorn absorbs more water than rice from the air.

Or the feminine pads.

what about those little dehumidifier capsules you get in the packaging of various food stuffs & things? There is also those little "SoilMoist Crystals" that absorb a lot of water. (I think it's the base for Gro Gel).

 

[KYTinpusher]

For all of you new to candling, BYC has an excellent Learning Center Article you should check out:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs

 

[SoManyHats]

What have you got in there?  Chicken eggs do best with it a lot lower.   65 is for lock down for chicks.   If ducks..I may be wrong, but that still may be a bit high?     Chicks..everyone is different..I do the real low..30 to 35% during incubation.  60 to 62% for lock down. 

Yes, currently the incubator is in lock down mode (65% humidity) for the three chicken eggs left from my test hatch. I want to give them a couple more days, but I also want to set more for the HAL. So my question is whether the newly set eggs will be okay with 65% for just a couple days.

 

[Patti Naquin]

Total set 15 silkies eggs! Sorry I'm late posting this. But I set them yesterday at 12 I only have 2 hens so I think that's a pretty good amount for 10 days of collecting

 

[chickenfarmgirl]

Putting in some eggs today once my 'bator gets up and running again! Some Mallard Duck Eggs (28 Days, April 28th) I know, they'll be late and some Rhode Island Red/Barred Rock, and some Australorp/Barred Rock chickens (21 Days, April 5th!!!) They should be cute!
I am setting 8 eggs. 3 Duck, and the rest chicken!




Edited to add how many eggs...

 

[CowboysAngel]

Total set 15 silkies eggs! Sorry I'm late posting this. But I set them yesterday at 12 I only have 2 hens so I think that's a pretty good amount for 10 days of collecting

that is pretty good! Dixie gives me an egg every other day...Calli sometimes will skip 2 days!

 

[gage 1234]

I'm in

 

[gage 1234]