Come hatch along with us!!! Last sets of the year! 10-18 to 11-7

[oletymer]

Thank you, I didnt have a meter during the first hatch , and decided to do the second hatch with more accuracy, out of 20 eggs only 7 hatched first time.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Hope you get a better hatch this time

 

[oletymer]

MeToo!

 

[Brookhavens]

65-70%

I do 60-65% on day 19 and then up it to 65% on 20.

Edit: Ooppss quoted the wrong one...lol.

 

[Brookhavens]

Just set:

8 Araucana eggs
12 Blk/Blue Copper Marans eggs

 

[klondike24680]

Day 13 same as any day. Should I get rid of the 3 other eggs since only one is fertilized. Or should I keep them in there so my hen will stay?

 

[maryhysong]

I was hoping there would a hatch along! I think I"m becoming a hatchaholic ;=) I have a doz Black Copper Marans and a doz mutts (lavender americauna/easter eggers) coming. Eggs should be here by Thurs, I think, maybe sooner. In the meantime I'm collecting whatever eggs are big enough from my own, barred bantiesX full size Buff Orgpington. My BO pullets just started laying and I doubt I'll get any full size eggs from them this week.

Somebody mentioned adding cayenne pepper to make them lay. What does that do?/how does it work?

 

[Brookhavens]

I was hoping there would a hatch along! I think I"m becoming a hatchaholic ;=) I have a doz Black Copper Marans and a doz mutts (lavender americauna/easter eggers) coming. Eggs should be here by Thurs, I think, maybe sooner. In the meantime I'm collecting whatever eggs are big enough from my own, barred bantiesX full size Buff Orgpington. My BO pullets just started laying and I doubt I'll get any full size eggs from them this week.

Somebody mentioned adding cayenne pepper to make them lay. What does that do?/how does it work?

Welcome to our group.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

I was hoping there would a hatch along! I think I"m becoming a hatchaholic ;=) I have a doz Black Copper Marans and a doz mutts (lavender americauna/easter eggers) coming. Eggs should be here by Thurs, I think, maybe sooner. In the meantime I'm collecting whatever eggs are big enough from my own, barred bantiesX full size Buff Orgpington. My BO pullets just started laying and I doubt I'll get any full size eggs from them this week.

Somebody mentioned adding cayenne pepper to make them lay. What does that do?/how does it work?

I've been trying the cayenne pepper thing to see if it works. Its been suggested to "prod" hens to start laying. 8 bottles of cayenne later and sure enough ZERO eggs today at all -.- If i don't have an avalanche of eggs in the morning I'm calling this one BS

 

[maryhysong]

Welcome to our group.

Thank you; looks like it will be a lot of fun!

I've been trying the cayenne pepper thing to see if it works. Its been suggested to "prod" hens to start laying. 8 bottles of cayenne later and sure enough ZERO eggs today at all -.- If i don't have an avalanche of eggs in the morning I'm calling this one BS

I remember reading somewhere about old timers adding cayenne to help keep their body temps up in the winter so they would lay better, but I doubt that it would work that way since we know it's day length that affects laying in winter. And I know a lot of folks that eat cayenne to make themselves sweat when they get a cold....