Here’s my first ever successful hatch, beginning to end.
My two Maticoopx 30 incubators: one wirh shipped English Orpingtons from Carolina Rare Chicks, the other with Orpingtons from my flock.
Out of 29 shipped eggs 16 made it to lockdown and 15 hatched!
Beautiful English Orpingtons from Carolina Rare Chicks.
I am a total beginner so I consider this a success!
Still waiting on eggs from my own flock: due in a couple of days.
#1 set 8/28. 28 EO shipped eggs plus 2 Orpington from my flock.
#2 set 8/30. 29 Orpington from my flock plus 1 EO shipped that had a crack.
Air cells look quite good in shipped eggs. A bit small on the ones from my flock.
I removed 4 spoiled eggs from #1, none from #2.
A good amount of the...