2 Sterile roo's?

[donrae]

I go by Cornfed! But someone had that already so I used my email! Which is cornfedhogeditor. So if you want to get technical it would be broke up like this!...Cornfed hog editor.

Hope that helps your head out!

That's so funny, I skimmed over your username here and read it as corn fed hog tied to

 

[Mrs. K]

I suscribed to a thread in the hatching section. It went for a long time, people would submit their setting number of eggs, and their hatching percentages. The idea was to add your numbers to the previous posters. The idea was mathematically sound, as any one person can have a great hatch or a terrible hatch, but over time with a great number of eggs counted, it becomes more statistically stable.

And what eventually emerged, was that it didn't matter whether you were hatching with an incubator or a hen, the overall average was about 50%. So if you are above that you are doing well, if not, it did not go so well, but obviously it often does not.

There are so many variables, I just had a hen only hatch 3 out of 13, ugh!

Anyway, I think centuries of keeping chickens have lead to this old advice, "Don't count your chickens until they have hatched!"

Better luck next time, and as for doing it for the grandchildren, that is a great idea, mine love to see them.

Mrs K

 

[cornfedhogedito]

Thanks Mrs K. I suppose you are right about counting!

I am just surprised that letting nature run its course that it would have a total loss of all eggs. I expected at least 1 would have hatched. But nature is fickle!

I am not going to let this make me run away! I can always buy more when it is time if my ladies can't get it right!

 

[Mrs. K]

I have often slipped day old chicks under a broody hen at about 21 days. Works a treat. Always have a plan B

 

[cornfedhogedito]

I will keep that in mind when I decide to get some from the store. I had wondered if that would work.