2017 Groundhog Day Hatch-a-long!

[BantyChooks]

Hatch failed. Good luck to everyone else.

 

[CuzChickens]

Congratulations to the ones having chicks hatch! Checking on my incubator every hour, waiting.... biting my nails.... pulling out my hair. Agh! The wait is horrendous! 

Oh, I didn't even check it every hour. I just moved into the kitchen and never left the incubator. I litterally slept in the kitchen.

Hatch failed. Good luck to everyone else.

OH NOOOOOOOOO!!!! I'm so sorry. Any ideas why?

 

[BantyChooks]

Oh, I didn't even check it every hour. I just moved into the kitchen and never left the incubator. I litterally slept in the kitchen.
OH NOOOOOOOOO!!!! I'm so sorry. Any ideas why?

Still sorting through possible reasons.

 

[CuzChickens]

Still sorting through possible reasons.

I know I'll have to deal with this someday. Not looking forward to that day.

 

[BantyChooks]

I know I'll have to deal with this someday. Not looking forward to that day.

Heh, I've seen very few with my kinda results. Partly coz they're shipped, partly coz I'm still ironing the kinks out of my hatching routine. Stick to local eggs in a good Bator and 0% hatch rates will be few and far between.... I got 0% for my first hatch, coz I measured temp incorrectly. You obviously didn't do that!

 

[IHeartPoultry]

I have some Emus in the 'bator!

 

[CuzChickens]

Heh, I've seen very few with my kinda results. Partly coz they're shipped, partly coz I'm still ironing the kinks out of my hatching routine. Stick to local eggs in a good Bator and 0% hatch rates will be few and far between.... I got 0% for my first hatch, coz I measured temp incorrectly. You obviously didn't do that!

I want to get 2 dozen shipped eggs from Michigan, but I know that's a huge risk....I think I've got a good bator. What kind do you use?

I have some Emus in the 'bator!

Ooh, those sound neat!

 

[BantyChooks]

I want to get 2 dozen shipped eggs from Michigan, but I know that's a huge risk....I think I've got a good bator. What ki!nd do you use?
Ooh, those sound neat!

You do. I am currently using a diy Bator.... Very stable.

 

[CuzChickens]

My mom says her family made a DIY bator when she was a kid, I would like to make one sometime. How much did it cost you to build yours?

 

[BantyChooks]

My mom says her family made a DIY bator when she was a kid, I would like to make one sometime. How much did it cost you to build yours?

$40ish, but I recommend paying more for parts if it means getting a better Bator.