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Quote: I did kinds fizzle out. I just had a hatch complete on Saturday. I got 6 FBCM, 19 blue & splash Ameraucana, 11 EE & 4 frizzle bantam Cochins. 16 of these chicks have already gone to new homes & I am thinking about what I am going to fill my bator with next. The FBCM eggs I bought...

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : I put 30 eggs into lockdown in my 1588 - Here's hopeing they ALL hatch!! I got my fingers crossed for you! I'm on day 10 with 60 eggs (I did some stacking!) on my 2nd hatch of the spring. I only candled the 13 FBCM shipped eggs and a few of the others...

Quote: I got them from BYC crfarm in this auction ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=468768 I am very happy with the color and she packs them very well ~ bubble wrapped each egg, more bubble wrap, double boxed & styrofoam peanuts too! I'm looking forward to seeing...

On my last hatch I set 50, 2 were clears, locked down 48, hatched 47. These were all my own homegrown eggs ~ not shipped. I stored most of them in egg cartons in my wine refrigerator which is approx 55 degrees. I propped up the long end of the cartons alternating sides at least 3 times daily...

Mrs. Mucket : Tomorrow is lockdown in my Genesis 1588. Is this all I have to do? Remove turner. Lay eggs on mesh floor. Fill all water troughs. Then close lid till first chicks are dry? And don't open the red vent button till the last chick has hatched? Anything else? Keep an eye on your...

I had a great hatch of 47 out of 48 on 3/20 & 3/21. This morning I refilled my bator with these FBCMs I just bought, along with more Ameraucanas, EEs and frizzled Bantam Cochins. I expect these to hatch on or about 4/16. My last hatch started more than a full day early.

Quote: No problem ~ the stacked eggs all hatched (I marked them with an X) the one I am still waiting on was in the turned. All of these eggs were from my own chickens which helps for the high hatch rate. I also sold 24 Ameraucana eggs to another BYC member who drove 2 hours each way to pick...

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : I just threw together a quick homemade 'bator. Will take a pic when I get the temp together..it isn't much but I don't care as long as it hatches babies out!! I got 12 OE ( Olive Egger ) eggs from a friend of mine this morning..they're sooooo pretty!!! Great! I'll be...

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : I just threw together a quick homemade 'bator. Will take a pic when I get the temp together..it isn't much but I don't care as long as it hatches babies out!! I got 12 OE ( Olive Egger ) eggs from a friend of mine this morning..they're sooooo pretty!!! Great! I be...

Mrs. Mucket : Quote: Question for those who incubate different breeds together: Do the chicks will stay next to their own shells for a while so you can tell who is who? Or do you have to be able to ID them by eye? My chicks will look very similar but I did mark the shells. They stay by their...

That's great! The stacked eggs weren't a problem, were they? They aren't with most people. No problem ~ the stacked eggs all hatched (I marked them with an X) the one I am still waiting on was in the turned. All of these eggs were from my own chickens which helps for the high hatch rate. I...

On Feb 28 I set 50 eggs in a 42 egg turner I wasn't sure how well the stacked ones would hatch. There was 6 frizzled bantam Cochins, 11 Ameraucanas and 33 EEs. I pulled 2 clears ~ a bantam frizzled cochin & an EE at day 10 and sent 48 into lockdown on day 18. I put the EEs into my LG...

Quote: I'm glad your little stuck one made it! I now have 4 hatched ~ 2 bantam Cochins and 1 blue & 1 splash Ameraucana. I also have some more pips!

This is my first chick hatched on the first day of spring at around 3 am Sunday morning. Yes I did get up to check them in the middle of the night It is from BJ my black frizzled bantam Cochin mix hen and Bug my black & white mottled bantam Cochin. One down and 47 more eggs in the bator and...

I was supposed to lock down late last night around 10 pm, but decided to put it off until this morning. I went to look at them around 7:30 and I have pip in one of my frizzled bantam Cochins! I quickly moved all of the EEs over to the LG forced air incubator and left the bantam Cochins and...

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy : I've had a very rough night. The power went off for around 20 minutes before I could get my HB plugged into the geneator. Will they be okay? It was down to 89..then went back up to 100-101 Then when the power came back on I plugged the incubator back in, in my room and then...

I am scheduled to lockdown tomorrow evening with 48 eggs ~ 5 frizzled bantam cochins, 11 blue & splash Ameraucanas and 32 EE's which are Cuckoo marans/Ameraucana x Ameraucana. I just fired up my Little Giant forced air incubator to use as a hatcher for the EE's to avoid mixing them up with the...

Quote: I also set more than my turner can handle ~ but I put 42 in the turner and laid 8 on top of the eggs ~ I am hand turning the ones on top and will weed out the duds after candling. Hopefully with the fan in the Genesis 1588 the eggs on top will be the same temp as the ones in the...

Quote: Awwww ~ I want some too!

I'm in too! I have a Genesis 1588 and plan to set some the beginning of March from my own hens. I will be starting out with pure Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers and Bantam frizzle Cochins. I also want to buy some nice dark BFCMs too. I plan to do multiple hatches this spring.