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

[AusHen]

It has begun! First time hand turning chicken eggs but I have done quail so this should be a breeze right. Blue eggs (top ones, might look white) are big so I wouldn't have been able to use the auto turner even if I found all the pieces... Hmm is missing turner pieces a good enough excuse to buy a second incubator?

 

[AusHen]

According to my almost 4yo there was still room for the two Araucana eggs he just collected. I marked them "test" because the rooster might not have done the job yet

 

[FortCluck]

@FortCluck Thanks for the pneumonia vibes! Just got back from the doctor. Antibiotics have been started.

Ugh... I actually got put back on antibiotics because I kept getting fevers so they thought that pneumonia or blood infection was coming back.

So I'm downing them with you.

 

[FortCluck]

I woke up at 4 am and now I want to check that egg. I'm trying to resist the urge, but I want to see if my little peep peep is out.

So yesterday one of the chicks escaped and my husband stood outside with me and we were peeping like a chick to get it to come back. We FINALLY got it! We put the chicks in with our new hen because they can fly right out of the shed

 

[FortCluck]

I looked and there are 2 internally pipped! Hoping they're hatched when I get home later today.

 

[Mosey2003]

@Mosey2003 I believe it was you that asked about producing an image with the air cell marked while weighing for a better air cell example. What days would you like me to mark? I numbered and weighed all of the Silkie eggs and marked the air cell for day 0. Does 0/7/14/18 sound right? I'll do the same with the Ameraucana eggs I'm getting in a few days, that way we'll have both a bantam and a standard example in light colored eggs so you can actually see my marks. lol

That sounds great!

 

[Mvan42]

Tomorrow is lockdown... putting both batches on lock down. I hope this helps the wonky air cells on the second batch. One looks to be still almost completely detached. But devoting good still. Never had this before I hope it will be OK.

 

[Mosey2003]

Hmm is missing turner pieces a good enough excuse to buy a second incubator?

Of course it is!

I just bought a new one after inspecting my old 1602n and not liking the way the foam looked near one of the heating element brackets.

 

[two j farm]

Today is day 28 on duck eggs and 21 on chicken eggs. So far I have 1 duck out well, 1 duck dead after pip. 1 more duck egg to go that was set late. I have 7 chicks out and more pipped and zipping. I will post pics of chicks when i take them out of the bags.

 

[hysop]

Woke up to this. Another olive egger egg is almost out. So impatient!! He’s taking forever not really they’re taking the right amount of time.
Although that olive egger chick looks awfully a lot like it got fertilized by my white leghorn Unless that’s how they look like at first. Sorry for the low quality pic.