Can't wait to start hatching soon! Anyone else with 10/14 hatch day?

[Nmarine1057]

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LOL scrambled eggs

 

[Nmarine1057]

Here's a few pics of my setup guys!

Wiggler temp holding good!

Here you can see the green wiggler the regular hydrometer and the 3 aquarium thermometers set at different levels!

Air temp and humidity holding good also!!

Here's what I do on lockdown to raise the humidity I fill the reservoirs that come with the incubator course, the 3 sponges, and if i need to a shallow dish of water

And of course the hatch calendar on the door to the closet

 

[robincooke]

Hi we are a new chicken family, and we live in Indianapolis, IN. I have a question, is it too late in the year for us to get baby chicks?? I understand that they will be inside for about 2 months, then we should graduallly acclimate them to the outside. That puts us at about Thanksgiving in Indiana, usually 34-50 degree weather during the day, possibly down to the 30 degree mark at night. Would this be ok for young chickens?

thank you,

Robin, an anxious to be chicken mother

 

[stephanie1992]

i couldnt find any chicks right now unless it was on certaint websights, but thats y i decided to hatch my own, u cna check out chicken websights and c if u can still order any

 

[Cattitude]

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Robin, there will be a major chicken show in Indianapolis during October 28-30. You may be able to get some young chickens then. At the very least it would be a great opportunity to see the different breeds and talk to the breeders.

By the way...

 

[Nmarine1057]

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Cattitude has your best option in my opinion and also

 

[bobbieschicks]

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Are you trying to determine if it's not a good thing to get chicks now because it would be too cold in your region? If so, I think as long as you keep them in the brooder until they are fully feathered and then move them out together as a flock into your draft free coop - you should be fine. They just need to have their feathers before they get moved. Depends on the breed how soon - my White Leghorns were mostly feathered by 4 weeks so I put them out in the coop of course it was late summer. If it were now I might put a heat lamp in with them until they hit the 8 week level and watch whether they hid in the corner or huddled under the lamp.

 

[dune3000]

I am new here. I planninh to hatch for my micro farm .
But, what I will do with extra hatched???

 

[Cattitude]

Eat them or sell them.

 

[Cattitude]

Hmm... third option comes to mind. Give them to your friends and relatives.