CALIFORNIA The Whole State thread

[ronott1]

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Thanks you!

I think everyone is very busy not. Not much action on the Forums.

Ron

Wish my busy had to do with holiday stuff. Just more of my black cloud following me.

I forgot to lockdown some eggs, btw. Hear peeping and thought it was outside my bedroom window in a brooder. Nope! I have chicks in the bator. No water or anything and they're hatching. I've been doing dry hatches and sometimes they don't hatch after lockdown. This time I totally forget and chicks are poping out. LOL I may have to forget more often!

Great News on the Chicks!

I put 11 out of 12 into lock down last night. This is my second try and am using local eggs, so the dozen eggs cost me 12 dollars. I am using a Hovabator Genesis--the digital one. Last time I had 2 out of 12 make it to lockdown, but they did not even pip. I think the egg turner made the eggs too hot at the beginning. This time I lowered the temp one click(it uses dip switches to set the temp) during egg turning and then put it back up one click at lock down. Hopefully they will make it. If not I have one of those water weasels and a Brinsea thermometer coming to help figure out what is going on with the temp. The two thermometers I am using now are saying 100.6 and the other says 99.3, which should be right for a fan forced incubator.

There was a thread yesterday on the Incubating forum about lockdown at day 16. He said there is research saying that is better for the chicks. It seems like he got a good hatch. One person said that the chicks are actually tougher than we think. Maybe hatchability has more to do with the health of the parents and if shipped, the treatment of the eggs?

Oh I hope these hatch

Ron
edited for typos and grammar

 

[chickee]

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Wish my busy had to do with holiday stuff. Just more of my black cloud following me.

I forgot to lockdown some eggs, btw. Hear peeping and thought it was outside my bedroom window in a brooder. Nope! I have chicks in the bator. No water or anything and they're hatching. I've been doing dry hatches and sometimes they don't hatch after lockdown. This time I totally forget and chicks are poping out. LOL I may have to forget more often!

Great News on the Chicks!

I put 11 out of 12 into lock down last night. This is my second try and am using local eggs, so the dozen eggs cost me 12 dollars. I am using a Hovabator Genesis--the digital one. Last time I had 2 out of 12 make it to lockdown, but they did not even pip. I think the egg turner made the eggs too hot at the beginning. This time I lowered the temp one click(it uses dip switches to set the temp) during egg turning and then put it back up one click at lock down. Hopefully they will make it. If not I have one of those water weasels and a Brinsea thermometer coming to help figure out what is going on with the temp. The two thermometers I am using now are saying 100.6 and the other says 99.3, which should be right for a fan forced incubator.

There was a thread yesterday on the Incubating forum about lockdown at day 16. He said there is research saying that is better for the chicks. It seems like he got a good hatch. One person said that the chicks are actually tougher than we think. Maybe hatchability has more to do with the health of the parents and if shipped, the treatment of the eggs?

Oh I hope these hatch

Ron
edited for typos and grammar

My problem with the Genesis was getting the humidity right. I got ok hatches with it but decided to buy the Octagon 20 ex advance with auto everything and with my own eggs I usually get 100% hatches

I have 5 buff Ameraucana project eggs in the incubator right now due to hatch Sunday/Monday.

GOOD LUCK with your eggs!

 

[ronott1]

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Great News on the Chicks!

I put 11 out of 12 into lock down last night. This is my second try and am using local eggs, so the dozen eggs cost me 12 dollars. I am using a Hovabator Genesis--the digital one. Last time I had 2 out of 12 make it to lockdown, but they did not even pip. I think the egg turner made the eggs too hot at the beginning. This time I lowered the temp one click(it uses dip switches to set the temp) during egg turning and then put it back up one click at lock down. Hopefully they will make it. If not I have one of those water weasels and a Brinsea thermometer coming to help figure out what is going on with the temp. The two thermometers I am using now are saying 100.6 and the other says 99.3, which should be right for a fan forced incubator.

