The 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-A-Long!

[katsdar]

Yep X2 you have a really nice Polish Roo there

X3

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Day 7 candling results for me!

I'm very disappointed
Of the 24 eggs I set only 6 are fertile and developing! 18 eggs look clear.
4 Columbian black tails and 2 pekin are growing. The Orpington eggs are all clear.

They arrived in good shape on next day delivery so I'm sure this has to be a fertility problem

 

[caeti21]

Gorge and earl are reunited and it feels so good lmbo
They hatched today gorge was first to hatch so he went to brooder box first then when earl was dry he got to join gorge again i think it made them happy they are snuggled up again

 

[flocktastic]

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Day 7 candling results for me!

I'm very disappointed
Of the 24 eggs I set only 6 are fertile and developing! 18 eggs look clear.
4 Columbian black tails and 2 pekin are growing. The Orpington eggs are all clear.

They arrived in good shape on next day delivery so I'm sure this has to be a fertility problem [/quote

Oh no! That is so, SO frustrating...so sorry...don't lose hope just yet! Fingers crossed...

I think I've got some blanks too - pulled one tonight and pretty sure another is...hoping there isn't more...waiting until day 19 to candle again (tonight was day 7 for me too)

 

[bappl]

True! I keep needing to remind myself of that!

Thank you for this! I was worried about it.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Thanks to everyone who recommended candlers.

Just one last question before I purchase. What kind of batteries does this use? I searched the descriptions but I couldn't find it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IncuBright-...957987?hash=item4d1605c263:g:tukAAOSwpDdVOBWu

 

[Gray Angel Farm]

You could sell stuff like that for a lot of money in the SF Bay area!

I love gifts that are made...it means someone loves you enough to take time to genuinely think of you and what you like/enjoy!!! Made with love or made in China....sign me up for made with love. Your dad will love it...and if he doesn't it'll look great in my log cabin

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Can anyone recommend a good candler? One that is handheld and cheap, please.

I was/still am using a mini 3 led flashlight I bought from our Dollartree store. It was what I started candling with and I really like it. But somewhere along the way someone took "my" flashlight and I started using a 9 led mini flashlight. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't see anything...so I specifically bought a higher lumen flashlight for candling (381 lumens) I happened to buy more of the 3 light led minis and I realized what happened. I use the 3 led mini light for candling most of the eggs and save the higher lumen for the army green and blue eggs.

<<<<<<<< Don't buy one of these 9 light leds.

Quote: This is EXACTLY how I feel!

It's SO addictive and SO fun!!

Quote:
I hand turn all of my eggs so the incubators are open the entire time I turn and when I candle. I also did an absolutely terrible thing to my thermostat...and my new incubator was mostly off for 2-3 hours yesterday while I was trying to do a quick fix on it.

Not so quick was the fix.

But I "think" most eggs seemed ok. I'll know for sure in a day or so.


UPDATE - Silver HAL hatch

I did a "quick" candle on all of my HAL eggs tonight just to get an idea of numbers. The oldest eggs are in my original styro incubator that's in lockdown right now so I didn't want to have it open for too long.

The new plastic incubator has 3 separate trays of eggs in it and each tray represents a specific time period (except for a couple of eggs I switched around size wise for ease of rolling the eggs in rows to turn them.) Pics would of been much better to explain but I forgot my phone at home today.

Eggs laid Feb 5-12: 1-2 eggs developing
Feb13-21: 17 eggs developing
Feb 22-Mar 2: 19 eggs developing
March 2-9: 31 eggs developing

I didn't count the very faint spiders on the Feb 13 - March 9 eggs because I'm not sure if they've been affected by yesterday's fix-it session.
I did set a few eggs after the HAL date that are in the above numbers, but I conveniently marked them a different color to keep track

I also have some eggs in lockdown due tomorrow. Not many made it from the eggs I bought.
I believe one of the eggs laid late Jan that's made it this far. (Hopefully I haven't jinxed it now..lol!)

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Thanks to everyone who recommended candlers.

Just one last question before I purchase. What kind of batteries does this use? I searched the descriptions but I couldn't find it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IncuBright-...957987?hash=item4d1605c263:g:tukAAOSwpDdVOBWu

I'd guess AAA batteries.

 

[generaldsherman]

[COLOR=4B0082]I was/still am using a mini 3 led flashlight I bought from our Dollartree store. It was what I started candling with and I really like it. But somewhere along the way someone took "my" flashlight and I started using a 9 led mini flashlight. I couldn't figure out why I couldn't see anything...so I specifically bought a higher lumen flashlight for candling (381 lumens) I happened to buy more of the 3 light led minis and I realized what happened. I use the 3 led mini light for candling most of the eggs and save the higher lumen for the army green and blue eggs.[/COLOR] COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]This is EXACTLY how I feel! It's SO addictive and SO fun!! [/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I hand turn all of my eggs so the incubators are open the entire time I turn and when I candle. I also did an absolutely terrible thing to my thermostat...and my new incubator was mostly off for 2-3 hours yesterday while I was trying to do a quick fix on it. Not so quick was the fix. [/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]But I "think" most eggs seemed ok. I'll know for sure in a day or so.[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]UPDATE - Silver HAL hatch[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I did a "quick" candle on all of my HAL eggs tonight just to get an idea of numbers. The oldest eggs are in my original styro incubator that's in lockdown right now so I didn't want to have it open for too long.[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]The new plastic incubator has 3 separate trays of eggs in it and each tray represents a specific time period (except for a couple of eggs I switched around size wise for ease of rolling the eggs in rows to turn them.) Pics would of been much better to explain but I forgot my phone at home today. [/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]Eggs laid Feb 5-12: 1-2 eggs developing[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082] Feb13-21: 17 eggs developing[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082] Feb 22-Mar 2: 19 eggs developing[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082] March 2-9: 31 eggs developing[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I didn't count the very faint spiders on the Feb 13 - March 9 eggs because I'm not sure if they've been affected by yesterday's fix-it session.[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I did set a few eggs after the HAL date that are in the above numbers, but I conveniently marked them a different color to keep track

[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I also have some eggs in lockdown due tomorrow. Not many made it from the eggs I bought.[/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082]I believe one of the eggs laid late Jan that's made it this far. (Hopefully I haven't jinxed it now..lol!) [/COLOR] [COLOR=4B0082] [/COLOR]

good luck! I have some eggs due as well, no zips yet though