Anyone setting eggs starting July 15 -July 22?

[ChicksinPR]

roxy chick, do you have a mirror...will help the lonely chick

Brookehaven sorry about your baby

hpe allelse iswell wit hthe others.An y eggs left to hatch?
I have a hatch tomorrow and Friday.I am hoping for better results buttyis pone little guy is tooo CUTE!!

The pink things are" friend " chick dolls but he doesnt seem to care about them.Wonder why? LOL

 

[miss blue]

what kind of bator is that... i saw something like it on ebay.. how many eggs does it hold and how was your temps and humidity... inquiring mind wants to know

yep its from ebay holds 9 eggs the temps does go up and down between about 38 - 40 and they humidity was ok not a bad bator but i do think there is better out there but it done the job hope that help

 

[calichickies]

What's the difference between setting the eggs upright in carton and laying them flat during lockdown? Does it make a difference? I want to do everything humanly possible to have a great hatch with this next batch!

I have not tried the carton yet... but heard a lot of people like it. It all depends on what your situation will allow and what you're trying to achieve. You could always split the difference and cut your egg cartons way down and lay the eggs horizontal in them. Making sure that the air cell end was facing out, at a slight angle up, just like when you're incubating them. It makes sense to have them in as natural a position as possible --like a hen would have them in the nest. The hen doesn't all of a sudden drastically change the position of the eggs. But again, I have not tried hatching upright in a carton-- so I'm just chatting here.
It's all a learning experience. You are gonna have to try it both ways and see what works best for you.

Good Luck!

 

[calichickies]

Beautiful

I know I am a bit picture happy, but I can't help myself!

 

[lil'turkeymama]

WOW!!!!! I am loving all the baby pics.It sure is hard to keep up with this thread.I've learned alot by reading this one.Congrats on all the pretty peeps!

I've got one hatched and one pipped,with a big hole.Don't know why its so big of a hole.Anyways,heres a couple pictures.Got my brooder tub all ready.I use old cattle feed tubs.

 

[calichickies]

come on babies!

Thanks for being here!!
We really appreciate your wisdom.

 

[ChicksinPR]

yep its from ebay holds 9 eggs the temps does go up and down between about 38 - 40 and they humidity was ok not a bad bator but i do think there is better out there but it done the job hope that help

i saw it and it looked easy to clean and has the rollers... But I ordered the hovabator genesis and it hold 50 eggs... a little more to meet my addiction..lol

 

[silkiemelon]

I know I am a bit picture happy, but I can't help myself!

Ohhhhh congratulations!!!!! I'm so happy for you!
You have chicks!

Ok, this might be a stupid question, but is it just me or are those chicks really big? They just seem unnaturally big in that pic for day olds!!

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Question; Summer keeps tucking larger pieces of shell back under herself. Will she really sit there and try to hatch shells with the babies running around? Granted there is still one hatching but...

BTW; how is hatching going Silkiemelon?

 

[Brookhavens]

my husband calls and asks me what i have been doing today I said watching chickens hatch on a live web cam. he said sounds real productive. ha ha