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Out of curiosity, when do all of you stop incubating? I'm setting up a poll just to see~

So far I have 9 new babies!!!! So far I am up to 5 Speckled Sussex ( that's all I had of those so I am so proud!) and 4 Orpington Buffs. I have 3 buff Brahmas that have pipped but haven't come out yet, 3 Cuckoo Marans that are also pipped and the rest are Black Australorps. They have also...

So far, I have had 2 Orpington Buffs, 1 Speckled Sussex and 1 Black Australorp hatch. BUT, the australorp has worn itself out and I honestly don't think it's going to make it. I have 3 more eggs that have pipped and are moving around though so I am hopeful I will have more today! I've kept...

Okay, I have not had this happen before so PLEASE, somebody tell me if this is normal!!! Today is day 19. I have counted & recounted. I made sure 4 different times. Even wrote it on my calendar next to my incubator. Today is the day I lay the eggs on their sides to rest. Right? I did this...

I just candled mine today and so far.... all of them are fertile!!!! wooohoooo! How about you guys? Since this is my first incubation of 2012, I am super "eggcited". lol Once these hatch, I will be incubating some eggs for an Amish family that lives down the road from us. I'm trading...

Hi everybody~ I just my incubator yesterday with 5 different breeds. I've got Black Australorp, Orpington Buff, Speckled Sussex, Cuckoo Marans & Buff Brahmas. My hatch date should be February 7th... Anybody hatching about that time?

Me either~ I will hatch mine from now on about september.. it will be much better then for these babies. It hasn't been this hot in a while and I know you guys are getting it alot worse than we are over in TX~ good luck~ christi

It has been so hot here in NE Mississippi that I have had 2 babies die so far~ and they aren't in an enclosed space. Everything is open to the breeze also. Is anyone else having issues?

cool I've had my temp at 99.5 and my humidity has stayed between 60/61 percent. I will have to just keep sitting on my hands then. lol Thanks~ Christi

I decided to try my hand at quail and on June 7th, I put 20 bob white eggs in my 'bator. Today is June 30th and I have 16 eggs that are viable. I thought they were supposed to start hatching yesterday but my dad tells me that it's no big deal. Could you tell me how many days it normally takes...

well... i am officially "done" with this hatch~ my last chick ( #13) just hatched a few minutes ago~ I LOVE THIS!!! lol It is so addictive to hatch the babies. Tomorrow I will start incubating my last 10 eggs from my babies and will throw in 20 bob white quail eggs. I am trying to say that this...

ok so far I have 11 babies out of 13 eggs for lockdown... and the other 2 are pipped!!! I am so "eggcited"!!! This is my 3rd hatch and the first time I have had such a high hatch rate~~ lovin my birds: I kept my lockdown temp between 99 and 101 and the humidity I have kept at 60 to...

so it is 9 pm and my first baby just hatched!!!! I am glued to the incubator because out of 14 eggs; I only threw out 1 today~ all of the 13 others have babies in them!! So far 11 have cracked and one of those just hatched. I am hoping that by tomorrow the last 2 will have pipped.... Even my...

So today is day 20~ I put them into lockdown on Saturday night and even though Tuesday should be the hatch day~ I already have 3 that are pipping... I am so "eggcited!" anybody else doing anything yet? and goatranch, feel free to join us... the more the merrier! Christi

June 7th is almost here! I can't wait for June 4th (my lockdown date) that is when i will really become nervous. I candled my eggs on the 24th and out of 14 eggs.... 12 are fertile and growing! How about all of you? How are your babies doing? Christi'''