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  1. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    OMG Sally just saw your post of all the eggs you have "In Process" I would be a wreck! This hatching biz is stressful LOL broody hens are the way to go sheesh.......THen again you would have to have a huge "shmangle" of broodys to handle that many :-)
  2. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    No actually, I am using a "Mother Heater Pad" for the first time and loving it! Super easy to put together (after a ton of trial and errors) and the chicks seem so content. For the first time in forever I have only 1 broody hen and it her first time broody....so sticking with the MHP for now.
  3. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    15 so far
  4. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Day 20.5: Went down this morning and its a 3 ring circus! At least 15 chicks hatched, but there is no way to count these clowns. :-) love love love this!
  5. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    I am so excited! I have 6 out so far, out of 27, and they aren't actually due to hatch till tomorrow night! How long do you usually leave your chicks in the incubator? I don't want to have to leave them in 24+ hrs but also want to make sure I don't dry out the pipped eggs. (I keep reading if I...
  6. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Day 20 and 3 of the 27 have hatched so far-they are so cute!!
  7. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    27 eggs on lock down tonight! I am so excited! Think it might be suspect if I called in to work Thursday, since they all know I have chicks hatching LOL
  8. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Head Shot Contest:
  9. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Ok so I went back and calculated for 20 of the 38 and most had about 6% weight loss by day 11. Is that close to target? Is there pretty consistent loss day to day or does it ramp up or down the first 10 days? If 11 days is close to the half way mark (21 days) and they are supposed to lose aprox...
  10. Angiebubs

    MAY 2016 "Land of the Free Because of the brave!" Hatch-a-Long Hosted by, Mike & Sally

    Just found this thread and joining in! April 21: set 38 Salmon Faverolles eggs in the PM May 12: expected hatch date Background: I have had chickens going on 5 years....hatched chicks under broody hens many times. Set up 2 coops of Favs for breeding and decided to go with an incubator...
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