Lauren86
In the Brooder
Hi, My name is Lauren. We had chickens on the farm when i was younger, but ive decided to incubate some as pets and so my kelpie has been here for the whole incubation process, and as i had hoped, shes taken to them like a duck to water
. Two days ago my incubated eggs started hatching. I had culled 3/12, 2 no developement and one a blood ring around day one. I've had 6 successfully hatch with only one assist. I have 3 eggs left in the incubator and my last two that hatched will be 24hrs old in an hour. The chickens are from olive egger lines with a lot of barnivelder in them and they were crossed back to a barnivelder Roo. The eggs I have left are 5, 6, 8 and any advice would be appreciated.
5- large olive egg with dark speckles.
- On candling can see movement but aircell almost looks slightly smaller than when I marked it on day 18. Chick does not fill entire egg but def has claws. We commence day 23 in an hour.
6- large dark cream egg with brown speckles.
- On candling can see movement but decreased comparing to day 18. Still has good aircell, chick fills more of the shell than 5 but still doesn't take entire egg.
8- large olive egg with dark speckles. I've kept this egg in the incubator that despite investing in a better candler I can still only just make out an aircell on this egg and can see nothing.
So day 23 commencing in an hour. All 3 eggs and two culled ones share in common that they were all around the 60g mark, the range between egg sizes of the 12 total eggs was 41-61g. One olive egg was also that size and was my second to hatch on day 19.
The 3 culled ones, one bright white elongated one and an olive showed no signs of developement. One cream had a blood ring and no further developement after day 1.
Incubated to day 16 in a janoel 8-48 then switched to a janoel 24 for hatching. Incubated at 45% humidity and temps ranging from 37.5-38.1 in the 8-48, then at day 16 switched to the janoel 24. Humidity 50% temp 37.5-37.8. Humidity increased to 70% day 18 and stable scince. The 6 that have hatched day 19 0300, 0445, 0930, 1200, 2130 then the last one at 2330, day 20 had kicked in at 2230.
Is there anything I can do for these last 3 or just continue to be patient?
. Two days ago my incubated eggs started hatching. I had culled 3/12, 2 no developement and one a blood ring around day one. I've had 6 successfully hatch with only one assist. I have 3 eggs left in the incubator and my last two that hatched will be 24hrs old in an hour. The chickens are from olive egger lines with a lot of barnivelder in them and they were crossed back to a barnivelder Roo. The eggs I have left are 5, 6, 8 and any advice would be appreciated.
5- large olive egg with dark speckles.
- On candling can see movement but aircell almost looks slightly smaller than when I marked it on day 18. Chick does not fill entire egg but def has claws. We commence day 23 in an hour.
6- large dark cream egg with brown speckles.
- On candling can see movement but decreased comparing to day 18. Still has good aircell, chick fills more of the shell than 5 but still doesn't take entire egg.
8- large olive egg with dark speckles. I've kept this egg in the incubator that despite investing in a better candler I can still only just make out an aircell on this egg and can see nothing.
So day 23 commencing in an hour. All 3 eggs and two culled ones share in common that they were all around the 60g mark, the range between egg sizes of the 12 total eggs was 41-61g. One olive egg was also that size and was my second to hatch on day 19.
The 3 culled ones, one bright white elongated one and an olive showed no signs of developement. One cream had a blood ring and no further developement after day 1.
Incubated to day 16 in a janoel 8-48 then switched to a janoel 24 for hatching. Incubated at 45% humidity and temps ranging from 37.5-38.1 in the 8-48, then at day 16 switched to the janoel 24. Humidity 50% temp 37.5-37.8. Humidity increased to 70% day 18 and stable scince. The 6 that have hatched day 19 0300, 0445, 0930, 1200, 2130 then the last one at 2330, day 20 had kicked in at 2230.
Is there anything I can do for these last 3 or just continue to be patient?
Be patient, and good luck for a successful hatch. A day or so will tell the tale.
Glad you joined.
