Im in that kc six inches in the last 48 and my peahen laid her second egg the first one ended up in a puddle so fingers crossed she will brood these I helped her move it out of the puddle she was trying on her own so I very carefully helped her and happened to be there when she laid the second now I really need a incubator so I can stress less lol ya ok!!
Got a 1 day repreive up by me. Dunno about broody pen hens, haven't got into them. Costly and Grandma says they're louder than my guineas.
And for the incubator part. Some its a real love hate relationshiwith most people and their bators. 1 person does great, next person same deal and set up even same eggs and its all scrambled. Me I get lucky as they come, sometimes. I have been at 0% and at 100%. and everything in between.
When you find yourself threatenning your bator (Yes guilt of that) its that time when you know perhaps poultry math has kicked your rock too much.
I just had a great hatch 90% and thats counting the 2 pip deaths and a unabsorbed egg sac I culled as not hatching. 100% of eggs into lock down were hatching. And I had MAJOR issues just as I locked down. But last time was 50/50 roughly. But had power issues then too.
And lastly theres the addiction. When get your 1st hatch then you can't stop. Its ALL you want to do. You end up with 200+ chicks, ducklings, keets that we NOT planned. Ok we I am going that way anyway. Only gained about 50 since mothersday but I have dzs of chicken eggs cooking and waiting til tomorrow to set. 80 guineas cooking, 16 more for tomorrow. 10 Duck eggs, 7 more in tomorrow. And thats just this month
. Good thing I live in the sticks and have very respectful and nice neighbors. They stop for ALL my poultry crossing the road.
