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

[daxigait]

@microchicke Good luck! You got what someone else wanted for Valentine's day

 

[microchick]

@microchick

Good luck! You got what someone else wanted for Valentine's day

Yep. I got a great guy. He grumbles about chicken math but he knows having the little feathered freeloaders around makes me smile. Since this is my first attempt at incubating, I will be spending the next 21 days with my fingers crossed. Gonna make it hard to eat, cook, clean, get dressed........

 

[minihorse927]

This will be me when and if I see a pip

you will turn into a crazy red headed lady with ugly hoop earings?  interesting  pics please when this change happens

I was going to say the same thing!

 

[duluthralphie]

This will be me when and if I see a pip

I never pictured you with red hair......

 

[daxigait]

The Doctor Donna ummm Banti?

 

[duluthralphie]

you will turn into a crazy red headed lady with ugly hoop earings? interesting pics please when this change happens

Copycat before me!!!

I have to learn to read all the replies before I post... because we know no human has an original thought ,ever.

 

[BantyChooks]

My dear sweet husband went to our Amish neighbor's house today to pick up dog food and much to my surprise, pleasure and excitement, walked in the back door and handed me an egg carton filled with...HATCHING EGGS!

SQUEEEEEEEELLLLLLLL!!

Totally unexpected. I was jumping up and down. It's a wonder I didn't break them as I was trying to check them over and turn them pointy end down. Poor babies to be were quite chilled. First thing I did was check air cells and the ones I could visualize looked good so I have the dozen sitting on the counter top to bring the temp up. Second thing I did was plug in the Brinsea and start it heating.

Can I put these in the incubator tonight as long as the temp is stable? Should I wait till morning and just leave the eggs sitting till then to bring the temp up to room temperature, tilted as recommended?

These are little mutt bantam eggs like the ones I broody hatched last fall. They are lovely little birds though and I wanted more.

Ok, I know I didn't wait till March so don't hold it against me, LOL!

Sa-weet!! e

ughhhh Benny!!!

sweet Justin!!  which kind you have several types no?  should I be looking for goose egg from my gooserz

I support BANTI!!

lmao  she loves you!!!

Banti for ....whatever.......Prime Minister?

ROFL!!

me either

Banti for Cheiftain!    sounds good

Y'all crack me up!

 

[microchick]

Well I am a red head, or was before time caught up with my hair follicles. Crazy sorta kinda goes along with being a red head (red heads are actually genetic mutants) but I don't wear hoop earrings. Learned that real fast when I got my chickens.

 

[JenniferDuBay]

Okay, so I have just candled my first eggs, so exciting. I set 84 eggs, and after tossing 9 for blood rings, I now have 54 developing. The remaining are clear and I've put them in a lower shelf just to be sure until I candle next. I find all of this rather amazing considering what I'm hatching them in. My home made incubator, nicknamed the junkobator was literally pulled from my neighbor's to the trash pile, disinfected thoroughly and I stuck two strands of christmas lights in it. I added a fan, but I'm not too happy with it's placement, and I made the shelfing with left over fencing. The only thing I bought was the thermostat and hygrometer. We'll see where this ends up in 12 days! I am too excited I can barely contain myself.

 

[BantyChooks]

The Doctor Donna ummm Banti?

Hey!!

Okay, so I have just candled my first eggs, so exciting. I set 84 eggs, and after tossing 9 for blood rings, I now have 54 developing. The remaining are clear and I've put them in a lower shelf just to be sure until I candle next. I find all of this rather amazing considering what I'm hatching them in. My home made incubator, nicknamed the junkobator was literally pulled from my neighbor's to the trash pile, disinfected thoroughly and I stuck two strands of christmas lights in it. I added a fan, but I'm not too happy with it's placement, and I made the shelfing with left over fencing. The only thing I bought was the thermostat and hygrometer. We'll see where this ends up in 12 days! I am too excited I can barely contain myself.