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

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: you are correct and you know what to watch for too, steady heat does it have a fan or no fan?

 

[dan26552]

you are correct and you know what to watch for too, steady heat   does it have a fan or no fan?

I don't think it does. I'll look again later.

 

[BantyChooks]

Awwww. first underaged sex and now this. Poor thing... 
I'm psyched that the 22% one hatched - just hope it thrives (trying to be both hopeful and prepare myself for the worst). 

Off to go stare at the hatching eggs some more...

- Ant Farm 

That's an interesting way to put it.....

I need to show y'al how bad Torvi's saddles were. I'd guess they took up 3/4 of the egg... She's fine, albeit tiny.

 

[mlm Mike]

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Quote: Something you want to tell us?

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Quote: Yum, haven't had PB and banana sandwich in a long time.

Up to 6! And there's a pip or small zip.

Congrats!

Well, I guess it's good I brought Maple in.... Frostbite on her feet is now evident, they're really swollen.

I should have brought her in with Georgia, but I thought she'd be fine.... I was wrong. I hope she keeps her toes; two permanent house birds is too much!

Sorry Banti.

Just got home - look what I found!!!!!



It hadn't even pipped when I left the house at 11am, looks wet and tired, but managed to hurl itself across the hatcher, so there's at least some strength there. This was one of the Marans eggs - in fact, it was the one that had lost 22.15% weight by day 18!!!!!

(I think s/he was like "there's no more room in here, let me out!!!")

S/he's wet and huffing/puffing, looks like s/he just hatched, so I'll withhold assessment of strength and vigor for now. Meanwhile, one of the NN x GNH eggs that had a big "karate chop" pip this morning is enlarging the pip, will zip soon, and another of the marans eggs has pipped as well. So only 6 total eggs out of 16 not pipped yet.

I need to go to chores (water changing mostly), then I'll come back in and alternate read-back and staring at the hatcher...

- Ant Farm

Congratulations!

So ummmm I may be on my way to becoming a hatching addict......

My uncle is letting us borrow his styrofoam incubator. It needs to be cleaned (it's been sitting for a few years) but other than that looks good.

Sweet!

Great news, I don't know how she was hiding in the smaller coop, but my hen was inside when I got home so I missed her last night. There is no way in or out of the run unless I open it so she was hiding somewhere between hens which is highly unusual for her since she is low man.. I am happy

My black banty cochin was a pullet until a few weeks ago. Feathered pullet from hatch.

Bummer

lol cynthia posted this on the other thread....

its one way to make it back home I guess but ummmm they have a spare yes?

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: awesome thank you, well seeing how you cant eat all that food, I guess the girls can have at it then.
Yes, but they have to leave the actual drink alone, sorry Mel.

 

[dan26552]

Something you want to tell us? 



Yum, haven't had PB and banana sandwich in a long time.

Congrats!

Sorry Banti.

Congratulations! 

Sweet! 



Bummer

 

[BantyChooks]

Something you want to tell us? 

Only things being incubated around here are chooks

 

[mlm Mike]

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[meltel]

Yes, but they have to leave the actual drink alone, sorry Mel.

can we at least share

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

One of the Marans eggs and one of the GNH-NN eggs are now in a race to see who can finish zipping first. The Marans is making a ruckus...