December hatch along

[Matieus27]

Well crack hatched sometime while I was at work happy and healthy chick pics will be posted later when I wake up

 

[Mosey2003]

I set 14 eggs at 5pm Friday.

The humidity wasn't exactly where I wanted it, would have liked a couple more days to play with it, but outside circumstances and the weather basically forced my hand. I'm sure it will be fine though.

I'm pretty sure I'll have a fair number of clears, but as long as I get two pullets out of the batch, we'll be good.

 

[Matieus27]

Her are the pics of Opal/Earl Grey and Crack

 

[Matieus27]

Well all my are hatches complete the incubator is going away for a while hopefully summer next year I can break it out and do it again it all depends if we have moved by then or not

 

[Ginmary]

Congrats on the babies!

 

[CacklingRanch]

Christmas hatch incubator is on the fritz.

Temperature doesn’t want to hold steady. I think I may lose the eggs. We’ll find out in a few days when I candle them if the temperature spike killed the embryos.

 

[mitziworm]

Well all my are hatches complete the incubator is going away for a while hopefully summer next year I can break it out and do it again it all depends if we have moved by then or not

Well done on the hatches

 

[CapricornFarm]

So she picked it up earlier she said it was watching her while she was in the kitchen and it’s so cute she says. She loves that little chicken and I love that she loves it

I wish my hubby liked chickens.

 

[Matieus27]

Well done on the hatches

Thank you I have to say I think it went well for shipped eggs

 

[mandelyn]

Friday I have to box in and wire up the bottom shelves as the brooders, the first batch is due the 20th! Was thinking I'd put down contact paper to protect the shelves.

Pretty happy with my hatch room though! I put a pan of water in front of the heater and gained a 10% rise in ambient humidity... was hoping for 20% more... need another pan!

Trying to work with this old drafty house.

Gotta remember to get hinges/hardware and power strips. Perhaps a humidifier.

After the hatch is done that heater will get turned off, it's only there to help the incubator out since that room gets down right frigid!

Because... what else do you do with tiny rooms you don't use?