Hatch done, and the divider worked perfectly!
No jailbreak chicks ๐
Next time I might build the divider so it goes along the length of the incubator, that way one can build it so it fits inbetween the yellow slots where the turners used to be and make it even more stable.
They are adorable!! ๐
I got some in my last hatch, this is one of them at almost 5 weeks ๐ฅฐ and I have more hatching right now... ๐๐ Love this mix!
Not my first hatch, but first try with this divider.
I built it so that it fits into the "slots" in the top which should hold it in place.
Lockdown today, so I guess we'll see how it goes in a couple of days!
Wanted to share my hack with you!
I've been wanting a divider for my brinsea incubator, and got the idea to use Lego ๐
Easy to clean, sterilize and modify!
Got a used set of a police station cheap, thought especially the pieces with the bars would be perfect for airflow. Chickjail! ๐
Candled my eggs today, development in 17/20 polish eggs with three clears.
I'm actually quite surprised, considering I had been collecting them for quite a while, and the oldest I set was 27 days old at the time!! ๐ณ๐
I had certainly not expected such good development in so many of them!
My...
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Set my eggs today at 14.00 local Oslo-time, and just happened upon this thread now ๐
32 eggs from my own flock; 20 Polish and 12 Showgirl mixes.
Set 30 eggs:
15 Polish
11 mix
4 Showgirl
2 duds and 2 early quitters removed at day 7-10 (all polish)
Hatch:
11 polish
10 mix
2 showgirl
1 mix and 2 showgirl didn't hatch, no eggtopsy done but they seemed to be fully formed or close to when candled.
How would one calculate fertilization and...
I'm putting mine in lockdown today!
I have eggs from my Showgirl, Polish and bantam green eggers, roosters are Polish and Showgirl ๐ฅฐ
So excited for hatch, looking forward to see how yours turn out! ๐
I love taking photos and my chicks have often become my subjects, it's so fun to be able to look back and see their progress and how they're growing!
This time I got my hands on some props ๐
Which are some of your favorite chickpics that you've taken?
How bad is it that I'm already starting to collect eggs to put in the incubator in about a week or two? ๐
I sold 6 of the 12 chicks, and I have a feeling of only getting one hen out of the batch though it's absolutely too early to tell yet ๐
But this new batch I'll also add some eggs from my...
And we have twelve little fluffnuggets! ๐ฅฐ
All are pure Polish, which means luckily Percy isn't sterile ๐
As I suspected most eggs that hatched were from one hen, the gold laced frizzle. But we got one buff laced chick from the other hen aswell ๐
Today is lockdown, yay!
Out of the 26 eggs i collected and set, 13 have developed nicely and 13 were clear. Which makes me suspect that the remaining eggs all come from the same hen, since they all are one of each day of collecting.
Wonder if it's from the buff laced or gold laced hen, and...
Today is lockdown, yay!
I only have 13 eggs and have placed them on shelf liner in the middle of the incubator. But how do you do when you incubate at full capacity? Is it ok to put the eggs on top of the water reservoirs? Maybe a stupid question, but since the water reservoirs take up so much...