Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[junebuggena]

ya but I will get your incubator in the end
hey how long before you can candle an egg.. James found on a show how
but cannot get the light to penetrate green eggs?

For green eggs, you need a really, really bright light with fresh batteries. And it needs to be really dark. Normally, I can't see much besides the air cell. For most eggs, you can check for development at about 5 days. Remember, fat end up, pointed end down. Shine the light from the top, looking down into the egg. And mark those air cells on day 10, 14, and 18. Adjust the humidity level according to the air cell growth; higher for too much air cell growth and lower for too little air cell growth. Then, on day 18, you remove the turning tray and raise that humidity up as much as possible.
Read this article as often as you can. It's a lot of info, but it's all good stuff.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
And @Sally Sunshine is the incubation guru on BYC. I bow to her incredible skill and knowledge. She is happy to answer any and all incubating questions.

 

[Hinotori]

Lazy incubation method. Get mutant muppets...err...silkies and wait for one to go broody.


I have a Brinsea but it's a pain cleaning the top

 

[Hinotori]

So I have a silkie hen that decided to be broody almost constantly this last year. I haven't been letting them hatch so she sets for a month, eats like a pig for a few weeks then sits again. She's got good weight but her feathers are horrid. She hasn't molted in a year and a half or more. I'm not confident she's going to get enough new ones for winter.

So i ordered her a little thermal saddle that came today. She was not happy with me trying her clothes on to make sure they would fit.

One of the roosters has been harassing her and hopefully can keep her from going broody and instead molt

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:
Thanks June

@penny1960

you may find some cool stuff here info here, they are notes from our incubation with friends thread, I try to keep track of info so its easier to access because the thread is terrible long NOTES LINKS & Informational POST LINKS

I have pulled this from those notes:


CANDLING EGGS

HOW TO CANDLE EGGS post #40826
REASONS to NOT candle SO MUCH! http://blog.mypetchicken.com/2013/03/31/5-reasons-why-egg-candling/
BRINSEA HOW TO CANDLE
Candlers/ FLASHLIGHTS TO CANDLE DARK EGGS & Innovations SUGGESTIONS post #38996
Strombergs CANDLERS (basic models 4 hobbyist, high intensity models 4 professionals click HERE
Flashlights - try more than one! post #1689 BEGIN post #2702 post #18179
Saris Toilet Paper addition to flashlight post #40251

Clears at CANDLE are not always infertile!​

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post #1825
SHARPIES on EGGS? Sure! post #10857 & the age old question Can you write on a hatchin egg with sharpie. answer is yes with proof
Casportspony Sharpie Eggs post #57508






psss its been a busy summer for me and some days I dont get on here at all, but there are tons of knowledgeable people on the incu thread, you can pop on there anytime and ask for help if you need it. Or they can help you find what you need in the notes, as that too is getting full of info. I wish you the best of luck!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: x2 Lovely collection!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: giggle cancer back then kicked me into mental pause

 

[Chickielady]

x2 Lovely collection!

Thanks !

Edited to add: out of about 75 hens, this is all we got that day thanks to massive molting this year.

 

[Chickielady]

giggle cancer back then kicked me into mental pause

The joke is funny, not the cancer !!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

making doughnuts

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: hey either I lived through it