12 degrees now, getting down to 1 degree tonight.
Posted at the same time. The broody mamas and eggs are all in a corner of the coop separate from the flock. No heat in our coop. The only thing I could do would be to put on a heat lamp and I don't really like them things.
Same here. DS and I have even taken down the tree, boxed and put away every decoration.. Vacuumed and reset the living room.
No basement or dog crate. The two broody hens are in a nest made from an octagon shaped end table with the floor covered with a non-slip rubber type mat and Koop Clean (straw mix) on top of that. The two mamas together are putting out a lot of heat. When I checked the eggs over the past few days they were very warm. I will try to get a picture of the set up. I'm about to go out and check on them.
I had a broody do my hatch 6 out of 6 hatched but the one died,heres some pics , happy new years everyone..
I hope you get to try hatching some soon.
I thought I posted this but dropped my phone and guess it erased.
I have been hatching eggs for many years but never had as much fun as with this HAL. And learned so much. I have never before marked air cells and put an "x" where they should pip. My DH and friends who have stopped by today think I am some kind of Chicken Whisperer because so many pips were on or near my X.
BTW I can't wait to hear how the Trader Joe eggs did. That is going to be my next project.
Happy New Year Everybody!!!!
