Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[Muggsmagee]

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Have you calibrated lately???? And don't forget to start each hatch with a fresh battery, it helps! And then on some thermometers (The Springfield kind - I just junk them on a regular basis...They just are not stable)....Yea, it shounds like it's a little low! Also, be sure to count the hour from the hatch, like if you put in at 8 pm go to 7:59 pm 21 days later... That helps me a lot because I usually set a hatch so late at night and get worried a bit to early.

You hit it right on the head...I put these chicks in late at night, so it has thrown me off a bit.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Hola

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

Well I finally got my Brinsea Mini Advanced this evening! I'm getting some Serama eggs from amyquilt. She only lives about hours from me so shouldn't take long for them to get her!

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Cool

Well, I'm going to hit the sack. Goodnight everyone! Sleep well!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

G'Night everyone!

 

[Muggsmagee]

FINALLY! Most chicks have hatched...2 White Showgirls (one with a wicked top knot!), 2 Silkies, 3 White Orpingtons, 3 Chocolate Eggers (Welsummer x BCM), 1 Colossal Black EE, and a few more silkies and CE's to go.

With this hatch...I got my very first rotten egg!

 

[featherz]

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Ack!! I am not looking forward to that. I candle just to be sure, but with the OE's I have in the bator now, I can't see into them even with my uber flashlight candler. what the heck is a 'colossal ee'? hahahhaha.

I am hoping before I have to get rid of him, that my cochin x roo will get down to business with my EE's (although he's twice their size, so I hope he doesn't hurt them!) so I can see what a blue/red fuzzball x brown ee looks like.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Ack!! I am not looking forward to that. I candle just to be sure, but with the OE's I have in the bator now, I can't see into them even with my uber flashlight candler. what the heck is a 'colossal ee'? hahahhaha.

I am hoping before I have to get rid of him, that my cochin x roo will get down to business with my EE's (although he's twice their size, so I hope he doesn't hurt them!) so I can see what a blue/red fuzzball x brown ee looks like.

The rottie was a Welsummer. Couldn't see a darn thing when I candled. I popped a hole in the air sac....barf!

It was sooo nasty.

I am pretty sure this colossal black EE is from the Jersey Giant girl and Black Ameraucana roo. It just seems massive next to the others in the brooder.

 

[IdealisticRoo]

Muggs - wow, I want to see a picture of your monster E.E.! I am so glad your hatch went well!

Gryeyes - any more news? Suspense!


I just ordered 5 Spitzhauben pullets, 7 polish S/R, 7 Phoenix S/R and 7 rare breed assorted pullets. I am totally addicted to chickens and it seems to be getting worse lol.

I needed a little pick me up since my hatches have been going so poorly!

Of course, minutes after I submitted the order, I looked in the incubator and PIP!

SO, I did the sensible adult thing and went to bed. I am nervous to go out there and look this morning. I really just want to go out there and find a whole bunch of happy, HEALTHY chicks cheerfully stomping the empty eggs.

 

[featherz]

Well I candled today (day 9) - tossed out three clears and a quitter. Can't see in most of the rest to be positive but 'cracky egg' is still going strong!

I have someone coming to pick up most of my NYD hatch chicks. I am keeping four - I am going to GUESS which ones are pullets and we'll see how good my guesses are at three weeks. Anyone wanna help me guess? ROFL.