16 eggs, 3 species, 1 homemade incubator: Will it be done?

[Molpet]

Cattle panels rock! @Cyprus I know @Molpet has some great cattle panel coops. And I think she might have an article or at least some pics on her profile page if you want some more ideas/examples.

I love my 4 CP coops... I never finished the article but here it is https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mos-cattle-panel-hoop-coops.73385/

 

[CSAchook]

I love my 4 CP coops... I never finished the article but here it is https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mos-cattle-panel-hoop-coops.73385/

So nice! Love them! I have been working on convincing hubby to let me get ducks. When we do, I want to built them a CP shelter/run.

 

[Cyprus]

The Australorp isn't broody.
I set up a brooding nest box with eggs. Now we wait.

 

[Redhead Rae]

My Molly should be hatching chicks later this week. She had 10 developing eggs as of day 11. Today would be lock down day if they were in an incubator. They are due to hatch Thursday/Friday.

 

[Redhead Rae]

The broody Dark Cornish Hen I separated out yesterday is on her nest of 7 eggs tighter than a muscle to a rock. Seriously, when I put her in her own box yesterday, I picked her up and she stayed in the same crouched position and trilled at me. She was really happy when I started transferring her eggs over. She made happy broody noises and chirruped at the eggs. The other Dark Cornish hen is definitely only playing at being broody though. Any time I come near, she hops up and runs off the eggs.

 

[Conan]

The Australorp isn't broody.
I set up a brooding nest box with eggs. Now we wait.

Boooh!! I have five broody bantam cochins. That's right, they ALL went broody within a week of each other. First darn season. At least I got about a month and a half of eggs out of them first. Two in the rabbit hutch for breaking but it's day 3 and they're not giving up. Their mother is the one sitting on pheasant eggs (due to start hatching this Wednesday).
Those girls are bonkers. You just let me know when you are ready for me to ship you some eggs seeing as you have all that space...

 

[Conan]

So nice! Love them! I have been working on convincing hubby to let me get ducks. When we do, I want to built them a CP shelter/run.

My ducks love their hoop house! I was silly and naive and didn't know the greatness that is a cattle panel until much later so their "coop" is more of a very reinforced run. The hoop part is pvc and chicken wire. They love sleeping "out in the open". I'm certain it wouldn't do in very cold or very hot climates, but it works nicely for our temperate zone.

 

[Cyprus]

I went to close my eyes for a minute at 7pm last night. I fell asleep until 1 or 2 am.

So much for staying up late.

 

[itspebbl]

Did you go back to sleep??

 

[Cyprus]

Did you go back to sleep??

Yup