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having a turner is cool....the only reason i don't have one is because my bator is a homemade on an icechest and the turner doesn't fit, if it did more than sure i had already bought one.....old.gif.....too much of a hasle to do it manually, especially if you are on a hurry and you need to turn 60+ eggs

 

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since i will have mine on a "no turn" policy for the first couple days, i was hoping maybe you would tell me how you do it, and then convince me your ways better and i would turn them by hand the rest of the way and take the turner out... LOL just a day dream. i wish the turner was only like a dozen big. so it wouldnt take up the whole bator.... ugh! barnie.gif
 



 



 

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Would like to join.   I set 18 dozen on 3/21   Mostly White Rocks, Light sussex and black copper Marans

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wee.gifwee.gifwee.gifwee.gif....WELCOME TO THE PARTY....wee.gifwee.gifwee.gifwee.gif

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Would like to join.   I set 18 dozen on 3/21   Mostly White Rocks, Light sussex and black copper Marans



 

post #44 of 350

yeah...I would love to convince you that my way is better, but I have heard that hatch rates are better with a turner. idunno.gifAlso, I am only dealing with 6 eggs this time, so there is really no need for me to have a turner.

I will take a picture tonight so you can see. :)

and...Sir Robin the not-quite-so-brave-as-Sir-Launcelot who had nearly fought the Dragon of Agnor, who had nearly stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol and who had personally wet himself at the Battle of Badon Hill...
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cool thanks! smile.png
 

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yeah...I would love to convince you that my way is better, but I have heard that hatch rates are better with a turner. idunno.gifAlso, I am only dealing with 6 eggs this time, so there is really no need for me to have a turner.

I will take a picture tonight so you can see. :)



 

On a new journey... rural chicken farming to urban... wish me luck!

 

 

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Would like to join.   I set 18 dozen on 3/21   Mostly White Rocks, Light sussex and black copper Marans



 

th.gifWow, that's a LOT of eggs!

 

Welcome to the party.

 

 

This is definitely the longest I've gone in incubation without candling the eggs. It definitely helps that they're at my son's preschool, and I have extremely limited access to them.

 

 

Hatch Cam goes live approx 5/21. Hatching 7 legbars http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wendywr1

 

I have 25ish chickens, including legbars, coronation sussex, FBCM, polish, ameraucanas, EE and OE

http://acaptivechicken.blogspot.com

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Hatch Cam goes live approx 5/21. Hatching 7 legbars http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wendywr1

 

I have 25ish chickens, including legbars, coronation sussex, FBCM, polish, ameraucanas, EE and OE

http://acaptivechicken.blogspot.com

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post #47 of 350
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Weclome! cant wait to see pictures of everyones babys!

 

 

yesss.gif

 

Its like the count down to xmas at our house, i was even singing christmas music when i unwrapped the eggs from the mail.... LOL lau.gif
 

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Would like to join.   I set 18 dozen on 3/21   Mostly White Rocks, Light sussex and black copper Marans



 

On a new journey... rural chicken farming to urban... wish me luck!

 

 

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how is everyone doing!?

On a new journey... rural chicken farming to urban... wish me luck!

 

 

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post #49 of 350

everything is good down here in south texas.....one thing did happen today.....out of the 71 eggs i set in my fridge bator, i already took out 14 of them because they started piping....they weren't due till the 29th if i remember correctly......good thing  i had at hand the 2nd bator i have on lockdown with my black sexy lingk/jersey giant eggs which is also piping so i set them 14 eggs in there with their humidity at 75% hopefully they do well ....crossing fingers...........fl.gif

 

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I KNOW!! i saw your other post! how exciting! that is so cool and funny they did that. so you think its the area you live in and the weather being nice before you got the eggs huh?
 

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everything is good down here in south texas.....one thing did happen today.....out of the 71 eggs i set in my fridge bator, i already took out 14 of them because they started piping....they weren't due till the 29th if i remember correctly......good thing  i had at hand the 2nd bator i have on lockdown with my black sexy lingk/jersey giant eggs which is also piping so i set them 14 eggs in there with their humidity at 75% hopefully they do well ....crossing fingers...........fl.gif

 



 



 

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