Incubators Anonymous

[DMRippy]

I don't really have a way to grow out ALL the roos I hatch. Last year I probably hatched about 1500+ chicks so that is about 300 too many roos. Just can't do it. Maybe this year if we get a pen built for them. I don't mind letting DINNER roos free range most of the day but I still need a way to lock them up at night.

I don't typically name my birds. I am not good at naming animal anyway. I had 2 cats... they had REAL name but we just called them Boy Cat and Girl Cat or Kittyboy and Kittygirl.

I think we only have one bird with a name..... Erik..... Erik the RED he is my BCM roo. I can't think of any others. We had another BCM roo and his name was Redneck. He had color all over at about 4 weeks old. Too bad he injured his leg. He became dinner.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

This is our plan as well. If the extras are pullets we will try and sell those at 8 weeks or so but otherwise, they are all named Stewie.

yep kfc, stewie dumplin, roastie, whatever its good food that I know where it came from

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

I don't really have a way to grow out ALL the roos I hatch. Last year I probably hatched about 1500+ chicks so that is about 300 too many roos. Just can't do it. Maybe this year if we get a pen built for them. I don't mind letting DINNER roos free range most of the day but I still need a way to lock them up at night.

I don't typically name my birds. I am not good at naming animal anyway. I had 2 cats... they had REAL name but we just called them Boy Cat and Girl Cat or Kittyboy and Kittygirl.

I think we only have one bird with a name..... Erik..... Erik the RED he is my BCM roo. I can't think of any others. We had another BCM roo and his name was Redneck. He had color all over at about 4 weeks old. Too bad he injured his leg. He became dinner.

yeh I only had to grow out about 100 roos so not that bad and luckily we sold several of those

 

[Haloclimb]

Whoops, forgot to post pictures!

I can't wait to head to the next poultry auction and buy some more eggs and do this all over again xD Good luck with your hatches everyone!

 

[HOMEBODY12]

I have read some people say they add eggs to incubator. How does that work when it comes time for lock down for the eggs already in incubator?

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Whoops, forgot to post pictures! I can't wait to head to the next poultry auction and buy some more eggs and do this all over again xD Good luck with your hatches everyone!

 

[Overoberyl]

I have read some people say they add eggs to incubator. How does that work when it comes time for lock down for the eggs already in incubator?

I have a couple of incubators I use for just incubating, and one I use just for hatching, so when it's time for lockdown, I just transfer whatever eggs are ready into the hatcher. That way, I can have multiple groups of eggs in the other incubators that are on different hatching schedules.

 

[PugBug]

I have read some people say they add eggs to incubator. How does that work when it comes time for lock down for the eggs already in incubator?

I have a different bator just for hatching- just transfer them over

 

[ki4got]

Quote: ditto. so much easier to add eggs every few days then. tho i try to set groups 5-6 days apart when i can, so i can clean the hatcher if needed inbetween groups.

 

[Flowerbh]

OMG! Why did you tell me this (about having different incubators for hatching!) Now, I will want to do that and hatch hatch hatch. As it is now, I have to wait 3 weeks plus some for cleaning, etc in between batches.!!!! hahahhaa! It's probably a good thing I don't have any extra money for another incubator right now!

Oh, BTW, my 12 eggs go into lockdown today! 9 frizzled/non frizzled NNs and 3 Blue Laced Red Wyandottes! Hope all goes well! The Wyandotte eggs were small and porous. 6 didn't make it thru the first 10 days. (mailed eggs - boo!) Hope the last 3 make it. I really want BLRW!