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    Australorp Roosters, Wichita KS

    Bump. Still looking for homes for three, otherwise they’re likely destined for the freezer. Beautiful and well-dispositioned birds though, it would be a shame to eat them without first trying to find someone who will take them in.
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    Australorp Roosters, Wichita KS

    All, We have up to three Black Australorp roosters from our latest hatch that I do not have homes for. Hatched on 26 January, should be available 15 March- I want to confirm their sex and make sure they’re fully feathered before we let them go. Happy to arrange them going to a good home for...
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    Is this egg dead? 13 days

    Blood ring. Definitely no good.
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    Battery powered incubator?

    Yes, it is possible to power an incubator using a battery, but only for short periods. I have a 75W inverter for my power tool batteries that I tested as a backup power source for mine. However, the batteries run out quickly, so i would only recommend them as a backup in case of a power outage...
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Caption: “Are you my mother?”
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Chicks in the octagon… yes, that is a perch made of legos. 😆
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Looks like 9 will be our final count. Two eggs have not hatched with the rest, and we aren’t seeing movement or pips on either one. Likely a couple of late quitters. Keeping them in the incubator for another day or two, just to see. The chicks are in the brooder now. That’s a 70% hatch rate...
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Three more hatched overnight. We now have five healthy birds. The remaining 6 are getting kicked around like soccer balls on a playground! Two more have pipped that I can see. I’ll probably move chicks to the brooder tonight, if the pips hatch and no more have pipped. I know they feed from the...
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    #9 hatched around 2pm today. #11 hatched right before supper. Two healthy and active birds, cheeping up a storm and playing football with their incubator mates. Looks like a couple more are pipped. This hatch surprised me- I didn’t think we’d be this far along until Friday!
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    First pip. Hang in there, #9! No others yet, but I’ve seen rocking on about half.
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Locked down the remaining 11 this morning after removing two early quitters on day 10. Humidity holding around 60%. At least three (#13, 6 and 2) are rocking occasionally.
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    I’m two days behind you. Good luck!
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Candling photos at 14 days:
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Those from Meyer? Looks like mine did when they arrived.
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    January 2023 Hatch-a-long

    Based on your drawing, my eggs’ air cells appear closer to the 7 day line at day 14. Running the incubator dry for now. Lockdown is scheduled for Tuesday.
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