December hatch along

[mitziworm]

Next batch of guinea eggs due to hatch Monday, given the last 2 lots of my staggered hatches were late I was aiming for lockdown late tonight but decided to pop them in the hatcher this afternoon as I took out the late one from the last lot. Lucky I did because one had pipped by tonight

 

[Mosey2003]

Sorry, @CacklingRanch

 

[Matieus27]

I got two chicks pushing air cells right now the other hasn’t quite started pushing on the aircell just yet but I’m guessing soon if it’s not malpositioned which I’ve noticed several chicks that way this hatch. My dad says it’s the turners causing the malposition I don’t know

 

[mitziworm]

I got two chicks pushing air cells right now the other hasn’t quite started pushing on the aircell just yet but I’m guessing soon if it’s not malpositioned which I’ve noticed several chicks that way this hatch. My dad says it’s the turners causing the malposition I don’t know

Hope your chicks hatch without issue. I did see somewhere that someone had trouble hatching with the upright trays but figured if they were no good nobody would use them but I'm certainly finding all sorts of issues I never had with my old basic incubator. With mine I think my incubator temps were too low (late hatches) humidity too high at times (air cell too big) just hoping to get the hang of it soon.

 

[Matieus27]

Hope your chicks hatch without issue. I did see somewhere that someone had trouble hatching with the upright trays but figured if they were no good nobody would use them but I'm certainly finding all sorts of issues I never had with my old basic incubator. With mine I think my incubator temps were too low (late hatches) humidity too high at times (air cell too big) just hoping to get the hang of it soon.

When my chickens start laying I’m going to set two batches of eggs on set in the turners the other set laying on their side in the same incubator and see which has a better hatch rate

 

[Compost King]

The winter storm update... they moved where the ice storms will be on the weather map and now this location may be spared the dangerous ice storms. This reminds me of the Florence nightmare except this time it will be dangerously cold after the storm passes.

 

[CacklingRanch]

Were up to two Serama and four Aussies.

Reached in and snatched out the four Aussies because they’re crushing everyone else.

Just dropped the Aussies into their brooder. They’re still adjusting to the fact they’re not in the cages in the incubator anymore.

 

[Matieus27]

Well my “Kelso” gamefowl are a little suspect they have what seem to be blue feathers coming in so I don’t think they are what they were supposed to be

 

[Matieus27]

I sent a picture to my dad as he is the only expert on gamefowl I know and he says most likely some kind of blue breed

 

[Compost King]

Here is the lone survivor of an Ayam Cemani batch I received through mail order... yeah I know how you feel.

Its actually larger than an Ayam Cemani and will go into my black meat bird experimental breeding program