Our count is in and we had 30 hatch. of 53 not a great hatch rate, But just as much fun was had by our staff and residents...Till next year BYC family!
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We are all so excited to be part of the Easter Hatch again this year. Our residents are already keeping a very close eye on the progress in our incubators. attached are the 3 incubators set up in each of Senior Living Buildings... 60 eggs set to hatch Easter Morning...
Hello All! We are back again this year, hatching at 3 different Senior Living Facilities in Wisconsin. This year we will set 60 eggs on the 10th of March to hatch on Easter morning.( We do this so the visitors for our residents can partipate with thier loved ones) they are a barnyard mix EE's...
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It was a ruff hatch this year... We set a total of 56 eggs.. 20 in one, 18 each in 2 others. One of the incubators went cold on day 6, so I split the incubator with 20 in it Never tried transferring eggs before, and out of that batch only 2 of 9 hatched. 6 of 10 hatched in one...
Hello We are Back!! and will be setting eggs in 3 different locations again this year.. 54 eggs to be set. We will set the 27th.. So to hatch on Easter Sunday, So our families visiting can be part of the hatch. Sadly no visitors were allowed last year, due to Covid restrictions ...
Update.. I now have built 3 of the frig. incubators and use them every Easter Hatch... averaging 80 to 90 percent hatch rate... very happy with the outcome...
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You might want to check out my personal Home Grown Chicken channel. I will be posting soon, my latest Incubator build video, and as we hatch at the Cottages I will post some videos as well.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3lWO2cheHKkLDEBzrz6fBQ
Also I did post my...
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The Cottages Assisted Living is back for another Easter Hatch! We added another incubator this year. We are hatching in 3 different locations this time. and will be setting a total of 60 eggs. 36 EE's, and 24 Barnyard mix... It has been a rough year for our residents, with...
We had a pretty good hatch this year! One building had 15 of 18 hatch. The other building had 15 of 19 hatch. 30 Total. Keep our Seniors in your Prayers.. Thank You.. Phil
Hello ALL.. The Cottages Assisted Living and Memory Care are back for more baby chicks....:)
We are setting today. 44 eggs of a wide variety...
This year is especially important... Our residents can not receive visitors, ( although we are doing virtual visits) and groups are not allowed to...
Lock Down this morning.:ya 56 made it this far. Our residents check the incubator every time they go bye. and Sunday will be a lot of fun! ( Don't pay attention to the incubator with fewer eggs thermometer it is way off. I have a different one that I check. )
Here is a link of my bator builds... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/homemade-incubator.48576/
I now use 2 of the small frig incubators, they work very well maintaining temp, and humidity.