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Hatching Party! Wanna Join?! Set 8/7, Hatching 8/27!!

post #1 of 336
8/6/11 at 11:15pm
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So this is our 2nd go around. Despite having good temps and humidity, we did not have any hatched eggs out of our dozen. It was our first time and the eggs came through the mail. I'm assuming the PO killed most of them.  So I have popped almost 3 more dozen in the incubator and we'll see what happens this time.  Round 2, here we go! Who's with me! ya  wee  clap

We have a combination of Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, Lavender Orpingtons, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buckeyes and a few Silkies!

http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m578/contessakris/8-11%20Incubate%20Round%202/8-11eggs.jpg

..I'm obsessed with chickens and we don't even have ours yet!..

Kris
* Wife for 23 years to loving hubby, mom to 2 smart/eclectic homeschooled girls, 2 spoiled shih tzus, 3 fat cats, 1 3-toed turtle & 32 incubating eggs! (due Aug 27/28th!) *
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..I'm obsessed with chickens and we don't even have ours yet!..

Kris
* Wife for 23 years to loving hubby, mom to 2 smart/eclectic homeschooled girls, 2 spoiled shih tzus, 3 fat cats, 1 3-toed turtle & 32 incubating eggs! (due Aug 27/28th!) *
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post #2 of 336
8/7/11 at 9:38am

Good Luck!!  fl   Hope you get some babies!!jumpy
I just put in 20 guinea and 4 bantam cochins in on Friday. All shipped. I hatched 8 out of 31 call ducks 2 weeks ago. They were also shipped.

Mom to 8 call ducks, 16 bantam cochins, 1 frizzle cochin, 3 bearded silkies, 2 pugs, 2 cats, fish, 1 husband and 2 wonderful kids!

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Mom to 8 call ducks, 16 bantam cochins, 1 frizzle cochin, 3 bearded silkies, 2 pugs, 2 cats, fish, 1 husband and 2 wonderful kids!

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post #3 of 336
8/7/11 at 4:15pm

I just set my 14 BCM eggs yesterday,, first time I used an incubator, we will see in 21 days or so

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post #4 of 336
8/7/11 at 4:20pm

Im letting my broody sit on 3 eggs! started Friday! Good luck with your 'bator!

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" Ride like your body is as light as air, but let your will be as firm as earth. Ride with determination burning like fire, but let your mind be as cool as water. Only then can you ride the world. " - me
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Horses, dogs, cats, chickens, bees, fish... it's a menagerie.
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Country born, raised and proud.
" Ride like your body is as light as air, but let your will be as firm as earth. Ride with determination burning like fire, but let your mind be as cool as water. Only then can you ride the world. " - me
my blog : http://wonderponyandi.blogspot.com/   < PM me what you think!
Horses, dogs, cats, chickens, bees, fish... it's a menagerie.
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post #5 of 336
8/7/11 at 4:20pm

I'm crashing the party!  Setting 12 "mystery" eggs (they were sold to me at auction as "game" but are not the right color, in my opinion) and 7 bantam cochin:  mother is blue and dad is buff.  wee

They are going into the incubator within 5 minutes...  woot

What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin.

 

Primary breeds I raise/sell eggs and chicks from:  EE, dark Cornish bantams, silkies of mixed color, bantam cochins of mixed color, Naked Neck/showgirls, BLRW bantams, Khaki Campbell ducks, and Coturnix quail.

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What's the two things they tell you are healthiest to eat? Chicken and fish. You know what you should do? Combine them, eat a penguin.

 

Primary breeds I raise/sell eggs and chicks from:  EE, dark Cornish bantams, silkies of mixed color, bantam cochins of mixed color, Naked Neck/showgirls, BLRW bantams, Khaki Campbell ducks, and Coturnix quail.

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post #6 of 336
8/7/11 at 4:21pm

Hey everybody! Hello, Destin! I'll play again.  I just put 18 black copper marans eggs under my second broody sex link of the summer.

How is your spotted ducky, Destin?

Mama to twin boys, 2 cats, two dozen odd chickens and about 100,000 honey bees.
Gal 5:1
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Mama to twin boys, 2 cats, two dozen odd chickens and about 100,000 honey bees.
Gal 5:1
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post #7 of 336
8/7/11 at 4:26pm

ill play smile

setting 90+ quail eggs.......
hatch date be the 23rd for me thou

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post #8 of 336
8/7/11 at 5:41pm

Welcome back Tiss!!  My spotted ducky is good. All 8 just took their 1st swim in my pond tonight. They are little characters. Although my older 3 males do not like them yet and do not want them anywhere near the female they look like they want to rip their heads off so I have to put older ones away so I can let the babies run around the yard. 

Good Luck hopefully we all get some cute little babies!!    fl      pop

Mom to 8 call ducks, 16 bantam cochins, 1 frizzle cochin, 3 bearded silkies, 2 pugs, 2 cats, fish, 1 husband and 2 wonderful kids!

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Mom to 8 call ducks, 16 bantam cochins, 1 frizzle cochin, 3 bearded silkies, 2 pugs, 2 cats, fish, 1 husband and 2 wonderful kids!

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post #9 of 336
8/7/11 at 7:07pm

I am in, I set some this morning. I have about 30 or so in the bator.
Chad

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post #10 of 336
8/7/11 at 7:59pm

I'm in!

I have my first chickens, but they're only 10-14 weeks old right now.  However, last week I bought an incubator and three laying SLWyandottes, and the day after I brought them home I got an egg.  They had been housed with roos, so I figure the odds are ... well, they may be fertile.  Got another egg this afternoon - did y'all hear me holler?

Been running the incubator and holding 100* for three days now.  I dropped by my neighbor's today, and picked up some fertile BO eggs from them, and put all in the incubator this afternoon. 

So I'm in!  Woo!




~melly

~melly
Aside from the human family, there's 6 dogs, 2 cats, 2 roosters, 9 hens, and a bajillion mealworms.
Currently adding to the flock with NINE(!) in the brooder(S)!  Broodercam live feed:  http://tinyurl.com/6kogfax 
If I ask you to sell me lavender orpingtons, remind me that I'm insane, okay?
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~melly
Aside from the human family, there's 6 dogs, 2 cats, 2 roosters, 9 hens, and a bajillion mealworms.
Currently adding to the flock with NINE(!) in the brooder(S)!  Broodercam live feed:  http://tinyurl.com/6kogfax 
If I ask you to sell me lavender orpingtons, remind me that I'm insane, okay?
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