- Feb 13, 2013
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Alright, New here and been reading tons of posts, I am so happy I found a forum for chickens!
Me and my girlfriend got some eggs from folks that we know, they gave us 2 at first and more after we put a video of candling on facebook hehe. Anyways, DAY 21!!! So happy and chirping all day and yesterday, I'm a first timer and waiting very excited since I just phoned home and got to know that one egg has pipped finally!
... Although I have a tad problem - I haven't got a brooder box setup yet - but I know I can setup one very quickly cause I have all the materials for it ready as we speak.
Question is, how long should the chick stay in the incubator after it hatches before taking it to the brooder box? I read 4 hours, somewhere else I read 8 hours o_o!
- I'll post some pictures as soon as I get home and they start hatching (2 eggs, and 2 eggs that are a bit younger - me and my girlfriend we got 6 eggs,
- 2 (19th Jan) were empty
- and 2 (23th Jan) are at day 21 very alive hopefully (chirping atleast).
- last 2 of them are from 30th Jan
Is it okay to mix up eggs from different age? o,o
Me and my girlfriend got some eggs from folks that we know, they gave us 2 at first and more after we put a video of candling on facebook hehe. Anyways, DAY 21!!! So happy and chirping all day and yesterday, I'm a first timer and waiting very excited since I just phoned home and got to know that one egg has pipped finally!
Question is, how long should the chick stay in the incubator after it hatches before taking it to the brooder box? I read 4 hours, somewhere else I read 8 hours o_o!
- I'll post some pictures as soon as I get home and they start hatching (2 eggs, and 2 eggs that are a bit younger - me and my girlfriend we got 6 eggs,
- 2 (19th Jan) were empty
- and 2 (23th Jan) are at day 21 very alive hopefully (chirping atleast).
- last 2 of them are from 30th Jan
Is it okay to mix up eggs from different age? o,o