Calling All New Brinsea Owners!!! February Hatch-a-long... PRIZES!!!

[Heidi]

I have eggs coming tomorrow which I will set in the Brinsea when I get it and then another batch of eggs coming next week. Good thing I didn't sell my Genesis yet because I ended up with a staggered hatch.... I don't know why I do this to myself. I still need to find some quality black orpingtons to hatch in February.

 

[Long Last Farm]

Heidi: I just got a similar email, and my Brinsea is to be delivered on 1/24.

I am going to wait until the very end of february to set my first eggs, so the hatching will occur around the same time as I get my day old chicks from Murray McMurray.

I am sure I will have lots of questions about using the brinsea, I am a total newbie to hatching eggs, but I know where to come with questions!

I am going to try hatching some of my fertile eggs from my new hampshire roo and his ladies, who include a couple wynadottes,a couple new hampshires, a couple cuckoo marans, and several EE's. It will be a real barnyard mix!

 

[Heidi]

Long Last Farm - how in the world are you going to hold yourself back and wait until the END of February? I never would be able too! It is a good plan though as raising 2 different age chicks in 2 different brooders is alot of work. I've done that before - not fun. Yes, everyone here is very helpful when it comes to questions, but with the Brinsea it should be easy - I'm positive you will do fine.

 

[BooBear]

Started on the January hatch along; however my chicks hatch date falls into the first week of February, so I guess I should be hanging out on this thread.

 

[Heidi]

Welcome BooBear! I'm sure you can hang on both threads and no one will say a thing.

So how are you liking the Brinsea Eco?

 

[thefamilyflock]

My brinsea should be delivered on friday too! I have a dozen ameraucana eggs coming the week of 2/7. Now I just need to find another dozen eggs so I can fill that thing up!

 

[chickee]

OK, I couldn't stand it! After getting my Brinsea octagon 20 Advance EX I decided to do a test hatch of my own eggs before my Feb. 7th Ameraucana eggs arrive

I set 6 BLRW and 1 EE egg!

 

[BooBear]

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So far I am happy with it. The Brinsea is holding temps and keeps the humidity pretty good.
Put 8 local eggs I bought that are backyard mix and 10 shipped eggs in which 9 are wyandottes and 1 is an Ameraucana x Wyandotte cross.

 

[Long Last Farm]

Heidi--I know it will be hard NOT to use my new Brinsea when it comes, but I will NOT have any place to put the little chicks once they are ready to leave the brooder untilMarch when I get a second coop. ( I have 25 grown birds in one coop), But, it will be worth the wait!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Brinsea has now announced it will be donating a prize for our February Brinsea Hatch-a-long!!! It will be a EcoGlow chick brooder. Please stay tuned for more info, I am talking with Brinsea now!

ETA; My 'bator shipped yesterday!!!!