Posts by Stingrayg4

Yes, I turned them by hand.This morning still only ten had hatched so I took the chicks from yesterday out of the incubator. Once they start to get too rowdy I'm afraid they'll trample any late hatchers. One hatched this morning. One...

Quote:Originally Posted by cmom Great pics!!!Thanks! The reason this incubator has that huge window on the front is entirely for the purpose of taking pictures. Trying to take pictures inside a Little Giant (the only other incubator...

One more hatched while I was outside watering the garden. Six more to go.-S

Quote:Originally Posted by the outdoorsman Anything else hatch?Not yet, but I've only been home for about 30 minutes. Three of them are really working on it.-S

Quote:Originally Posted by hlf1996 Hopefully you get an 100% hatch rate! We'll see. So far it's looking good. Most of the remaining eggs have pipped. The rest may have pipped on bottom and I can't see it. They're not even supposed...

Had to leave the house for a bit, just got back to find that I now have a total of eight that have hatched.-S

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Number two just hatched. I thought that all of the white eggs were the same mix, but this one looks like it might have a different daddy than the other one. I think the mix here is 1/2 speckled sussex, 1/4 white leghorn, 1/4 rhode island...

They don't all make it, that's just the way it goes. That one probably wouldn't have hatched or not lived long if it did. Nothing to feel guilty about. -S

If we're talking about chickens I think I'd give it up and toss them before they explode.-S