April Hatch Challenge....

[Yard full o' rocks]

I am expecting Buff Orpingtons. I currently have 8 hens (about 6-7 months old) and one buff rooster. Once I get the hang of this "incubation thing" I would like to add a few different types to my flock. The 23 in the other incubator are also Buffs.....

 

[sunnychooks]

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Good Luck!!! Positive Hatching Vibes are being sent your way!

 

[AK Michelle]

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you just moved your first hatch to the FORMAL DINING ROOM and you have a second bator already... hhhmmmm. yep, you're addicted.

Welcome to hatchers annonomous.

Michelle

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Yes....my wife says I have a "problem"...not sure if they make meds for "chicken addiction" or not. But I am having fun.

 

[Nivrocco]

Mine were supposed to hatch yesterday...I haven't heard anything, no pips, nothing. This was my first try...failure I'm afraid. How long should I wait before I take them out and chuck them...(it's kinda sad, almost like a death, even though they never hatched)..

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

....and I may as well get SOME use outta that dining room. Furniture, pictures, etc, etc to get used twice a year???

 

[AnconaDuck]

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[Chicken Woman]

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I would wait until day 24

 

[AK Michelle]

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Your wife and my husband can get together and comiserate.

I'm sure he'll be happy when he gets home next week and finds out I'm moving the dining table aside so I can move the brooders in there. I figure it'll be good to get them out where the dogs can get used to them and learn that they are "family".

Don't worry, they are securely caged, and the Chessie doesn't care, quick sniff, moving on... The lab watches them like the kids watch tv. But she doesn't want to get to them, just fascinated by all the movement.

Good luck on the hatch.

Michelle

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

AK Michelle, you appear to be a very busy lady in Alaska...how do you keep everything warm up there?? Its 86 degrees here today in NW Georgia