Anyone HATCHING?!?!? Newbie's and addicts WELCOME!!!! Hatch Calendar page 1!!!!

[silkymom1986]

Congrats everyone who has chicks this morning!!!

It's so exciting, can't wait to see pics!!

 

[DDDMIchicks]

I'm on day 20 with 9 eggs. I'm a nervous wreck!! All were moving around well when we candled before lockdown so fingers crossed!!

This is my first time hatching so I really hope that I get a few!

 

[Melissa Rose]

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Uh Oh are we talking Honey Bees

Being an organic gardener the thought of some delightful hives is very alluring

But having the "killer bees" down here is making me think twice

although................

Have your catdance silkie come yet Darren? Mine came yesterday with a delightful assortment of colors.

I sure hope I get a good hatch

. The lady coming back from Louisiana wants about 15 of the Catdance and some of the ones I got from the Heritage Poultry Farm

!!! She sent a lot of Lavs and Isabelles

!!!! Bikerchic have you gotten your new incubator yet? How egggciting

This morning I have some Mottled Houdans hatching from Banjoe Joe

!!! He also just sent the most amazing assortment to me yesterday too

Silkies,Spangled OEGB , Bantam Cochins, Silver Pheonix, Cochins, Delawares, Silver Yokohamas, Bantam Golden Comets, Bantam Sicilian Buttercups, Bantam Brown Leghorns, Bantam Buff Brahmas, New Hampshires, Bantam Frizzel Cochins, Ameraucanas, Quails, and a Royal Palm Turkey

!!!! aaggjg - hnbubz and alabamawes82 Congratulations

!!!!

 

[hnbubz]

My farthest along chick has made a decent sized hole in her egg, but she broke off a piece of the shell inward, and she's spent the past 3 hours playing with it... She's killling me!!

 

[sager:)silkies]

Sager...what eggs do you have cooking?

i have abot 10 silkie eggs couple columbian silkies white silkies and 1 partridge silkie and 1 buff silkie and have 2 GL Polish and 4 EE

 

[littlelady]

Yes, that is a lot of eggs. Of course I am sure they will not all hatch. I will candle them soon but am hoping for 250 or so.
I actually have 2 incubators. They are both GQF cabinet incubators. The one these eggs are in is a model 1500 with no hatching tray and the other one I have is a model 1502 with a hatching tray.
So this one is completely filled. I will most likely use them both when day 18 gets here since I have several breeds going.

 

[sager:)silkies]

or i just put my 16 eggs in lockdown removed turner and set eggs on side i have a question i put towel down so it wouldnt get as messy when they start hatching for easy cleanup but the towels the eggs are sitting on are wet is this bad will the eggs die sitting on the wet towel

 

[HOMEBODY12]

just purchased an incubator and 14 eggs, this will be my first

 

[Melissa Rose]

or i just put my 16 eggs in lockdown removed turner and set eggs on side i have a question i put towel down so it wouldnt get as messy when they start hatching for easy cleanup but the towels the eggs are sitting on are wet is this bad will the eggs die sitting on the wet towel

Are you using one of those styrofoam incubators? I hatch in them and use the rubbermaid shelf liner. It is easy to clean up and the no slip type helps them get their footing. A little wet shouldn't hurt but if it's saturated wet I would change it to a drier towel.

 

[sager:)silkies]

every time i set a towel down it gets wet