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

[BantyChooks]

I had quite a few eggs where the air cell didn't look sufficient enough. I only have 5 eggs left out of the 8 I set and only 1 of the eggs air cell looked ok.

This is my first time incubating and as much as I love it, and find it fasinating, I'm not sure I will do it again real soon! Lol. Very stressful! Maybe it gets easier the more you do it, but man, I have been obsessing over eggs for the last 16 days!

Oh, it gets MUCH easier. Believe me!!

(But, you think you've been stressing now? Wait for lockdown. I nearly had a nervous breakdown.)

it say ingredients:diatomaceous earth(human food grade from USA fresh water sources

Yes, that is fine for chickens.

 

[runt325]

it say ingredients:diatomaceous earth(human food grade from USA fresh water sources

 

[BantyChooks]

Eggies should be here Saturday

(Maybe Monday. I hope not)

 

[runt325]

Oh, it gets MUCH easier. Believe me!!

(But, you think you've been stressing now? Wait for lockdown. I nearly had a nervous breakdown.)
Yes, that is fine for chickens.

can u feed it to chickens

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Ditto here....what's in the cup is up to you

 

[BantyChooks]

Ditto here....what's in the cup is up to you 

can u feed it to chickens

You supposedly can. I wouldn't.

At the best, it is ineffective when wet, just wasting it. At worse, it works fine and does yucky stuff to your bird's insides.... Ask 5 different peeps, you'll get 5 different answers. That's just my opinion.

 

[Isaac 0]

So on Sunday im probably going to get an incubator.Im wondering which incubator to buy though,Im curious to see what brands you guys use.Also i would like to hatch chicks this winter i have a coop and a have a greenhouse that my older chickens use would it be possible to have my old chickens out in the greenhouse and my young chicks in the coop with a heat lamp,And when night comes put the young chicks in a cage so the older chickens cant bully/kill them but so the older chickens can roost.A lot of my family members think that the chicks will die because of the cold i think other wise.Also curious to see how you guys keep your chicks in the winter.Thanks

 

[Chaos18]

Eggies should be here Saturday

I thought you weren't setting any until Easter?

 

[kwhites634]

So on Sunday im probably going to get an incubator.Im wondering which incubator to buy though,Im curious to see what brands you guys use.Also i would like to hatch chicks this winter i have a coop and a have a greenhouse that my older chickens use would it be possible to have my old chickens out in the greenhouse and my young chicks in the coop with a heat lamp,And when night comes put the young chicks in a cage so the older chickens cant bully/kill them but so the older chickens can roost.A lot of my family members think that the chicks will die because of the cold i think other wise.Thanks

Older Hov-A-Bator with fan here.

 

[BantyChooks]

So on Sunday im probably going to get an incubator.Im wondering which incubator to buy though,Im curious to see what brands you guys use.Also i would like to hatch chicks this winter i have a coop and a have a greenhouse that my older chickens use would it be possible to have my old chickens out in the greenhouse and my young chicks in the coop with a heat lamp,And when night comes put the young chicks in a cage so the older chickens cant bully/kill them but so the older chickens can roost.A lot of my family members think that the chicks will die because of the cold i think other wise.Thanks

I MacGyvered my own bator and am perfectly happy with it, but if you don't wanna DIY and you have the cash Brinsea is the way to go. Genesis hovabator is also a decent one for cheaper.