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  1. Twoheadedrooster

    Need to Move Broody, HELP!

    Leave her on her nest until they all hatch out. Give her two or three days after they start hatching to let the eggs all have ample time to hatch, as it can differ sometimes. Have her new digs ready to go and she'll be thrilled! You can put a low-sided feed dish in for the chick feed, and a...
  2. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Quote: Good Luck, guys! I'm rootin' for ya! (Don't forget the pics!):fl:celebrate:weee
  3. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Well, it's official. All my eggs were lost. I'm officially bummed out. I've set 18 that I've gollected over the past 10 days in their place. Maybe I will have more even temps over the next three weeks.
  4. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Thanks, Smith Farm. I'll give them a few more days to do something, but it doesn't exactly look good at this point.
  5. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Not looking good here...can't see any movement in any of my eggs...lots of just black blobs floating loose. Temp went to 104 one day and I don't know how long it was that high before I caught it. Of course, after opening the vents to let it cool down, I forgot to put them back in that night, and...
  6. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    I candled mine tonight. Looks like 41 of 43 have at least the beginnings of life in them. Tonight is only day 6 for mine.
  7. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Sounds like a great deal. If I was a little heavier into raising/selling chicks, I could see myself spending that plus more for a quality incubator. It wouldn't take long to start turning a profit.
  8. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Quote: I'm doing better this time around. temp pretty steady at 101, humiditiy in the mid 50's. I doubled up a towel across the top of the incubator and it seems to help regulate the heat better. Be better able to tell how I'm doing when I candle them in a couple three more days.
  9. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Quote: Good Luck! What breed(s) are you hatching?
  10. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Quote: Sounds about right. They should be well on their way by that point.
  11. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    It's a Hovabator. It's just wide enough to sit an 18 count and two 12 count cartons side-by-side front to back, with room for the hyrometer on one side. There's some room left for a small tray of water if I need to boost the humidity later. I can't find the camera at the present moment, but...
  12. Twoheadedrooster

    Stubborn Broody, & A question.

    I'd think that a hen will come off her nest when she's hungry enough. You might have a fertility problem, as to the reason the eggs haven't been hatching out.
  13. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    Quote: I took an 18 pack egg carton and two 1 dozen cartons and removed the top, then cut the bottoms out of each 'cradle' so the air would circulate somewhat. I actually have one extra egg laying loose as well, but to turn them, I can prop one side of one of the cartons on the inside lip of...
  14. Twoheadedrooster

    Eggs in Incubator..count down to May 21!!

    OK, this will be my second attempt at incubating eggs. 1st time out was a disaster, but I feel like I learned from it. Set 30 Black Aus and 13 Games today. I have them in egg cartons with the tops removed and the bottoms cut out of the "cradle" so it will circulate somewhat Plan on putting a...
  15. Twoheadedrooster

    OK, so I have one chick so far, but....

    Quote: Thank you.
  16. Twoheadedrooster

    OK, so I have one chick so far, but....

    Quote: No, I didn't "help" it out of the shell. I was suprised to find it hatched out at all, since it was only day 20.
  17. Twoheadedrooster

    march 30th hatch date

    Just across the Lincoln County line from Salt Rock.
  18. Twoheadedrooster

    OK, so I have one chick so far, but....

    The chick hatched an hour or so ago, but now it appears it's excreting the yolk and a little blood out it's backside. This can't be normal, can it? What can I do?
  19. Twoheadedrooster

    march 30th hatch date

    Hate to hear that, WVMan..I'm close by you. Up on Bear Creek.
  20. Twoheadedrooster

    Show off your world record of hatching eggs here!!!!!! :D

    Set my first eggs on the 15th of march, and the 1st one hatched a few minutes ago. I have 11 left out of 44 that I started with, but I did a lot wrong. Hopefully, I'll get the other 10 to term OK, though! (Yeah, I'm already a proud two-headed Papa!)
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