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

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: yes I am sure of it.... I had issues as a child, I needed to have my rabbits feet on that little chain lmao now it freaks me out!!

Quote: Hello !

Morning everybody.

Hi Chaos!

GOOD MORNING, COFFEE CREW! IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING HERE IN FANTASY LAND! I HOPE EVERYONE THAT CAN READ THIS HAS A GREAT DAY! THE ONES THAT CAN'T READ THIS ARE OLD, AND WILL DIE SOON ANYWAY!

Hello MC! Enjoy fantasyland!

Hi Dan!
Mi Michael

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good morning MC!!!!! how are you and baby girl!!! What cookies are up for baking ???

 

[Chaos18]

Hello !

Hi Chaos!

Hello MC! Enjoy fantasyland!

Hi Dan!

Morning Mike.

hmmmmm could use those ripped 2x4 and build out on the downward side so it has about a foot "drip edge" if you can call that that lol
but doing that could probably use a 4 foot section starting the bottom of each side the correct installation and then one full sheet rounding the top overlaping the sides.
Good morning too!

Hi dan!

yes it does when one can be a hermit though

Might be cheaper to just attach a piece of gutter to the bottom edge and call it a day. If your going to add an overhang on the sides why not just build a traditional roof?

 

[BantyChooks]

Nicely done! The only thing you left out was that Banti misspelled "suspense" and got busted by whites... 

And on that note, I'm making another cup of camomile tea and going to bed.

- Ant Farm 

Maybe I missed that not-so-accidentally

Hey all!! I'm on my third hatch now. Last thing to hatch was a handful of quail about 10+ days ago, and I put 8 more on right away, so I'm going into lockdown for those soon.

My question was though;
(With a short back story)

I've been looking for Buff Orpingtons everywhere and finally got my hands on some from a breeder. He had roosters in with the girls I bought off of him, so I did the reasourceful thing and chucked all the eggs that my new Big fat ladies laid into the incubator. Sure enough, a couple were fertile, and I'm expecting two lovely little Orpington chicks soon in about a week's time.

The catch is! One of the eggs was like a day (or two?) later to be set. So I was wondering if it would be chill for me to put them both into lockdown at the same time? Just because I want them to be able to chat while positioning and pipping away. (I like the three day lockdown, so D-18 for chooks, D-15 quail)

Advice anyone??

Thanks!

Howdy, and welcome
Staggered hatches aren't usually a good idea, but I wouldn't think just a day would make much difference...

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Morning everyone

No way!!

Sweet!!!!

Congrats!!

chit, I thought it did!!!

dang packers!
ummmm Banty whats up with your hatch like in full?  they duck I forget ugggg  excuse my thoughts they are a mess right now!!  Dan has  ugly wabbits lol 

I'll just copy what I said to whites.... These are svart hona eggs, 10 of 'em, on day 3.


E. It's hard for me to explain, but basically the lights aren't turning off and on quickly enough. The lights go off at 100 (yay!) but they don't turn on again until 95, or with some tinkering that somehow changed it but I don't know why, 98.

(I turned the thermostat control back and forth and wiggled it. Why that changed it, I have notta clue...)

I'm horrible at describing stuff, sorry. hmm.png

I do think I was able to fix the previous problem with what I did in the upgrades, which was to tighten the loose screws that were holding it to the bator.

It happened again this mornin, but only was goin down to 97....
I put a blanket over it at night, and this reading is taken the instant I take it off? I don't see how the blanket could impact it, bit thought I'd throw that out there.... You'd think if it was ambient temp it'd be down all the time, not just swinging.

 

[mlm Mike]

How are these working out so far?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hawk out back watching the chickens!!!! different kind looked pretty much cream speckled brown color uggggg at least they are in a run and not free ranging, although not sure that is better since its opentop but in the woods

 

[daxigait]

Well, of the three I knew, two were just because I'm a microbiologist and one because I like to read fantasy books. 

The grimoire right

 

[mlm Mike]

Hawk out back watching the chickens!!!! different kind looked pretty much cream speckled brown color uggggg at least they are in a run and not free ranging, although not sure that is better since its opentop but in the woods

What kind do you usually see? A juvenile red tail hawk maybe?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: or a tarp lol

actually I have one of these dad has given to me, The frame is crappy, thinking about making a 2x4 frame for it but it is only the top not the sides

Quote: now you have a wafer correct?
where is the wafer in regards to the lights and fans?

 

[daxigait]

Sweet!!!!

Congrats!!

chit, I thought it did!!!

dang packers!
ummmm Banty whats up with your hatch like in full?  they duck I forget ugggg  excuse my thoughts they are a mess right now!!  Dan has  ugly wabbits lol 

Hey now don't be dissing The Pack.