5 Questions for you all - bit of a survey

1. The most I have done so far is seven in my home made incubator.

2. Only one a year in the incubator but have hatch with my hens more.

3. Hobby

4. I'm thinking about starting to show so it's partly for that reason. I just love to watch them hatch and see what you get.

5. I have cochins standard and bantam. When I candle at 10 days I can see veins pretty well. Later on I just keep an eye on the air cell as long as it's there and the chick doesn't shrink away from it the egg has hatched for me.
 
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Well so far I've yet to fill my incubator. Egg turner holds 42 eggs and at most I've had about 28 eggs and sometime they're staggered hatches.


2. how often do you do it?

Well lately I've been doing at least one clutch a month. But as long as I have eggs and a plan.
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3. is this a hobby or an occupation for you?

Definitely not an occupation. Its a full blown hobby and obsession.
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4. why do you incubate and hatch chicks? to keep the chickens? to sell them? (i'm starting to understand it's pretty addictive...)

Mainly for what I want. I haven't really hatched eggs thus far to sell or anything else. Just for my flock.

5. does anyone else that hatches pekins find it really really hard to see through the shells when trying to candle?

Dark eggs, colored eggs and thicker shelled eggs are hard to candle. I've only done quail once and I couldn't tell a thing.​
 
1. How many eggs do you hatch in your incubator? It will hold about 40 eggs, but I normally do smaller batches of around 20.

2. How often do you do it? About every month.

3. Is this a hobby or an occupation for you? Hobby

4. Why do you incubate and hatch chicks? To keep the chickens? To sell them? I keep some te replenish or increase my own flocks, I sell or give away others.

5. Does anyone else that hatches pekins find it really hard to see through the shells when trying to candle? I haven't hatched Pekins, but some chicken eggs are dark/dense and hard to see through. I use an LED flashlight and it does a great job.
 
1. how many eggs do you hatch in your incubator?
I have three, a Sportsman, a Hova Bator, and a Top Hatch Only once have I had all three full. I usually just run the sportsman because it's the most hassle free. Somewhere between 20 and 200 depending.


2. how often do you do it?
Any time my girls are laying.


3. is this a hobby or an occupation for you?
A VERY expensive hobby. I've never made any money on poultry, but I seem to do very well spending it
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4. why do you incubate and hatch chicks? to keep the chickens? to sell them? (i'm starting to understand it's pretty addictive...)
I sell (sometimes give away) most of them. I love watching little fuzz butts!


5. does anyone else that hatches pekins find it really really hard to see through the shells when trying to candle?

I don't think they are particularly difficult, but it depends on the individual chicken as much as the breed.
 
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Are you talking about Pekin Ducks or Bantam Cochins?
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She is talking about bantam cochins I think - that's what they call them in Austraila.
 
How many eggs do I hatch? depends on the year. this year 400+

How often do you do it? From about march to sept, this year longer.

Is this hobby or ocupation? Hobby

Why do I incubate and hatch chicks? to keep them or sell?
I just enjoy incubating and having them. I sell a few but mostly its just for fun.
 
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1now i can hatch 288 at once but usually do 1 or 2 racks of 48 a time.
2im trying to get a hatch a week now,, but next week have 3 racks comming out at once.
3a half/half ,, i sell chicks to pay for my birds
4 all of the above
5 dont / havent hatch any,,,,, yet
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I have about 12 bators.: 1 sportsman, 1 home-made (128)
8 styrofoam LG (42 each) 3 Jamesway 2940 (2940 each)
I have only had the sportsman and 6 of the foam bators full at one time, this year.. I think that was about 540 eggs.. I have only 1 of the jamesway up and running.. Never had it full..

hobby/sell some chicks and keep the rest for meat and eggs..

I do not candle, because I suck at it.My eyes are too far gone.. blind in one can't see out of the other..LOL

.......jiminwisc.....
 

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