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  1. Botanya

    Twins in one egg!!

    Hi, the thing is if I knew it was double yolker I whould not have incubated it, caught me completely by surprise. I don't know, the more I read up on it, the more it is freaking me out. Don't know if I should go ahead or not. I don't really have the heart to just discard it
  2. Botanya

    Twins in one egg!!

    Hi all. So i think I've got some exciting news. About 2 nights ago I candled my eggs and i noticed I've got a double yolker, and that both side must have been fertile as both the yolkers each have a developing chick in it. So when i candle again, i will take some photos and post it. Hold...
  3. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    Lol, I also had a lone chick once and I gave him a teddy and a chicken from a previous hatch.
  4. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    Hi, was wondering if your chickies hatched fine?
  5. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    Pleasure, lol, I invested some money in a styrofoam bator, my last hatch had 15 hatch out of 17, on day 21 I was so nervous, cause nothing happened yet, I decided to play them some chicks chirping, and I swear to you that it worked, just keep on trying
  6. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    Hi, well I'm not gonna lie to you, it was a very difficult hatch, out of about 34 eggs only 9 hatched, and I had to help them get out of the shells, it took me about 2 days to complete that process. I think something went wrong with my humidity. But don't be discouraged, if your temp and...
  7. Botanya

    temperature and humidity question

    Thanks Sumi, also just wanted to let you know the temp is between 37 and 38 now, will I still have a late hatch?
  8. Botanya

    hello from South Africa

    Hi, it was a very , very difficult hatch. Long story short, 9 chicks came out alive, but I had to help them hatch.
  9. Botanya

    temperature and humidity question

    Yes, those chickens, getting around 60 eggs on Sunday. I also hatched some Orpington mixes, I've got 23 little mixes now, though some of them are pure bred
  10. Botanya

    temperature and humidity question

    I have in my styrofoam still air some austerlops and I want to hatch "kakoeke" in the forced air incubator, lol, don't know what you call those chickens in English, what do you normaly hatch?
  11. Botanya

    temperature and humidity question

    Oh ja, I'm in the Freestate, Koppies
  12. Botanya

    temperature and humidity question

    Hi, dis lekker in Suid Afrika, ok, I'm going to switch it down a tad now and see what happens, I'm getting eggs on Sunday, want to put them in on Monday. Thanks so much for your advice and input.
  13. Botanya

    temperature and humidity question

    I've got a forced air, semi automatic incubator, I'm just wondering if someone can help me out here. The humidy is around 40% and 45%, there is no water in there, is it fine like that? Other question is the temperetature is between 37.5 and the incubator switches of at 40, is it fine like that...
  14. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    I hear a peep, there is a peep. !!!!
  15. Botanya

    hello from South Africa

    nothing #1 of 12 a day ago Botanya Hi, so I've got a question, its my second time incubating, first time was in my styrofoam bator and I hatched 14 out of 17 chicks, the first one pipped on day 19, all went well there. Now I've got 33 eggs in a home made bator, its day 20 now, already in...
  16. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    Finally some movement from one eggy, he must start calling the ohters, so excited!!!! Thanks guys
  17. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    don't know if my nerves will hold that long, but thank you very much for your guidence, I appreciate it, will keep you posted, I'm so excited
  18. Botanya

    hello from South Africa

    I love this site, it helped me out of some rough spots. Lol, thought I was the only South African here. Thanks for giving me a warm welcome
  19. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    It was on the 27th of February 2014 around 10am
  20. Botanya

    day 20 of incubation and nothing

    Thank you, I will keep you posted .
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