Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[satay]

49 out of 56 Araucana eggs hatched. All chicks happy and healthy. The incubator is now full with 50 Light Barred Rock eggs. xxxx M

Gratz on a great hatch Ash.

 

[satay]

so sorry to hear about ur chick's!

Thank you

 

[Fancychooklady]

Don't know how effective this would be, but might be worth a try.

 

[locknest4]

I've got mine out today in their little run, never thought to worry about snakes. Haven't seen any around yet.
I put a kitty litter tray full of white sand in with them. Thought they would enjoy scratching and dust bathing in it. Didn't add the DE. But instead they ate it!!! Is this normal chick behaviour? Hope they don't get sick from it . Have since removed it.

 

[RodneyRooster]

Awwwwwww! How cute Ash!

Haha appps it would make sense the way u were assuming. Yes i always try to use a mask when using the lime just in my bigish sheds it was really the only practical option and it has worked well for me

Sorry to hear about the chicks satay :-(

This was the inside of that black looking egg.. any help? Is it just a rotten egg? Ive honestly never seen one before.. lol..

Have left the eggs for 2 nights now and still no sign of broodies :-( will have to collect them today.

 

[cwrite]

49 out of 56 hatched now. And that includes the 2 infertile eggs and one that died early in the shell.
Best hatch I have had in a long time. 

Beautiful! I miss having grey & yellow chicks.

 

[cwrite]

Sprinkles complained for ages and this is what I found. There is an empty nest box of course - unused. Hedwig is the broody, gimlet eyed one on top.

 

[appps]

Okay so after a bit of tweaking my incubator has stabilised at 37.8 for the last few hours Will that be okay or should I try and bring it down to 37.5 Bit nervous ill stuff it up again trying though.

Also a question about turning. The incubator has an automatic turner in that it basically rocks to one side every 2 hours. Is that going to be enough or do you guys actually turn them manually as well?

 

[satay]

Okay so after a bit of tweaking my incubator has stabilised at 37.8 for the last few hours Will that be okay or should I try and bring it down to 37.5 Bit nervous ill stuff it up again trying though.

Also a question about turning. The incubator has an automatic turner in that it basically rocks to one side every 2 hours. Is that going to be enough or do you guys actually turn them manually as well?

Just let the turner do the work appps. I have done everything against what I would normally do for hatch this time as I have had so many hatch at different times. I left the turner going til I saw one pip took it out and let if hatch then put it back in. Never changed humidity and all has gone well so far. My last lot will go into lockdown tomorrow.

 

[Fancychooklady]

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Okay so after a bit of tweaking my incubator has stabilised at 37.8 for the last few hours Will that be okay or should I try and bring it down to 37.5 Bit nervous ill stuff it up again trying though.

Also a question about turning. The incubator has an automatic turner in that it basically rocks to one side every 2 hours. Is that going to be enough or do you guys actually turn them manually as well?

Mine just has a cradle that moves from side to side.