➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Vhope77]

Sweet! Thank you!

Sorry I’m a bit late lol I just seen your post was from last march

 

[Kiki]

Sorry I’m a bit late lol I just seen your post was from last march

It's ok, I hadn't heard that tip before so it was perfect.

I did end up hatching some balutties but not in my ghetto bator. In a real one.

 

[Kiki]

Nutty did it!!!! He hatched quailies!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/quail-hatch-along.1276785/page-243#post-20895994

 

[Vhope77]

It's ok, I hadn't heard that tip before so it was perfect.

I did end up hatching some balutties but not in my ghetto bator. In a real one.

Mine looks kind of ghetto but it works!

 

[Kiki]

Mine looks kind of ghetto but it works!

Looks great to me!

 

[Vhope77]

Looks great to me!

Thank you

 

[Sara L]

If you know someone with an old hot water tank heater and remove the lower thermostat and wire it to your light you can use that to regulate the heat I am currently using a homemade incubator made out of a mini fridge I use a light bulb and the hot water tank thermostat it keeps the temperature right at 100

My first homemade incubator used this, you can buy a lower water heater thermostat at Lowes/Home Depot for less than $10. Worked pretty well, I hatched my first quailies in it and lots of chickens.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Okay everyone. We are in need of MORE hens apparently because we are stuck on a long waiting list for eggs... so I want some input.

Do we hatch out our own eggs, keep the pullets and rid of the boys?

Or

Do we order from a hatchery and get an assortment of known prolific layers like production reds, and some other brown egg layers. (We were told by our customers that they like brown only, no white eggs)

This also produces the issue of laying age. Production reds lay quicker. Our two personal pullets didn’t start laying until 28-32 weeks old. So I would assume it’s the same for whatever else we may hatch.

 

[Kiki]

My first homemade incubator used this, you can buy a lower water heater thermostat at Lowes/Home Depot for less than $10. Worked pretty well, I hatched my first quailies in it and lots of chickens.

Had I know this back in March I might have been able to figure be one that day and possibly not have overheated my first balutties.

 

[Kiki]

Okay everyone. We are in need of MORE hens apparently because we are stuck on a long waiting list for eggs... so I want some input.

Do we hatch out our own eggs, keep the pullets and rid of the boys?

Or

Do we order from a hatchery and get an assortment of known prolific layers like production reds, and some other brown egg layers. (We were told by our customers that they like brown only, no white eggs)

This also produces the issue of laying age. Production reds lay quicker. Our two personal pullets didn’t start laying until 28-32 weeks old. So I would assume it’s the same for whatever else we may hatch.

Order production birds from Ideal.
Australorps do really well here.