2021 Jacin Hatchalong #1

[JacinLarkwell]

Set my first batch of the year.

3 seramas
4 nonstandard Ameraucana mixes
10 Ayam Cemani
8 Mosaic
3 leghorn mix mixes
1 Post Humorous Phoenix egg
3 WFB Spanish
1 Cornish
3 naked neck
8 Barnyard Mutts (possibly spitzhauben crosses)
9 Phoenix or Pheonix crosses

Total of 53 eggs!

Using a yescomusa incubator I got last spring (never used it before though so we'll see)... and planning to move viable eggs to a NatureRight incubator for lockdown (or I might figure out how to take the turners out and use this for hatching if I have too many viable.

 

[JaeG]

Good luck with the hatch. You have a beautiful variety there. Can't wait to see some cute little chicks come out of those eggs!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Good luck with the hatch. You have a beautiful variety there. Can't wait to see some cute little chicks come out of those eggs!

Thanks! I had actually just bought 8 Mosaic and 8 Cemani, the seller was kind enough to add 2 more Cemani and 3 seramas. If any hatch I'll have to buy more since I doubt I'll be lucky enough to get a perfect trio

The leghorn mixes are the giant brown eggs. So glad I got some, the hen that lays them is not a great layer (higher calcium need results in waifer thin or no shells on her eggs after a few weeks of laying). I have a male that I think is actually big enough to breed her this spring, hoping he did since she's such a good hen and she's getting older.

 

[JaeG]

Thanks! I had actually just bought 8 Mosaic and 8 Cemani, the seller was kind enough to add 2 more Cemani and 3 seramas. If any hatch I'll have to buy more since I doubt I'll be lucky enough to get a perfect trio

The leghorn mixes are the giant brown eggs. So glad I got some, the hen that lays them is not a great layer (higher calcium need results in waifer thin or no shells on her eggs after a few weeks of laying). I have a male that I think is actually big enough to breed her this spring, hoping he did since she's such a good hen and she's getting older.

I recently hatched some eggs from our older girls and we got some gorgeous babies (they are mixes). One bantam girl I particularly wanted babies from as she's almost 7 years old but still lays amazingly well. I'm hoping her babies inherit that trait.

Seramas are so cute - wish we had them in my country. I love bantams.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I’m going to be watching this... good luck!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have been up for an hour and a half pressing a button every 5 minutes to stop the humidity alarm. Alarm goes off at 49 (can't get it to set lower) and it won't stay above that for more than a minute or so. I know that the humidity is higher than that because it's condensing on part of the corner. Every hole besides the over flow is blocked off and it just won't stay stable any longer

 

[JacinLarkwell]

We fixed it. I practically cried with relief when it didn't go off at 49%. Now I just gotta stay awake for class and the drive home.

All the eggs are turning good. I was worried about the leghorn mixes, the seramas and the Post H. one being the wrong size and falling out but so far all is good. Plan to candle in 2 days to at least check the white ones (I was able to see the cluster that grows the heart at 2 days under a broody with the white ones, so I'll at least know if something is growing even if I can't see in the darker eggs

 

[JaeG]

Glad you got the alarm turned off. How annoying!

Looking forward to updates.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Glad you got the alarm turned off. How annoying!

Looking forward to updates.

X2

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Glad you got the alarm turned off. How annoying!

Looking forward to updates.

I'll probably update when I candle since until then they basically just sit there and rock.

But yes, hopefully now I can get up when it goes off, and then go back to bed