Hovabator Genesis Hatch, Feb-May! WITH CONTESTS!

[Mrs. Mucket]

I'm collecting eggs to start up March 1 in my new Genesis 1588. We'll be incubating eggs from our Freedom Ranger hens and roo and hopefully get some crosses of the FR roo with BO, RIR and EE hens. This will be our first time incubating anything.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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LOL. I have a NEW batch in lockdown now!!

 

[PepsNick]

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LOL. I have a NEW batch in lockdown now!!

I am not by any means surprised, if I may add.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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LOL. I have a NEW batch in lockdown now!!

I am not by any means surprised, if I may add.

LOL. You're on to me!!!

 

[PepsNick]

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I am not by any means surprised, if I may add.

LOL. You're on to me!!!

Getting ready for lockdown of hovabator, though I don't even have it or fertile eggs yet, LOL. Made an egg tray for hatching and have a roll of paper towels to put down for the chicks to hatch onto. I'm so obsessed.

 

[happyhensny]

Almost had a panic attack. Went out earlier and came back home a little bit ago and it looked like the turner in one of my bators quit. All I could think of is "how am I going to take out the stupid turner and turn 40+ eggs by hand" Kept on checking, every 5 minutes or so. Totally panicked that it had stopped who knows when. Made myself walk away and get ready for bed.

It moved! Wow! Relief. Crazy thing is that the first 2 hatches I ever did I turned by hand. Just got lazy I guess.

 

[Elly_Mae]

Mine started hatching yesterday morning.......


Yesterday 9 am

Today 9 am They are now under a broody!

I started with a dozen shipped Orp eggs and 3 from my own hens. The 3 that were from my hens are the ones that hatched. There's only 3 from my shipped eggs that made it to lockdown. Today is day 21 and they still haven't pipped yet.

 

[Jan336]

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that is just too precious!

(what a good mommy!) Are the chicks under her ones she hatched or the ones from the bator?

 

[Jan336]

I was told in another section of this forum that hens will kill any chicks from a incubator. I was hoping myself to add my chicks I hatch to the hen.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Nah. But you have to put them under the broody at night, after she's been sitting on eggs for a while, and they have to be in the first 2 days or so since hatch.