April Hatch Challenge....

[walkswithdog]

Let's do a month long window, that will get in everything from chickens to turkeys, people who have already set and people about to set.

It'll be fun. I'd be interested to know if anyone else will be setting primarily pullet eggs for their runs. And whether that differs significantly from other rates.

Thanks for the idea Christopher.

 

[Ryu]

I'd play but I've got Cornish in the incubator right now. I'm getting 99-100% on everything else, the Cornish about 50%...

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

I have 36 eggs in one bator all viable, 18 in another all due on the 6 of April
I have twenty five due to hatch on the 13 I have not candled yet.
I have 6 geese and 4 turkey due on the 20 of April
I also have 14 eggs under one broody banty about to hatch
5 under another,
3 ameracana and 3 banty under another
2 under another and 4 under the last banty
then I have 6 under my blue Orp due aoround the 13.
Those banty hens are the broodiest hens I have ever seen.
First bator, polish,cochins,australope,ameracanas,EE's
same in second
(25) polish, cochin,australopes orps

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Quote:
All in good fun!

 

[Jamie821]

I have 27 BLRWs, 4SLWs, 8 mixed marans due on April 1. 9 BCs due on april 2,,] 6 Blue wheaton ameracauns and 2 BCs due on april 4. 18 BLRWs, and 12 Blue wheaton ameracauns due on april 14

 

[gervais22]

Yeah I got some chickens hatching on the 8th/9th!!!!

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

So whats the formulation for hatch rate percentage? This is how I figure it...


total number of eggs set (minus) total number infertile on day 14 = total number of developing eggs.

Total number of developing eggs (divided by) number that hatch = hatch rate

(there's a percentage calculation somewhere in there, but I can't explain how I do it... mostly cause I'm not that good at math.)

Any other suggestions?

 

[Solsken Farm]

This sounds fun. I'm in. I'll be hatching Nivtup's golden cuckoo Marans, Banters Brabanters, Harry's Lavender project birds and then I am setting a bunch of my own Copper Blacks and BBS Ameraucanas and Brabanters.

I need a big bator like Harley;s girl.

 

[ranchhand]

25 due on April 1st- April Fool's!

No Really, they are due the first! Delaware Blue Hens and some BO/Cochin mixes, some EE/Cochin mixes and one little bantam Sebright/bantam Cochin.

 

[LilDucky85]

So far I'm the LOSER!

Out of the 17 I sat:
-7 were clear
-1 possible blood ring
-9 vening


Is there a prize for the loser. I'll happily take a "its not your fault"