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It may be informative to have a breakdown of broody vs. incubator hatches as well.

Yeah, that's what I do.

I'm really curious over the years, what is the overall hatch success rate during the several NYD and Easter HALs? Has anyone put pen to paper on it?

Good question. One would think that imprinting out of an incubator would be a thing. Perhaps mine don't imprint because I don't snuggle them so they seem to lose the imprint after a couple days.

Perhaps.

IMHO, 250 is way too high in a smallish container in a house. I once went on a trip and left 2 chicks in a big bin under a 250w left for a friend to care for. The chicks cooked in there. Mine are due tomorrow but some are already out. I know It has been about a degree or so high for the last...

I'm behind. My hatch isn't due till about 20 hours from now.

I'm just throwing this out there unsolicited. And my perspective probably comes from the fact that I'm incubating dark eggs that are hard to see into. I would probably feel differently if I hatched white or light eggs. But it seems like some people are very impatient to pull eggs during...

The space between the pelvic bones will only tell if laying is imminent, not whether they will lay well throughout the year. The space between the keel and pelvis is what indicates capacity for good production long term. Perhaps he can. I've made a couple and one great huge cabinet/hatcher...

They aren't the darkest IMO, but these are the only hens I have to work with. This is in a very bright room, they look a little darker in person. The top tray in the next picture are the ones I set Sunday. The

For this hatch I set 31 black Pene chicken eggs to hatch on Easter Sunday. I had chicks hatch today and another clutch due in a week.

Are you talking about the space between the pointy pelvic bones or the space between the keel bone and the pelvic bones?

I set 31 Black Penedesenca chicken eggs today.

I had always planned on joining and I will but I had not been following this thread. I marked my calendar to set 3 weeks prior to Easter because I forgot we're supposed to set so they hatch the day before. I'll be setting this morning so they won't hatch till Easter morning. Not sure how many...