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First set of the year has arrived! They're going in the incubator tomorrow.
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I'm only about 2 years LATE!I became interested in incubating several months ago, after starting to get some fertile eggs from my newest roosters. While asking around on BYC I found the "Incubating w/ friends" thread. After reading the incredible pile of information on there and asking some questions, I decided to sit back and wait for spring. Yeah, right, famous last words, eh? My first batch is going in the incubator soon, if I can locate all the supplies I need. I thought I had them all but then my hygroset (pictured below) malfunctioned.
Incubator modification—it's so simple, but makes adjusting temperatures way easier. Just hot glue a Lego onto the adjuster.
Incubator pictures:
My plans are to get a good cross going with my EE/Sultan eggs. I am curious as to what they look like, and if I can get them to retain the more attractive aspects of the Sultan with the coloured eggs and slightly better common sense of the EE.
Update: 1st gen cross of EE x Sultan below. I am very pleased.
Pictured below are some of the eggs I am going to set.
Helpful thread links:
Hatching 101
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
Educational Incubation and Hatching
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/educational-incubation-hatching-w-sally-sunshine-hosts-bantychooks-and-more.1137467/
Coolerbator
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-easy-cooler-incubator
and
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/building-the-binbator.72074/
Assisted Hatching
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
Feel free to join in with your own hatches, add advice, or learn a few things. All are welcome.
It's mostly me panicking and sharing way too many photos. Don't worry about catching up.I'm only about 2 years LATE!
I'll catch up one day.
Woot! Set them!7 quails ended up hatching, & my next set of Ameraucanas just popped out this morning. I think I have three more AM eggs due in about a week, maybe less, but they're under a broody now. I might set some PC eggs in a bit. I have 11 months of no incubation to make up for.