Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[Wolfwoman]

You mean I have to LEAVE IT ALONE for a week????

I can't shake em and see what the present is inside???

I dunno if I can take it!!!!

For $48 I best get 2 hens and a roo!!

 

[Ban seabhag]

Start practicing yoga meditation... or something... You're gonna need it...

All you do with that bator is make sure the humidity is right and no messing with eggs! Day 7-8...Then we look....

 

[Wolfwoman]

I'm excited already!! I appreciate your help too

Guess I'll have to keep busy with all the other critters...lol

I figure that he'll have the check in a couple days, wait for it to clear, then he has to gather enough eggs if he doesn't already have em... then shipping... probably 2 weeks before they are here!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I know it's probably too late to say anything, but please remember that shipping eggs is a big risk. Out of the 6 dozen eggs Miss Prissy sent me, 7 chicks hatched. I'm thrilled to have the 7, and try not to think about the rest that the PO scrambled.

We can only guarantee that they are fertile to the best of our knowledge, intact, and packaged as best we can... how it's handled by the PO, the heat/cold between here and there, the length of time in transit, incubation techniques, yada yada, they're out of our hands so there's never any guarantee. Some people have wonderful hatches. Last summer (or was it the year before?) I was known as the "One Chick Wonder"... all summer I would get 0-1 chick to hatch.

Until my August set, where I hatched 14 out of 22 eggs, and October when I hatched 9 out of 16. That was when I got my flock of BBS Orpingtons started.

So definitely remember to breathe, relax, and don't stress it...

That being said, there are things you can do to help your hatch rate... unpack them carefully and place them in a carton (pointy end down) in a cool place to "rest" for a few hours before putting in the incubator. Sometimes the aircell becomes detached during shipping, and settling them in the correct position helps. Increase the humidity by about 5%. During transit the egg is losing moisture, and increasing the humidity a little bit will help slow it down. I keep mine at about 50%.

 

[Wolfwoman]

I know, I've been reading about it on here, but I have to try it this once at least... And I explained that to Sam too... it's not like we can afford throwing $50 out here and there all the time

But .... it's GOTTA be better than the last two live chick shipments I got ... only FOUR packing peanuts... that is one of the reasons I'm going with eggs... eggs can't suffer

That being said, thanks for watching out for me on that aspect

Any other advice is appreciated!!

 

[Mrs MIA]

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True dat. I prefer the eggs, too, for that very reason. Besides the fact that I can't find a lot of the breeds I'd like at hatcheries.

I wish you all the hatching luck in the world... I wanna see a mahogany Orloff!!

Make sure they pack your eggs REALLY well...

 

[Wolfwoman]

Well I hope that this guy knows what he's doing in packing for sure!! He got right back with me on the price... so we'll see...

 

[incubatingisfun]

hey everyone i didnt catch any reds o the kenai and i had to go with this annoying kid and im getting home sick so im having a bad day i miss my chickens too

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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Sorry IIF! I hope today gets better for you. Being homesick bites.

WW, we're all rooting for ya! Did he say he might throw in a couple of extras? Not required, but some folks do.

 

[Wolfwoman]

He didn't say... I hope he does! That would make my chances better...lol


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