Anyone else setting eggs this weekend? 8-3-12?

[Nicole01]

None of your friends have a generator. We had a big lightning storm here the other day so now my wife and kids are fully trained in generator pull start.

About a month ago lightening hit my house! I'm very lucky it did not burn down! However, the damage was extensive and everything was rewired and most replaced.

 

[gander111]

Yes, I have 12 eggs under my Australorp. She went broody so I ordered Ancona, Blue Ameracauna, and Salmon Faverolles. She is setting nicely.
This is my first hatch attempt..please wish me luck!!!

 

[gander111]

I candled three eggs so far and one Salmon Favorelle looks like it's developing nicely.

 

[Nicole01]

I candled three eggs so far and one Salmon Favorelle looks like it's developing nicely.

Yay! Good luck!

 

[WyoChickenMamma]

The faverolles must be a favorite! I do not have any in my flock, I usually on see bantams. I have a few bantams, but prefer the larger birds. I have cats and the big birds hold their own, but I think my cats could take a bantam pretty easy.

I had more eggs come in the mail today I have 7 more cream legbars to set and 7 lemon cuckoo orpingtons. Super excited, they will go my second incubator tonight! Woot Woot...I love it when I have both running at the same time.

Also, congrats to all of you who have seeing growth when you candle. I am still holding out for tomorrow night. Can't believe it has almost been a full week already... 1/3 down!

 

[Nicole01]

The faverolles must be a favorite! I do not have any in my flock, I usually on see bantams. I have a few bantams, but prefer the larger birds. I have cats and the big birds hold their own, but I think my cats could take a bantam pretty easy.

I had more eggs come in the mail today I have 7 more cream legbars to set and 7 lemon cuckoo orpingtons. Super excited, they will go my second incubator tonight! Woot Woot...I love it when I have both running at the same time.

Also, congrats to all of you who have seeing growth when you candle. I am still holding out for tomorrow night. Can't believe it has almost been a full week already... 1/3 down!

I have a Faverolle. She is so sweet and beautiful!

My cats leave my bantam alone. I'm glad too because I was very worried.

 

[WyoChickenMamma]

Awe she is very pretty! I lost a chick, probably about 2 weeks old to to one of my cats, I think. The momma hen had 5 babies and one night all but one made it into the coop. By the time I went down to count them and lock them in, the chick was long gone. I think right at dusk one of my cats got it. So I am extra careful now when they have babies just learning to use the ramp and to to bed. I have one tiny little bantam that will be 2 weeks old on Saturday...she is just now the size of a day old regular chick. Sadly, on her week birthday something happened to her leg and she could not put any weight down on it. So I moved her, her momma and another orphaned chick to my brooder. Good news is, she is healing nicely and is putting weight back down on that leg. But I do worry about her going back down to the coop with the rest of the girls...she is just so little, the size of a mouse. I plan on keeping them in the brooder for a few more days though...each day helps her I think.


I will try to take some pictures of them tonight and post them so you can see how tiny she is....super cute though!

 

[aussie pete]

thanks for the info ,willcandle ,then lockdown before power out & then wrap in a doona .so hope all will be well. I thought about moving them to another house but closest is 10 klms away so as u say was worried about jostling eggs, so will just have to wait & see.

 

[fiveladybugs]

How long should I wait to candle?

I waited until day 7 and then will do it again on day 14.

 

[Nicole01]

Set in incubator Aug. 3rd. Candled today and I see my pure Ameraucana baby move.

Taken on iPod touch, so the quality is not great.