What is currently in your 'bator(s)? EDITED AGAIN!

I would give it at least 7 days since they are a slower growing species. But if you're pretty adept at candling you should be able to tell if they're doing anything by the end of day 5....
 
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The local feedstore wants them. I talked to her on Tuesday, and told her I'd have 12-24 available in 3 weeks, and she's like "I'll take them now!" I want to wait until I can sex them so I have at least 6 breeding pairs, then the extras she can have. I figure if she wants those so bad, I'll hatch more. I only got 35 out of my last set of 100, but I'm hoping for a better hatch this time. They're coming from someone here on BYC, so I'm already feeling better about the hatch. I have no idea how old the last eggs were. These will be about 4-6 days old by the time I get them, so
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Zookeeper, I'm beginning to think the Dorkings are as fragile as the Bobwhites... I just tossed 10 out of 18 eggs.
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And I'm down to the last 4 of the Red Dorkings (out of 18) due tomorrow. I guess I should just be patient and wait for my chicks to arrive. I wonder if the hatcheries have as much trouble with the Dorkings as we do?
 
I don't know about the that Tori. I do know that 6 of my dorkings were infertile so what does that say for the Rooster, she only has like 5 hens and 1 roo. I would think that would not be a problem for 1 young Roo, she said he was 2. Who knows I will keep ya updated on mine. At least I only paid $2 a dozen. I am so sorry to hear about yours having to be tossed. I can't imagine what you have tied up in tossed eggs.
 
I refuse to add it up.
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All in the quest. I do have 7 in the incubator so far that are developing nicely. Next tuesday I'll candle the next (last) set of SGDs and see what's what. On the bright side, I just had a Red Dorking hatch.
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I have chicken eggs in there now. Some EE, Some Frizzle cochin, some black tail Japanese, and some BB Game Bantam. Soon I will have some Guinea and Reeves Pheasant in there. I want more rare breed chicken eggs but my bator will be overflowing with eggs for awhile. (Time to buy another LOL I wish. I'd love to have 2.) I'm hoping for a better hatch. I only got 3 live babies out of my 1st hatch ever with 30 eggs. Not good:( I think it was a combination of shipping and my lack of experience hatching that did them in. Some developed and then died and some never developed at all. At least I knew how to candle from FFA poultry judging team. I'd just never hatched before.
 
Sorry about your SFs. Hope you're wrong about some of them at least. I tried a pic of the pip, but when I download it, you just cant see it on that egg. It just sort of disappears. I'll try again when it starts to zip.
 

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