YIPPIE!.....had 6 of 7 that made it to the hatcher.
All 6 hatched!
ABSOLUTELY - NO - water whatsoever during the whole process!
TOTALLY thrilled!
Now...off to guinea eggs...
Have chicks of said breed for sale:
1 hatched 1 April 2013
1 hatched 10 April 2013
3 hatched 22 April 2013
3 hatched 30 April 2013
2 more left to hatch.. 7 left in incubator for future hatch date yet to arrive
unsexed
local pickup only - 28572 or 28546
will meet on way to or from...
New to incubation..... When I candled the eggs on day 17 to cull, I noticed that one looked like it was not as progressed as the others. I took it out to do an eggtopy and it was still alive and breathing....but size was much smaller than the others in their egg.
In other batchs, some eggs are...
puzzling my mind....
1 - should the egg internal pip before putting in the hatcher no matter the day ?
or
2 - put in hatcher on right day even if not internal pip?
reason for asking....some put eggs in bator no matter the pip status....others wait. Whats the advantage of either?
my...
Been reading and reading.....and reading till I can't seem to get it right YET.....
have 2 little giant still air bators....one for bating, nother for lockdown.....
none are in lockdown yet....got about a week to go.....
Practicing getting it's humidity right....is TOUGH AS CHICKENS...
I have been browsing this site for weeks and weeks....did I mention weeks???.....lol
Got lots of ideas, tips, hints and PICTURES of things that I wish were in the yard!...
Currently have 1 roo and 1 chicken....single comb brown leghorns....lovely bunch....
Got 4 of her eggs in the little giant...