Hatching Eggs By The Moon Thread

[floridachickhatcher]

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yeah im setting eggs this weekend and going into lockdown at the same time

 

[ChickenCrazed]

Very interesting!..I set my eggs on the 8th of July so here is hoping for a good hatch!..Will be following along to see how everyone else is doing!

 

[mwenstrand]

Love the idea. I always heard about the Farmers Almanac and setting by the moon.

 

[Rowell Fowl]

This morning I have set 14 shipped eggs under my broody Black Australorp, Dorothy. Hatch day should be August 5th - hatching by the moon - will be a LONG 21 days

 

[yinepu]

I just set 12 shipped Delaware eggs.. the post office was not kind to them...

 

[Rowell Fowl]

Yinepu - I love your reference to Velociraptors. We have an EE called Blossom whom we fondly refer to as the 'Blosciraptor'

 

[yinepu]

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thanks..
I had to add it after dealing with the 4 big boys I have.. they are "dual purpose someday to be freezer campers".. from day 1 they were after blood... so it seemed fitting!

 

[chicksntexas]

I'm in too! Just set 12 Lav Orps & 12 Black/Lav Splits! Will be howling at the moon tonite! Just for good luck

 

[wekiva bird]

Update the babies chick have been hatching the last 24 hours from my homemade cooler bator. I have 11 so far 4 or 5 more eggs to go. 2nd time in the homemade one.
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Grandson is here uploading pictures of the babies. We have four buff orphingtons and the others are buff orphingtons and splash ameraucana mixes, and BBS barred rock mix.

 

[floridachickhatcher]

I think my nephew unplugged my incubator the other day i was checking on my eggs its 9:45 and i look in and see the temp is 71 degrees i start to freak and im feeling the eggs they are ice cold and i put them in on the 15th and 16th shall i throw them out or is there a chance they can be saved??