Too Early for Feb Hatch-A-Long Thread??

[CluckNDoodle]

View attachment 2021284I was impressed the marans eggs seem to have handled the shipping the best out of these 3 breeds.i have one legbar growing still but 11 marans and 7 turkey! Honestly as long as something hatches I will be happy. I know that the eggs that failed to develop and the early quitters were due to shipping.View attachment 2021289these are the eggs we moved into lockdown last night.
My DD's had a tough choice to make they had a whole counter filled with eggs from this past week that they were hoping to put into the incubator, but there was only room to add 22 new ones. so I did what any fair parent would, Each girl got to fill 11 spaces with the eggs of their choice!
The youngest one chose mostly eggs from her black Necked neck pen and the older girl put in all pekin duck eggs for her fair project. Now dont get me wrong there are probably 120 eggs in incubation and the majority of them will be for one girls project or the other girls. I do hope that soon I will get to choose a few more for what I want to see. We should start seeing ducks this upcoming Wednesday with the hatch at the school, in the FFA class. My older girl I'd part of the class so she talked me into donating eggs for the class project. Naturally we took some turkey and duck as well as some marans and light brahma from some local folks I know. Ob and a few odd balls from our flock.

That is such an exciting hatch!! Both the shipped eggs and all of the eggs you're setting for your girls! I look forward to your updates!

 

[aliciaplus3]

That is such an exciting hatch!! Both the shipped eggs and all of the eggs you're setting for your girls! I look forward to your updates!

Now if I can just keep up. Each week we have eggs hatching and new eggs scheduled to start incubating. When we gather eggs the girls set aside their hopeful eggs and when room in the bators becomes available they have to decide what goes in.
Last week it was my shipped eggs so almost none of our home grown ones went in. But we have been hatching since December so I think they will have plenty to choose from for their fair projects in july lol

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Now if I can just keep up. Each week we have eggs hatching and new eggs scheduled to start incubating. When we gather eggs the girls set aside their hopeful eggs and when room in the bators becomes available they have to decide what goes in.
Last week it was my shipped eggs so almost none of our home grown ones went in. But we have been hatching since December so I think they will have plenty to choose from for their fair projects in july lol

It was like that for me towards the end of my hatching streak last year. I always keep a running document on the computer of the hatches and then I mark the days on a calendar or planner so I can keep up, lol.

 

[aliciaplus3]

It was like that for me towards the end of my hatching streak last year. I always keep a running document on the computer of the hatches and then I mark the days on a calendar or planner so I can keep up, lol.

we have gotten to the point we just write the expected hatch date on the egg. then when it gets time to move the next batch into lockdown we go through every egg checking dates and candling. so far it seems to work.

 

[Merrymouse]

Good morning everyone. Little one passed overnight. I don’t think it was meant to be. ❤ Can’t thank you all enough for the support.

Im sorry. But you were a trooper and did everything in your power to give it a chance. You are the gold star chickie momma today <3

 

[babs silkies]

I’m planning my very first hatch!!!! I’m ordering a Nurture Right 360 today and some hatching eggs off of eBay. I probably won’t get them until the 10th or 11th of this month. I’m ordering from a couple different sellers which is probably a bad idea but they both agreed to ship on the same date so I’m crossing my fingers. I imagine I’ll set the eggs on the 13th or so. They will be early Feb. babies!

What are you hatching next month?

Hi! It's exciting isnt it? Good luck!

 

[FortCluck]

I'm going to put in duck eggs from my flock I'm going to collect till Friday then put them in. Not sure if they're fertile but I'll know tonight when I make my pug a over easy duck egg... She requested it

 

[Stonewall Acres]

Good morning everyone. Little one passed overnight. I don’t think it was meant to be. ❤ Can’t thank you all enough for the support.

Sorry to hear about your little one. What a rollercoaster ride. I was on the edge of my seat. At least you gave him a chance.

 

[Merrymouse]

Do you think I should candle my last egg in the bator with my one silkie baby? I have not seen movement or chirping. I mean I could still just wait day 21 starts at 3:00pm today. The only reason I would do it now is to know if I have to search around for a couple day olds to keep my singleton company or not.

 

[BluebirdHomestead]

Thanks for all the condolences, everyone. I’m so glad I decided to open that egg. I learned so so much and am glad I gave the baby a shot.