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What day to start counting from....

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by nikevijo, Mar 28, 2009.

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  1. Mar 28, 2009 #1
    nikevijo

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    Does the first day you put the eggs in the bator count as day one or do you wait till the next day?
     
  3. Mar 28, 2009 #2
    Poulets De Cajun

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    24 hours after you put them in.... or from the time the INTERNAL temperature of the egg reaches 99.5
     
  5. Mar 28, 2009 #3
    Skitz

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    im completely confused! so on the day you put them in count as day 1 or till the next day when 24 hrs had passed or does that ends day one?
     
  7. Mar 28, 2009 #4
    Ruditchka

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    Quote:The day after you put eggs in is day 1!
     
  9. Mar 28, 2009 #5
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    Quote:From the time you put them in the incubator, start counting 24 hours. When that 24 hours is up, then its day one. This is because it takes about 24 hours for the internal temperature of the egg to reach 99.5 degrees, prior to that it is not actively incubating.
     

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