December hatch along

[Compost King]

I am trying to get a hatching eggs co-op in my area, people can trade straight up and not even worry about dealing with money unless they choose to.

 

[Matieus27]

Well the hatch is complete the 4th egg died it tried to pip the side also so I ended up with two chicks hopefully one pullet and one cockerel

 

[Matieus27]

I am trying to get a hatching eggs co-op in my area, people can trade straight up and not even worry about dealing with money unless they choose to.

That’s a good idea. I would participate in that

 

[Compost King]

I put up a post in my states thread and never got a response, I will start trying craigslist soon too.

 

[Matieus27]

I put up a post in my states thread and never got a response, I will start trying craigslist soon too.

You could try Facebook marketplace also I have found several egg listing for a dozen for $2 listed as eating or hatching but that’s a great price so maybe you could do that or create a Facebook group for your area and do it that way

 

[Ginmary]

Our 2 December 2nd chicks are doing well. They are eating and drinking and hangin with mom.

The 2 Serama sisters are still in the same box sitting on 3 eggs. One is iffy but the other 2 are pretty dark and are moving so should be any day.

 

[CacklingRanch]

Yesterday I candled checking for internal pips. None yet. Increased my humidity and closed up the incubator until hatch is complete.

Serama due today.

Everyone else due Saturday.

 

[Mosey2003]

I'm going to join here for once

I have my Hovabator 1602n up and running with new thermometers, so I'm dialing in today. Will probably set a dozen or so either tomorrow or Saturday.
A friend is giving me two spent hens to cull and would like two pullet chicks to replace them.
This round will be my standard-bred Barred Rock rooster over half standard-bred/half hatchery type hens. Will be nice to see what improvements continue there. I wasn't really planning to breed them, but the eggs should be fertilized to some degree, so might as well throw them in for my friend.

 

[Matieus27]

I hate shipped eggs they seem to be so troublesome

 

[Compost King]

it would be nice to have local egg banks. Eggs will not store long but maybe we can brain storm an idea. Idea #1 those who participate in an egg bank can make a tax deductible contribution of eggs to a homeless shelter where eggs are kept a week (or however long is reasonable) The eggs will be marked with the breed. After a week the eggs go to feed the homeless or poor families. This way a flow of eggs are coming in and when someone locally wants a specific breed of hatching egg there is a chance that breed is available locally... OK I lack the resource to pull that off but I contributed the thought.