Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[LilyD]

I just lay them down. But I also stop turning them at day 14 so they've got plenty of time to get into position.

Hmmm tomorrow starts day 14 do you think I can put them in even though the other eggs are in the hatcher. Should I just put them in tonight on day 13 or is day 14 the cut off for stopping turning?

 

[LilyD]

Mine got that high and I got condensation. Then I had a lot of drowned chicks. It was so sad. I'll never forget my first hatch. It was awful.

So far I've been lucky but I sit on top of my hatcher when it's running and will tend to assist earlier rather than later if I think there's a problem. I would rather help than have them die because I waited too long.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I looked for a March hatch-a-long, so I did start one, but I have eggs in homemade incubator due 3/17

 

[LilyD]

I looked for a March hatch-a-long, so I did start one, but I have eggs in homemade incubator due 3/17View attachment 2036598

That's a gorgeous rainbow of eggs.

 

[LilyD]

I just bit the bullet and have another 2 dozen eggs coming from another seller, also orps but better weather for these ones to get here. Fingers crossed looking like 40's during the day and 30's at night for the next 4 days

 

[Jules929]

I have a question regarding egg turners. My Farm Innovator has the cupped turner that keeps the eggs upright. My Hovabator has the flat turner that rolls the eggs on their side. Has anyone done a comparison between the 2 types? What do you have?

 

[LilyD]

I have a question regarding egg turners. My Farm Innovator has the cupped turner that keeps the eggs upright. My Hovabator has the flat turner that rolls the eggs on their side. Has anyone done a comparison between the 2 types? What do you have?

I have two of the upright turners and I know for shipped eggs it tends to work well for setting the air cells.

 

[Mylied]

I looked for a March hatch-a-long, so I did start one, but I have eggs in homemade incubator due 3/17View attachment 2036598

Yay, due on my birthday! Very pretty eggs!

 

[gmjarvi]

I have a question regarding egg turners. My Farm Innovator has the cupped turner that keeps the eggs upright. My Hovabator has the flat turner that rolls the eggs on their side. Has anyone done a comparison between the 2 types? What do you have?

Both of my bators turn the eggs on their sides. I removed the turner in one of them so I could fit more eggs, though .

My one complaint about the automatic turning in my Brinsea mini ii is that it assumes that you have very little difference in egg size in your clutch. I had to really pay attention for a couple of days and play with the position of the eggs to make sure they were all turning. It'd work flawlessly if you were hatching all large eggs, though.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

I have only used upright turners, so I’m no help

Verdict on the emu eggs... The chance for white or blonde is not possible anymore.