Valentines Day Hatch-A-Long 2016

[RonoKT]

I reckoned on low hatch rates and went for a big mix. The LS are still inside but I have a very mixed brood in my greenhouse brooder.

 

[TJordan]

I reckoned on low hatch rates and went for a big mix. The LS are still inside but I have a very mixed brood in my greenhouse brooder.

Cool idea on a greenhouse brooder.

 

[NTBugtraq]

Well, its a couple of hours into my Day 21 and I have already had 49 hatches and 22 pips. There are only 11 eggs that have no sign of a pip. I have already transferred 31 of my chicks out into my greenhouse brooder under the Premier1 brooder plates. I have also moved 2 of my 25 day old chicks in with them. In my past hatches I found it was helpful to the new chicks to have these slightly older chicks there for a week. The older chicks already know how to eat and drink, so its a good example for the newbies. Of course I dip the beak of every newbie in the water, and then stuff them under the brooder plate so they get a good idea of what's going on.

So that gives me a current hatch rate of 59.76%, and a potential hatch rate of 86.59%. If all the pips make it out ok, this will have been my best hatch ever

 

[TJordan]

Well, its a couple of hours into my Day 21 and I have already had 49 hatches and 22 pips. There are only 11 eggs that have no sign of a pip. I have already transferred 31 of my chicks out into my greenhouse brooder under the Premier1 brooder plates. I have also moved 2 of my 25 day old chicks in with them. In my past hatches I found it was helpful to the new chicks to have these slightly older chicks there for a week. The older chicks already know how to eat and drink, so its a good example for the newbies. Of course I dip the beak of every newbie in the water, and then stuff them under the brooder plate so they get a good idea of what's going on.

So that gives me a current hatch rate of 59.76%, and a potential hatch rate of 86.59%. If all the pips make it out ok, this will have been my best hatch ever  

Love new babies. Congrats.

 

[FridayYet]

Well, its a couple of hours into my Day 21 and I have already had 49 hatches and 22 pips. There are only 11 eggs that have no sign of a pip. I have already transferred 31 of my chicks out into my greenhouse brooder under the Premier1 brooder plates. I have also moved 2 of my 25 day old chicks in with them. In my past hatches I found it was helpful to the new chicks to have these slightly older chicks there for a week. The older chicks already know how to eat and drink, so its a good example for the newbies. Of course I dip the beak of every newbie in the water, and then stuff them under the brooder plate so they get a good idea of what's going on.

So that gives me a current hatch rate of 59.76%, and a potential hatch rate of 86.59%. If all the pips make it out ok, this will have been my best hatch ever

Great news, Congratulations!

 

[TJordan]

Just an update on Pip Squeak and Goliath Size is still a big difference but they are feathering out nicely. Pip is the size of the new chicks

poor little girl. 1 week old tomorrow.

 

[TJordan]

2 boys in a sea of girls

poor boys. That's ok. I think I have a buyer for them.

 

[RonoKT]

@TJordan
I have all but the youngest in the greenhouse. I have a raised brooder for the chicks and some broilers on the floor, they basically have the full floor space of my 8 x 6 greenhouse as everything is on legs. As last years season and to a close, I brooder the broilers in the raised brooder, then when jockeys where growing and plant number where shrinking, I moved plants into the brooder and chickens onto the floor. Now chickens have taken hold of my brain, they are everywhere :s I am building an extension to the greenhouse for the chickens so I can have some space back for plants soon.
I have my next hatch due from tonight. I have one pip so far. In my fear of drying the incubator while I'm at work after my last hatch, I have filled it so full this time, when I looked this evening, some of the eggs where sitting on wet non-slip. I have dried everything off, the pipped egg is cheeping. I expect slightly wet bottoms won't be too disastrous but this incubating game ain't easy!

 

[TJordan]

@TJordan
I have all but the youngest in the greenhouse. I have a raised brooder for the chicks and some broilers on the floor, they basically have the full floor space of my 8 x 6 greenhouse as everything is on legs. As last years season and to a close, I brooder the broilers in the raised brooder, then when jockeys where growing and plant number where shrinking, I moved plants into the brooder and chickens onto the floor. Now chickens have taken hold of my brain, they are everywhere :s I am building an extension to the greenhouse for the chickens so I can have some space back for plants soon.
I have my next hatch due from tonight. I have one pip so far. In my fear of drying the incubator while I'm at work after my last hatch, I have filled it so full this time, when I looked this evening, some of the eggs where sitting on wet non-slip. I have dried everything off, the pipped egg is cheeping. I expect slightly wet bottoms won't be too disastrous but this incubating game ain't easy!

So true.

it's not easy. Good luck on reclaiming your plants.

 

[spanishred]

Here is the picture added before ar 2 days of my 4 chicks.


Here they are now at 2 weeks, barn yard mystery. so far we know one if a Leghorn, one is a Silver lace(we think silkie by the toes) cross, a Barred rock(possibly cross)Rooster and the all black one is a silkie/ (unknown yet) cross