What's day one?

[NewHen]

Is day one the day you place the eggs in the incubator or the 24th hour they're in there? That time, I counted day 1 as the day I placed them in the incubator and they pipped almost to the hour on day 21, and hatched on day 22.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Day one starts the moment you set the eggs in the incubator or under a hen. Most on here count the day as #1 if you set eggs in the morning, or if set in the evening, day #1 is the following day. I set eggs in the evening, and count that as day 1, then just expect them to start hatching however many days later in the evening.

 

[NewHen]

Thanks. I was just wondering...

 

[shelleyd2008]

Setting them in the evening helps you avoid having permanent incubator imprints on your face

Most of them will hatch overnight, so you have a bator full when you wake up. Plus, broody hens always seem to start setting in the evenings, so I figure if that's how they do it, that's how I'll do it too