2015 HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long, Join us IF YOU DARE!

[tracyjg]

I think I going to give the eggs in the first incubator a little while longer I thing I see a few split but I could be mistaken. I will check them again when they need water.i have to the 20 th to make a decision .we changed out the cardboard in bottom of nesting boxes and cleaned out one part of the coop. I can't see tell I get help in day light hrs to clean the rest of the coop.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I'd love a mini ducky the size of this serama! A mini Muscovy! So awesome!

Hmmm... we must reverse the breeding habits from many years past now... instead of breeding them for LARGER size, we must think smaller... gonna take a lotta work since those 'scovies are so big...

 

[Scovy Momma]

Hmmm... we must reverse the breeding habits from many years past now... instead of breeding them for LARGER size, we must think smaller... gonna take a lotta work since those 'scovies are so big...

Right? Chunkey monkey birds!
Now I'm wondering though: so those that have breeding projects for certain traits in their chickens, how many generations before something actually happens? In canines it's not very many generations at all. Are chickens the same way? Like, maybe in a year I could have a Serama sized scovy?

 

[firedragon1982]

That's a shame! It's just the way of shipped eggs. There's so many variables involved after they leave your hands (& even when they're in his) that there shouldn't be any blame on you if nothing hatches. I understand he may be upset but he has to really think about it. I've learned some people just want to blame someone for something.

Too true. It's a learning curve for everyone. My case is first time incubating, and for a mix of bantam and standard fowl, I think if I had done just bantam the hatch rate would have been better. Easier to control the air cell instead of one kind having too small and other too big. I did a pip for 2 of the bantams that I thought were dead, and they were shrink wrapped. But I blame myself and the learning curve for it, no one else. But I have 2 littles, 2 bigs, and 2 other bigs almost out. Next time one size at a time.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good morning y'all
I just realized tomorrow is Friday!!!!!
and I can do what I want and when I want until Monday!!!
besides a doc appointment but that's minor!
WHOOT WHOOT!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Still haven't gotten an email from MPC saying the eggs have shipped. The wait is terrible lol. I wonder what I will get.

I cant find the post when you ordered?

more to write later, but wanted to show the thermostat set up. I will be back soon.

it came!!!

Thank you for the perspective. I've been in touch with each seller of eggs during and after hatch. I would love for someone to volunteer to send me more eggs but I don't expect it during my contact. I'm not great at this hatching thing yet so I'm really absorbing and learning each time. Like you, Cowgirl told me she had no major problems with her recent hatch, so I know the eggs were probably in good hatchable condition when they left her. TX to NY is a rough haul. I'm curious about how we could develop a better shipping system (like a gyroscope or gravity based shipping system) and how we could better predict the best conditions for each breeds eggs.

I have serama from HarmonyAnns frizzle babes, or I have pullet eggs from the crested barred rock out the buttocks lol, I also have pullet ccl laying but the full size ccl are in molt right now I am close in eastern PA remember

"Why would someone waste a perfectly pretty nest on flying discs?"

you have to remember these if they post that pic for a contest!

Have quite a few pips on my quail eggs, nothing out as of now. I'm sure by time I get up in the morning I will have a pile running around.

ETA; I thought my chicken eggs hatch on the 25th. It's actually the 22nd.

cant wait for the update!

So I should go on the next hatch right now is 30 cartons of eggs approximately 9 a day. So if I would of put them in now it would start with 30 and work my way down depending on incubators I have running at the time and how many eggs it will hold set 1-10 or oldest. Partner made spiff money today on his deals and got to more glass. It will fit on little blue cooler and the other styrofoam cooler. He said he might work on it after he lets the dogs out. My kid is a sleep. He somehow keeps falling asleep at 3pm and is up all night. I don't think he has felt well.we will correct sleep on dads to week vacation on 10-22-2015 just in time for my surgrey. I thing it will be a better outcome for Christmas . It take 6-8 week recovery time. But dr said I can start to move around again at the two week mark.

30 cartons! I thought you only had like 9 hens or something? yes 1-10 days....... to store longer put SMALL END UP in a carton in a plastic bag in a cool place, NOT in the wash room, like a cold cellar or of like. do not turn during this long storage. this is ONLY for long turn storage, up to 2-3 weeks only! and even though this raises hatch rates, they are still lower than 1-10 day eggs!

storage in cool place 1-10 day old eggs is STILL IMPORTANT!! @tracyjg

Candle Day 6 for Brabanters. 4/9 have veins. The rest seem clear.

Candle Day 10 for the rest. 2 Barnevelders and 3 BCM stay because I can't tell through their shells. 3 CL and 2 LAm stay but various stages of "meh".
Air cells are ok. The saddled ones look too big but I'm not sure I can change that.
Started with 24. Down to 19 after early problems. Only 9 or 10 look really promising. I'm hoping Day 14 turns out better. I need some healthy chicks to hatch. I want 10+
The thermostat works.

WHAT!!!! you must have been half asleep!!! I cheered for them!!!!

First baby hatched early!

oh my what cute images too!!!!!

4 out, hoping for 4 more. I think 3 are questionable if they are still alive

. /sigh/

awwwwwww pics pics pics give them time????

Day 4 candle. Woot woot!

great candle pic!

How are duck eggs different? Never incubated/candled them before.

duck eggs are so cool to candle!!!!!! and when they get bigger you can see their bill and there webbed feet too!!!!!! cause they are so big and if they are really white eggs, crystal clear candling too!!!! amazing candles my fav candle eggs!!!!

Day 7 candle

To set more or not that is the question

SET ALL EGGS!!!!!! esp pretty eggs like those!!

You weren't whining, TJ... your reputation speaks for itself quite well here, so is understandable that you were upset with an obviously unreasonable customer...
I haven't personally bought from you yet, but I do recommend you often... been eyeballing your Royal Purple Guineas for quite a while, lol...

agree!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

so lucas shot down tacos, pizza, hot dogs, chicken patties and meatballs.

the kid wants shishhhhh kabobs seriously? what kids wants them?? he is 8 !!! and I cant even spell shish kabobs are they italian polish mexican or what>?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

EGG delivery anyone?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

 

[Peep-Chicken]

Morning!