Early February 2016 Hatch - Who's In?

[RookyChickMama]

Hello I'm a little late to join in, I'm hatching a dozen game chicks. Due feb 3, so today is day 7. I set 13, but when I checked last night only 12 were viable. I'm using the little giant I got from tsc. It's the newer model with the digital temp and humidity levels on top. So far it's working great! Holding steady temp of 99.5!

 

[CoopDeDoo]

Hello I'm a little late to join in, I'm hatching a dozen game chicks. Due feb 3, so today is day 7. I set 13, but when I checked last night only 12 were viable. I'm using the little giant I got from tsc. It's the newer model with the digital temp and humidity levels on top. So far it's working great! Holding steady temp of 99.5!

Welcome

and yay! on 12 eggs going strong! Thanks for the info on your incubator - most of us are "window" shopping for another option. LF or bantam games?

 

[Naliez]

Hello I'm a little late to join in, I'm hatching a dozen game chicks. Due feb 3, so today is day 7. I set 13, but when I checked last night only 12 were viable. I'm using the little giant I got from tsc. It's the newer model with the digital temp and humidity levels on top. So far it's working great! Holding steady temp of 99.5!

I recently hatched 7 OEGB out of that same incubator! Worked great!

 

[RookyChickMama]

Welcome :yiipchick and yay! on 12 eggs going strong! Thanks for the info on your incubator - most of us are "window" shopping for another option. LF or bantam games?

Thanks! There LF, mixed breeds, as with most game fowl! I love all their pretty coloring!

 

[Gone-Quackers]

I'm hoping for a late February hatch. My friend needs 15 ducks at 12 wks of age for her herding trial in May. Of course, the ducks just started laying this week. Hoping they start to lay like crazy and I can collect eggs next week for the incubator. Lower fertility the first 2 wks I know, but what can you do? I need them hatched by the end of Feb. So I'm following this post although it won't be an "early" Feb hatch.

And yes, I'll be ordering my incubator this week.

 

[CoopDeDoo]

I'm hoping for a late February hatch. My friend needs 15 ducks at 12 wks of age for her herding trial in May. Of course, the ducks just started laying this week. Hoping they start to lay like crazy and I can collect eggs next week for the incubator. Lower fertility the first 2 wks I know, but what can you do? I need them hatched by the end of Feb. So I'm following this post although it won't be an "early" Feb hatch.

And yes, I'll be ordering my incubator this week.

Welcome

What incubator are you getting? We have another duck incubator here too

 

[CoopDeDoo]

Thanks! There LF, mixed breeds, as with most game fowl! I love all their pretty coloring!

They do produce some beautiful birds

 

[Gone-Quackers]

Welcome

What incubator are you getting? We have another duck incubator here too

I'm planning to buy the 48 egg havobactor incubator kit with egg turner etc. that is available for $128 on Amazon thru Incubator warehouse. Hoping to get the order put in today. I haven't hatched eggs since I was 17 yrs old so very excited! It has a high rating on Amazon and seems to have a good reputation despite the stryofoam.

 

[beetandsteet]

I'm planning to buy the 48 egg havobactor incubator kit with egg turner etc. that is available for $128 on Amazon thru Incubator warehouse.  Hoping to get the order put in today.  I haven't hatched eggs since I was 17 yrs old so very excited!  It has a high rating on Amazon and seems to have a good reputation despite the stryofoam.  

The hovabator incubators are the best styro bators on the market! They're next on my farm's "wish list"

 

[raisechickens]

TurkenMomma - I have just started incubating and have completed 2 hatches and I have a 75%+ hatch rate using a $70 plastic Chinese incubator I got off eBay. They are yellow, have an egg turner, digital humidity and temp readout, and hold 48 eggs. I put a temp probe in almost every egg holder and found that there are about 10 or so places where the temp varies about .3 to .5 degree Celsius. All the other spots are dead on after you calibrate the unit. Don't know if I lucked out and got the only good one made or if all of them are about the same quality but I love mine. I add a little water every 3 days or so and that is it. Very low maintenance.