EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[dan26552]

I got some new ducks!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I got some new ducks!

Congratulations! Me too! Well, 1 anyway lol

 

[BullChick]

Don’t ya just hate it when you’re having a good hair day, and no one will see?

 

[mlm Mike]

Well I am a noob.. of a year. and BYC is my go to bible. My recent adventure. Chicken swap at Sharpsburg, MD. Finally met all of my fellow crazy chicken friends. Indulged in my favorite, more eggs to hatch!
Speaking of. I can’t get my humidity to lower!! I’ve done all I can think of. I have fans blowing on them, vents open. Switched rooms. Any ideas, advice? I thought about getting moisture absorbing containers

Have you tried rice?

 

[mlm Mike]

@Farmer Connie @mlm Mike what is your favorite treatment for a goat that gets that like footrot nasty stuff up between their toes?

Never had it, so don't have a favorite treatment. Sorry.

 

[mlm Mike]

Eumorpha pandorus, from the Sphingidae family. They are pretty cool dudes! We call them camo moths! haha.


Incubation question! What do you do or what causes air cells to be all different sizes?!? I've got big ones, small ones, medium ones and lopsided ones! All are in the same incubator and get rotated in positioning. All are around the same age (+/-2 days). Yeesh!

Eggshell porosity.

 

[daxigait]

Good morning!!

Hey guys I have an 8 by 10 coop that sits on top of a 18in covered run space with half inch hardware cloth that I listed for 350 do you think that's too much?

 

[daxigait]

Nope. Day 18 doesn't officially start for a few hours yet. They'll get here when they get here, if they get here.

Oh, I thought you were on day 20 or 21.

 

[daxigait]

Ah, we had a buckling kid born this week too. First this year for us. He's a boer/alpine cross I believe.

Pictures! I am kind of a fan of some of the cross breeding even though I have a lot of purebred Nubians. I bred a purebred Nubian to a purebred Sannen this year hoping for a Snubian doeling. I got a buckling. He's huge well-built and growing fast there's something to be said for hybrid vigor.

 

[daxigait]

On the tip of a knife edge of a 100% ratio candled positive evaluation. I am recklessly nervous over number 30 out of lock down 30 confirmed viable. Limited sleep over chicks sold at penny's on the dollar but bragging rights have my history books ready to start a new chapter. BTW, I opened the lid 20 something times during the hatching.. I love Florida some times. I have pix. Just too tired...one struggling chick to go..

Great hatch! Come on chickie