Who's Setting Eggs This Week[end]? [August 8-14]

[chickee]

I just put 20 bantam BLRW eggs in the incubator this morning

These are from a trio a friend and I bought last January. For some reason fertility has been poor and out of the 18 eggs I set last time only 5 developed, one was an early quitter, broody got off of the nest twice (had a staggered hatch that ran late and had to use a broody for a few days) and the eggs got cold and 1 died and two hatched. Hoping for a better outcome this time

I can't tell you how many hatches I have done this year so far

It is dangerous to have chickens providing fertile hatching eggs and also own an incubator

 

[WaterFowl209]

I will be setting 6 silkie shipped eggs I got from eBay,

I've heard for a better hatch on shipped eggs you should wait 6-8 hours before setting them and then once set don't turn for 7-8 days then after that turn them and the hatch rate will be higher... Has anyone else heard or tried this.

 

[WRVgirl]

I will be setting 6 silkie shipped eggs I got from eBay,
I've heard for a better hatch on shipped eggs you should wait 6-8 hours before setting them and then once set don't turn for 7-8 days then after that turn them and the hatch rate will be higher... Has anyone else heard or tried this.

I've heard to let them settle for 12-24 hours before putting them in, I've never made it past 3 hours of settling myself. lol.

 

[swindledana]

Just went to check on my broody maran hen. Apparently my other 3 maran hens are getting in the crate with her and laying their eggs. She has twice as many eggs then what I put under her. I don't know how long they have been doing this. I guess after the ones hatch that I put under her I will get the rest and put in the incubator to give them a fighting chance. It could be a several days hatch. I don't have anywhere else to put the other 3 maran hens to keep them from the broody. I have already took the laying box from them because I had another maran to go broody. She is in there on about 10 to 12 eggs. They both went broody about 2 days apart. Expected to hatch the 18th and 20th.

 

[JDchicks]

Anxiously awaiting my eggs....the delivery confirmation says both should arrive today. Last time i did a staggered hatch, and it was too complicated, so im planning to set everything at once. I had a horrible problem with shipping my first eggs. They were supposed to be here in 24 hours, but they took four days! One egg hatched, and I had 5 quitters from that bunch. So I'm kind of paranoid now...I ask if they can ship on Mondays and I wait around until they arrive.
Yeah, I rapidly got sucked into hatching. We have such fun with it, even though out of 3 dozen eggs we only got 9 chicks, and 5 of those were from local eggs, the rest shipped. However, out of the dozen local eggs, they had been laid at undetermined times and picked up and stuck in the fridge! I was shocked at any hatched after that treatment! Shipping is so hard on eggs that if I get 6 out of the two dozen coming, I will be happy.
We just moved to this house like last week (!) so I set the bator up in the dining room and turned it on yesterday. It's a great temp and humidity. 100 degrees and 30% humidity. So it's ready to go whenever they get here. I plan to set them in the bator but turn the turner off for the first day.
I did a dry hatch last time and wonder if I shrink wrapped them, so I'm going to pay a bit more attention to the RH and maybe add a bit of water at day 18 and then be more careful with it.

I did a staggered hatch last time, didn't like it either. Unfortunately, this time one of my sellers waited an extra day to ship...grrrr. So they won't be arriving together.

 

[chickee]

I let my shipped eggs sit for 12 hours at the least, and 24 hours if the air cells are badly detached. I candled them the night I get them to check the air cells and then make my decision based on how bad the air cells are. On the worst ones I start them after the 24 hours and do not turn on my turner for another 3 days. I have read about not turning them for the first 7 days (did you read that on Deb's website "Heaven sent Ranch" about this?) but I have been afraid to try that. Sounds like it works, but guess I am just chicken

I will be setting 6 silkie shipped eggs I got from eBay,
I've heard for a better hatch on shipped eggs you should wait 6-8 hours before setting them and then once set don't turn for 7-8 days then after that turn them and the hatch rate will be higher... Has anyone else heard or tried this.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

That's commitment!

Good luck with your hatch. I'm sitting on pins and needles, my eggs shipped out today. I'm expecting them before Friday, and I'm really hoping that I can force myself to wait a day and let them settle before I put them in the incubator....but that never happens! lol

If you can't stop yourself from setting the eggs, leave the turner off for the first 2 days. It may help repair any damaged air cells.

What color Orps are you hatching? I put some BBS in yesterday.

 

[WaterFowl209]

I think I read it on a document I googled lol I waited 6 hours then set the eggs in the bator with no egg turning till the 7th day I think I'll do that I don't even have water in the ice chest bator and it seems to be keeping humid quite well I also read to add water for raising the humid on the 18th day I think I will try doing that as well....I have another incubator with eggs in it but I got a feeling they ain't gonna hatch for some reason but it would be nice if I got a few hatches from it.

 

[WRVgirl]

blarneyeggs, I'm hatching BBS Orps.

I'm going to leave them set over night before putting them in the incubator.

 

[Brookhavens]

Just checked my tracking number and looks like I will be getting my eggs tomorrow!

I am leaving them sit until Saturday morning and putting them in the bator then.