Hatch Along 4th of March?

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2/11/12 at 2:36pm

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Anyone Wanna hatch along for 4th of march it is a sunday

And im setting another 21 eggs of pekin bantams :) and it is tonight :)

Please comment to say your Joining and Keep each other informed of fertility and Hatch's :)

1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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2/12/12 at 1:33pm

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I set some to hatch the 4th..the others are muscovy ducks so that will be quite a bit longer. Hoping I get chickies as this is my first time :)

Loving wife to a crazy hubby and mother of 3 insane kiddos, 2 d'uccles (rip Iris and twin), 2 white rocks, a barred rock, an australorp, 2 nigerian dwarf goat babies, a pygmy goat, an angora rabbit, an american eskimo spitz and a lhasa apso/boston terrier and some fish.

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Loving wife to a crazy hubby and mother of 3 insane kiddos, 2 d'uccles (rip Iris and twin), 2 white rocks, a barred rock, an australorp, 2 nigerian dwarf goat babies, a pygmy goat, an angora rabbit, an american eskimo spitz and a lhasa apso/boston terrier and some fish.

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2/12/12 at 3:01pm

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I'll join. I put 20 Delawares and 4 Organic Free Range brown store bought eggs in incubator today for a March 3rd hatch. I have been gathering my Delaware eggs and only got 20 by today so added the other 4 to finish filling the incubator. Not holding out much hope for them but it felt better then leaving 4 spots empty.

8 Delaware Hens, 1 Delaware Rooster, 1 Breeder Pen of Bob White and 3 Breeder Pens of Coturnix Quail, 6 White Labrador Retrievers, 4 Cats, 2 Horses, 2 Mules, 5 Cows, 1 Bull and 1 Very Understanding Husband.

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8 Delaware Hens, 1 Delaware Rooster, 1 Breeder Pen of Bob White and 3 Breeder Pens of Coturnix Quail, 6 White Labrador Retrievers, 4 Cats, 2 Horses, 2 Mules, 5 Cows, 1 Bull and 1 Very Understanding Husband.

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2/13/12 at 4:56pm

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Thanks and hope your chicks hatch :)

And we keep each other informed with fertility :) and hatch rates

1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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2/13/12 at 5:20pm

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I set 18 barnyard mix eggs yesterday in my homemade incubator. The eggs came from a fellow byc member. This is my first hatch.

How to Insert Pictures on the BYC Forum: http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/inserting-pics-in-on-the-new-byc

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How to Insert Pictures on the BYC Forum: http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/inserting-pics-in-on-the-new-byc

"Dogs work with us, not for us"- Unknown

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2/13/12 at 5:23pm

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Hope you have a Good hatch in your home made incubator :)

And lets hope you have some cute chick's hatch :)

Mine all are pekin bantams.. i would some day do big chickens :)

1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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2/13/12 at 6:06pm

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I set 12 White Leghorn and 12 RIR due to hatch March 4th as well. This is my second time hatching. This time around, I made the incubator out of a 10 gallon fish aquarium so that I could see all the action better during hatching. When does everyone candle the first time? Good luck to all!

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2/13/12 at 6:09pm

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On The 7th day so the 17th :).. i like watching them hatch is so amazing how a chick gets out of a small egg :) Hope your hatch goes alright and fertility

1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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1 ~ ducks - 6 ~ Pekin Bantams And Got 8 Chicks/A Broody hen with 6 eggs :) Now has 17 chicks hatch out of 21 :) and still 6 eggs under broody!!!

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2/14/12 at 4:52am

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Day 7 seems like so far away. The first time I hatched eggs, I remember having the urge to candle every time I turned the eggs.

Sunny - What did you make your incubator out of? It appears to be an aquarium or something similar. Have you had good luck hatching in it in the past?

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2/14/12 at 5:27am

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Originally Posted by Jed

Day 7 seems like so far away. The first time I hatched eggs, I remember having the urge to candle every time I turned the eggs.

Sunny - What did you make your incubator out of? It appears to be an aquarium or something similar. Have you had good luck hatching in it in the past?

I made it out of a ten gallon aquarium. To see more pictures, go here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/628541/just-set-my-first-eggs-follow-my-progress-here

I am very worried at the moment. I have a woodstove that heats the house and during the night it went out. It ended up getting really cold in the morning and when I looked at the incubator at 4:00 AM the tempature was only 90! I freaked out and turned up my dimmer switch. Today I am going to add foam insulation on the sides of the bator to help hold the heat in. This is my first hatch.