There was a thread yesterday on the Incubating forum about lockdown at day 16. He said there is research saying that is better for the chicks. It seems like he got a good hatch. One person said that the chicks are actually tougher than we think. Maybe hatchability has more to do with the health of the parents and if shipped, the treatment of the eggs?

Oh I hope these hatch

Ron
edited for typos and grammar

My problem with the Genesis was getting the humidity right. I got ok hatches with it but decided to buy the Octagon 20 ex advance with auto everything and with my own eggs I usually get 100% hatches

I have 5 buff Ameraucana project eggs in the incubator right now due to hatch Sunday/Monday.

GOOD LUCK with your eggs!

Yes, Humidity!

Last night it said 75% on one and 81% on another. This morning it said 51%. I heated up some water and put in a warm sponge and now they say 79 and 81%. The first 18 days Humidity was between 35 and 40%. I put a drop of food coloring into the water trough, so it was easy to see when it was going dry.

If this does not work I will get the Brinsea Octagon 20.

Thanks!

Ron

 

[perchie.girl]

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My problem with the Genesis was getting the humidity right. I got ok hatches with it but decided to buy the Octagon 20 ex advance with auto everything and with my own eggs I usually get 100% hatches

I have 5 buff Ameraucana project eggs in the incubator right now due to hatch Sunday/Monday.

GOOD LUCK with your eggs!

Yes, Humidity!

Last night it said 75% on one and 81% on another. This morning it said 51%. I heated up some water and put in a warm sponge and now they say 79 and 81%. The first 18 days Humidity was between 35 and 40%. I put a drop of food coloring into the water trough, so it was easy to see when it was going dry.

If this does not work I will get the Brinsea Octagon 20.

Thanks!

Ron

Oooh food coloring... what a great idea.

 

[wolftracks]

Using my trusty LG that Bill ran out and bought me when I forgot I had ordered eggs. LOL I think when I tried to get too fancy, that's when my hatch rates went down. We had this one in the bedroom, so we could keep checking it, since that was the first hatch in this house. I just kept it in there after he died.

That thing works better than my Sportsman. I have my eggs for NYD hatch in there and also quail I forgot about. They quail didn't hatch. These are all eggs for my EE, Big Bird. I had thought they were mixed with my FBCM, but I think they are from my OE, Jovi. He had feathered shanks and one of the last batch also had those, but not rally the usually FBCM colored chicks. I think I see a little blue on the ones feathering in from the 1st, so I think these are the same.

Now to find them little chickie homes. I need to place the ones that are already 17 days old. Today id daughter #3's birthday, so she's not into my chickens AT ALL! But they;ve hatched between yesterday and today. Happy Birthday Oriana! LOL Don't know if any more will hatch. I don't see pips, but they were due today, so anything is possible. All of them are from Big Bird, since she was the last to stop laying. After Christmas I'll have o figure out how to get lights way out there.

Just remember I haven't gotten back to working on my yard. Really have to get all this other stuff done so I can clean it up now and then finish what I started.

 

[taylor2]

I took 4 unsold bunnies to the Escalon sale yesterday. Sold them and a extra polish rooster then spent the money buying 5 assorted colored bantam modern game birds. When I got home I foound my mini satin had given birth to 9 new bunnies. Its only her second liter and I dont think she can support that many. We ll see. Always something going on here! Lol. Good luck with ur chicks

 

[wolftracks]

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OMG I can't get a single litter and you walk out and find one! Geez Louise! I need these dog gone Lionheads to start producing so I have some to show! Not fair dude! LOL

 

[mycutekitties]

Drove 45 min to get these 3 bantam polish pullets today. I wanted a chocolate so bad and I finally got one!

 

[taylor2]

Those are worth a long drive, their beauties!

 

[gryeyes]

Oh, crap. Now I want Polish TOO!

Thanks a lot, ms. kitties, cute or not!