Chicken Hatch 2014

[1876 Farm]

My newest hen has finally started laying eggs (dark one in the middle)... Can't wait to hatch a few of hers, along with some of my EE eggs.



Let the count down begin... 13 weeks before eggs will be set in the incubator!!

 

[1876 Farm]

We are finally starting to warm up here!! We are expected to be in the 40s today and tomorrow (ok, with a ice/snow mix starting tonight into commute time in the morning - oh well). My poor chickens have been cooped up for the last month because of our sub-zero temps. With such a cramped situation, most eggs are no longer fertile. But we have opened the door and have spread down hay so they will come out and walk around.

I'm getting anxious to hatch some eggs... now for my roosters to do their stuff and I'm hoping for a broody hen.. much easier than incubating and integration.

Come on spring.... let's get a moving.

 

[1876 Farm]

I take it all back about warming up, only had 2 days of decent weather... Right now it's only 4 degrees F out. I really am starting to hate thus polar vortex....

 

[gimmie birdies]

Set these eggs late the 9th got this chick black copper maran day 20 waiting on other eggs.

 

[1876 Farm]

Set these eggs late the 9th got this chick black copper maran day 20 waiting on other eggs.

Very cool!! Those large feet amaze me, it's either the camera angle or those Maran's have huge feet when they are hatched.

How well does your homemade incubator work?

 

[gimmie birdies]

it works better in the summer- temps don't flux at night.

same black chick with friends.

 

[1876 Farm]

it works better in the summer- temps don't flux at night.

same black chick with friends.

So cute, chicks are so funny how they can get stuck in a corner. Congratulations on your hatch!

 

[gimmie birdies]

they were hiding from my camera.

 

[1876 Farm]

Less than a week and I set my eggs.... Was hoping for a broody hen, but no such luck, the incubator it will be!! Once my Cream Legbar eggs arrive in the mail I will let them rest a day and then place them along with my Olive eggers eggs (which are blue eggs at this time) into the incubator to hatch the week after Easter !!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I set these beauties on Monday, lower eggs are swedish flower hens, darks are BCM and green isbar, and the blue legbar from a friend's coop.