I had 14 out of 18 I set hatch, 3 were infertile or just quitters but never made it to the hatcher. 1 that didn't hatch was not developed all the way, must have not seen it when I moved them to the hatcher. now of the 14, one is blind, I never had a blind one before. it is not eating but will...
I so so want to win something in this contest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. Best Hatch Rate...
Not going to be this one...
I set 18 eggs and only 15 made it to the hatcher, all but 1 have hatched or pip'ed. But i'm not giving up on that last one until I have too.
2. Best Hatch a Long Participant...
Add me to the list.
I had 5 more when I woke up today, and have watched 2 more unzip and hatch while I had coffee. Now it is time to go feed the 100+ parents I have outside waiting on there morning crack corn and pellets. See you all back in 2 hours.
Happy Birthday! to all the new chicks out...
The chick on the right is telling the one with his feet in the air "I'm gonna blow on your belly
While the other ones are saying "What you looking at? It's cold shut the lid...Daddieo"
I just got home. I now have 8 pip's and a lot of cheeping coming from my bator. :celebrate
I hope they can hold out 4 more hours until the new year. :fl
I'm going to be up all night running back and forth from the incubator :weee to the refrigerator. (where is the fat smiley face?)
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FeyRained
"OK, I'm LOCKED DOWN & still worried if the hatcher is going to behave :(
apparently the never-touch-the-dial LG dial got way bumped sometime last week, so I've spent all day getting it re-adjusted...
From the original 49 eggs I now have locked the following...
I have been trying to go to sleep. But I have images of chicks dancing in my head. :jumpy :yiipchick :cd
Now that I have visited Ron's cam and watched his eggs for a few minutes I am now sleepy.
Ron put some background music on or something. LOL
I have no pips yet, I set on the 11th at about 3 pm. If your temps run high for the incubation period without burning up they will hatch early. If your temps run low for the incubation period they will hatch late. I have adjusted my incubator temps so that my hatches are on day 21 almost every...
I put my eggs in the hatcher tonight, 1 araucana was not fertile. I only candle to find the dip in the air cell just as I put them into hatcher. I only lost 1 so far for the hatch-A-long.
I had 10 out of 10 RIR's hatch Friday and they were eggs I had bought off e-bay that were mailed to me...
OK, so I got the metronidazole tablets, 250 mg for 5 days.
How do get the pills into them?
Do I crush them and dissolve in water then inject with a syringe into mouth?
Do I try to stuff it down there throat? They are pretty big.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I let a fellow chicken farmer barrow a rooster for a month to fertilize his hens. Does that count as a play date? My rooster thinks it did, I know because he said " cock a doodle doooooooooooooooo" :lau
My hatch for this week has finished. 7 out of 8 eggs shipped from Fla to VA in 30* temps hatched, 3 last night and 4 today. BBS Orpingtons.
Somebody help me I have a hatching addiction. :hide
:plbb :weee :jumpy :love