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

[CluckNDoodle]

I wouldn't. The bacteria is probably already in them just waiting to be incubated.

Good point. The only egg I lost in the last hatch was the cracked egg. It made it all the way to somewhere between day 15-17 though.

 

[Mylied]

Good point. The only egg I lost in the last hatch was the cracked egg. It made it all the way to somewhere between day 15-17 though.

I lost an egg in feb hatchalong late because of bacteria in a crack.

 

[Spudsnsalsa]

Haha thank you so much. I don’t know what I’d do without you awesome people on this thread. I have learned so much in the last couple months. Shipped eggs probably weren’t the best to start my hatching experience with, but hey, I learned a lot, and have gotten some really awesome babies out of it, as well as some awesome internet friends.

Ditto! First timer who started with shipped eggs and learned a lot from this great group as I worked through a dismal hatch. The second attempt is with 6 eggs I went and personally picked up last weekend from a breeder in County Cork. Just candled them for the first time [learned to sit on my hands better lol!] and all 6 are developing!!!! Cheers to all who share so willingly of their knowledge.

 

[Mylied]

Pics of chicks! There's 24. I miscounted. 3 other eggs in the incubator. I took pics of the different colors too. There's only a handful that I know what they are. Next time I'll have to do the baskets or something to keep them straight.

 

[gmjarvi]

Until today, I thought brewers yeast and nutritional yeast were the same thing.

Honestly the more I read about it, the more I'm inclined to think that they pretty much are the same thing. Just cultivated differently, resulting in wildly different flavor. I have brewer's yeast for making lactation cookies, but I'm no longer breastfeeding so I dont need it for cookies anymore...although I did like the slightly bitter flavor it gave the cookies. Sounds weird, but it was yummy.

 

[gmjarvi]

Hmm, what does everyone think about these two eggs? I literally just did an "undesirable egg experiment" and I'm not sure if I should try a couple different methods of sealing and still set these two eggs or if I need to give myself a break, lol. One has a hairline crack but it does appear to go through the shell and there is some slight discoloration leading me to believe it leaked a bit. The other has an actual hole going in to it but doesn't seem to be actually leaking.

I set the other eggs in the Nurture Right 360 that I just finished sanitizing after the last hatch and it will hold 22 eggs...is that like a sign I should leave these 2 eggs out??? I technically could put them in one of the other incubators until I remove the infertile eggs....ugh, decisions, decisions.

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The cracked one looks less scary to me than the hole one. Would you lose the whole hatch if it went bad or would you just lose that egg?

 

[gmjarvi]

One more OT comment: I have now demonstrated twice in the last week that asking for forgiveness is better than asking for permission . Husband gave me the OK to get 8 ducklings today, and so naturally I came home with 8 ducklings and 4 chicks. And two boxes of girl scout cookies as a peace offering.

 

[Mylied]

What do you all think of the veins on this one? Need more time? I tried to look in the pointy end to see the yolk but there wasn't much empty space to see anything.

The slow showgirl/cochin has internally pipped so I'm hoping it'll hatch on its own.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

What do you all think of the veins on this one? Need more time? I tried to look in the pointy end to see the yolk but there wasn't much empty space to see anything.

The slow showgirl/cochin has internally pipped so I'm hoping it'll hatch on its own.
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When mine have looked like that I have put it back and kept checking every 30 mins. Looks close to me.

 

[julskinka]

Honestly the more I read about it, the more I'm inclined to think that they pretty much are the same thing. Just cultivated differently, resulting in wildly different flavor. I have brewer's yeast for making lactation cookies, but I'm no longer breastfeeding so I dont need it for cookies anymore...although I did like the slightly bitter flavor it gave the cookies. Sounds weird, but it was yummy.

Haha I used nutritional yeast for my lactation cookies!