AAAACCCKKKKK Stop the madness!! LOL

[Baralak]

You do realize, of course, that we all have gone off the deep end some time ago, and can only support you by helping you enter into this realm of hatchoholics. Once there you can never leave...

MUUUUAAAHHHHHHH!!!

 

[mychookschick]

You guys make me sooo jealous! BUT, I have promised myself NOT to get an incubator! I only allow myself to hatch when I have a broody (you can send me all the broodies you want!

). That way, I keep it to absolute minimum! I really don't have room or money for too many more... I sooo wish that I could!

 

[Baralak]

Oh if your hatching from a broody it cost you nothing.. Just hatch your own!!!!.. If you don't have a rooster, get Rent-a-Roo..or sneak into your neighbors hen house that has a roo, and Trade Eggs... LOL

 

[cheri222]

I pray I never find a good deal on an incubator because that will be the end of life as I know it. I really want one but I know once I start I won't stop.

 

[Cass]

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[gryeyes]

I have nothing against broodies - I loved it when two of my girls went broody and hatched chicks. As a matter of fact, when the first girl hatched her single chick and took such good care of raising it up, that's when I thought about hatching some chicks in an incubator.

By the time the second gal was brooding a small clutch of eggs, also her first, I had eggs in an incubator. They both went back to laying eggs, but I haven't stopped incubating 'em. I'm adding all the breeds I have wanted into my flock. And then bantams, too. And then, well, just some MORE of some of the same breeds. They don't all hatch, so I'm not swimming in chickens yet (getting close).

 

[sheila3935]

I hatched my first in October 22 RIR's. Told myself no more for awhile. Day after Thanksgiving hatch 4 more. In January hatched 7 more and 2 ducks. I have 12 in the incubator due out February 10th and am putting 21 in tomorrow. So far I have sold all but 3 and the 2 ducks. The 3 bantam cochins I got from the December Egg Swap I am keeping and the 2 duckiling provided they are girls I will keep they are from my ducks which are khaki campbell fawn runner cross. They are just so cute and growing like a weed. So dont ask me to help I cant stop myself.

 

[pkw]

Sorry but I think we are all enablers. I have 3 different incubators going right now with 2 of them loaded to the maximum capacity. The other one I have to not put any more in because they will be hatching next weekend from that incubator. But after that, I already have some eggs lined up. Oh and I am trying to incubate some eggs from Trader Joes right now also. I can't wait to see what breeds those turns out to be

. They are some pretty dark brown eggs ... darker than my new hampshire eggs which is most of the time a deep medium brown although sometimes a little lighter. I have been hatching since November but the last few hatches haven't been that great.

 

[calgal98]

I did this a couple of years ago and ended up with a whole bunch of chickens. Then switched to quail cuz I could eat them (loved those eggs, btw). I just had to hatch. I built this huge old coop and my hens free range. Will have to rehab my old coop for my silkies...may have to build a third coop...we are talking divorce here...LOL

 

[calgal98]

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What do you do with all your chicks? I need some ideas here!! LOL