Setting up the bator and setting shipped eggs this week....anyone else wanna join?

I'm joining the party, finally! Just got my bator in (GQF Genesis 1588 with an auto turner), calibrated it, and just set 25 shipped RIR eggs that I've had for 16 days, waiting on the bator to come in... the dang Boston Bombings delayed the shipping via FedEx by nearly a week! Of course, it didn't help that the person who shipped the eggs to me didn't give me enough time to get the bator in before he shipped them to me... total surprise! Oh well, they were basically free, just paid for shipping costs. We'll see what happens in this new venture!
 
Here are my first hatch silkies from Garry Farms!! They hatched Jan 12th! Wow time flies! The big white one crowed this morning!!











And some Catdance babies hatched March 20








They are getting so big..and how do you keep them so clean?











I only have the two BCM's the rest of the eggs were all duds..I will just hope for a male and a female
Good luck!
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They are getting so big..and how do you keep them so clean?











I only have the two BCM's the rest of the eggs were all duds..I will just hope for a male and a female
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Our silkies must be about the same age! They are so darn cute! Are you done incubating now? You had a great stretch there for awhile!

I don't know why mine are so clean - probably because we don't have the much needed rain we need. Their coop is shavings (sand in the brooder for the babies) and the run is mostly dirt mixed with pine pellets. I did put a bag full of sand in a couple of corners that they love to bath in! Their feet get dirty, and I am guessing I will need to keep those clean? I think the sand helps with that!

Sad to hear the BCM hatch wasn't great! Hoping for a boy and girl for you!
 
OK, not sure if anyone is around...from way back in January!!! I just wanted to update to say that I have 18 silkie eggs in the bator from the Catdance silkies I hatched last go around on here! Can't believe that the second generation is gonna be here in about 18 days!!! I got a lot of roos from my Catdance hatch and they are all gorgeous! Not sure how I will decide who stays and who doesn't!

Hope you are all doing great!

Becky
 

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