Beautiful chickens mindylee.. love the colors..
I have two incubators going.. i was trying to just incubate in one and hatch in the other.. well i went out of town and had a temp spike, i think it affected both hatches.. the last batch didnt even hatch and looked bad when going into...
my hatch is basicly over, i got 3 hatched on day 19 and 20.. nothing day 21.. so i went through the eggs today and only one alive, that one is still in bator absorbing its yolk.. they were all fully developed and some even pipped through the airsack. wondering if its because i am using my new...
My hatch started, had one hatch last night, and have 3 in the bator this am.. no more pips. kinda worried, i am using a new bator for incubating and had a spike temp while i was out of town monday and not sure how long it was spiked for. have 19 more eggs in there no pips and its day 21...
put my chicks outside that were hatched on 3/17, i have plastic over two sides and against house for warmth.. i plan on bringing them in, in the evenings for a while yet, they are doing great... plus we hear chirping out of the incubator a little while ago.. no pips but can hear them.. wont be...
yooper girl the chicks are good for 72 hrs, unless your hatch is over dont open that bator b4 then.
my hatches usually are done by 3rd day anyways. i leave all the chicks in there, i think they encourage the other eggs to hatch.. lol
I went into lockdown today. looks like i have a pip...
4 more days till lockdown..
I bought a doz of barred rock mix hatching eggs off ebay last night.. never hatched shipped eggs b4, I didnt pay alot. that is why i bid on them.. will let them set a day or two before setting them.
hope everyones eggs are growing good..
mindylee good luck with your hatch.. you will have to post pictures, seems like chicks are a hot comoditie this yr.. i have someone that wants 24 chicks.. i know the tsc has been selling out pretty fast, except for the cornish cross chicks..
peepchicken- what do your eggs look like at lockdown. are they solid dark, liquidy, what are you keeping your temp at.. is your bator still air,
my bator is loaded, i have half that go into lockdown in 6 more days in a separater bator, and when those hatch i will wash the bator and will be...
what day did you all set your eggs for the easter hatch.. i set some last sunday in my new bator. i will be adding more in a couple more days.i got a new bator and going to use that for incubating only, and use my old bator for hatching only.. that way i can keep hatching in intervals. i have 7...
Hi and Happy St Pattys day everyone, my eggs are hatching early, have one hatched, got some zipped and pipped.. wasnt planed to have a hatch on spd.. they are two days early.. should dye them green. lol j/k
Any one else hatching today..
Hi everyone, my girls just started laying again this past week, just got a rooster, so will be on board again as soon as we get some fertile eggs.. cant wait to join in again.
stop at a roadside stand that is selling eggs, you can always talk to the people and find out what kind of chickens they have and if they have a rooster. most people do, you would be surprised how many people have fertile eggs forsale for a couple of bucks,from all my eggs that is sell, i have...
Rtf might just be her genetics that she does this, but she may not obsorb calcium like the other hens do.. so maybe try a little bit more calcium for her