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EmailWant chickens that are healthier and mature faster? Set your eggs by the Moon's sign. Here are the 2013 dates for setting eggs.
How to Calculate Dates to Set Eggs
- Chicks take about 21 days to hatch.
- Those born under a waxing Moon, in the fruitful signs of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, are healthier and mature faster.
- To ensure that chicks are born during these times, determine the best days to "set eggs" (to place eggs in an incubator or under a hen.)
- To calculate the best days to set eggs, find the three fruitful birth signs. Find in your Almanac or purchase your own Moon's Sign Calendar here.
- Using only the fruitful dates between the new and full Moons, count back 21 days to find the best days to set eggs. See Moon phases for your area.
- Example: the Moon is new on June 12 and full on June 26. Between these dates, on June 13 and 14, the Moon is in the sign of Cancer. To have chicks born on June 13, count back 21 days; set eggs on May 23.
2013 Best Days to Set Eggs
- January: 3, 4, 21, 22, 30, 31
- February: 1, 18, 27, 28
- March: 26, 27
- April: 4, 22–24
- May: 2, 3, 19–21, 29, 30
- June: 17, 25–27
- July: 23, 24
- August: 19, 20, 2, 28
- September: 15, 16, 24, 25
- October: 13, 14, 21, 22
- November: 17, 18
- December: 14, 15, 24, 25
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Comments
By Jose Maldonado
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I had chickens set to hatch in the full moon last week.(not on purpose) we got one the day before the full moon and none others. when check the eggs we had some chicks in them but none them hatched! Could the full moon affect chicks from hatching if so does it delays them or just stop them completely?
By kathryn bellAnonymous
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By justasking
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Where do you keep the eggs until you set them?
By Almanac Staff
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Keep the fertile eggs in a cool and humid place in the open (temperature between 40 and 60 degrees F). The fertility is shortened by high temperature. The earlier the eggs are set, the better.
By Ingrid Beier
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Wonderful information. Loved the 2012 chart. Keep up the good work.
By Almanac Staff
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According to our Best Days timetable, we recommend waiting until August 20 or 21.
By Emsaint
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When to cut my hair so it will grow more quickly?
By Emsaint
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Or do you have something on your site about that?
By gloria barrettt
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when to take bottle from baby
mother-inlaw always said when sign not in belly
By Almanac Staff
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Hi, Gloria, It depends on the month. See our Best Days timetable and look under weaning: http://www.almanac.com/bestdays/timetable
By Linda C
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It would be nice to have the dates to start eggs on here rather then to have to figure them out ourselves. GEEE
By Almanac Staff
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Linda, What can we say? A very good point. Your wish is our command. We've added the dates for 2012 and will plan to update each year. --TOFA
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