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

[FaerieChicken]

Buenas Tardes gente loca de pollo!

Soooo, LOL.....
I have to confess, as crazy as I am about incubating, this is my 2nd go round, I still believe I prefer a broody hen to do all the work.

Any whoot, So I did something crazy and it may, or may not, work.

I had already place eggs in the incubator while awaiting my eggs to arrive, not thinking like a dummy of course, well, when my eggs arrived, I did candle the ones in the bator and purged the ones that seemed less likely to develop. BUT then I had a crazy idea, and placed all the small banty eggs ontop of the new, larger eggs with the pointy end down, kind of inbetween the eggs.

They are turning, but because they are super small banty eggs, and 2 pheasant eggs, they are doing good so far. Has anyone else tried this? If so, how did it work out?

I also will be borrowing my girlfriends bator to hatch out in since these eggs are 1 week ahead of the new bigger eggs set.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

yes dear I am aware!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

That surprise early peep when you know it's only day 16 but them peeps are tiny boogers and hatch as they see fit! Serama loves

❤

❤

 

[dan26552]

Thanks dan. Why hasn't he delivered the fridge yet?

You're welcome. He works during the week, three hours from home.

That surprise early peep when you know it's only day 16 but them peeps are tiny boogers and hatch as they see fit! Serama loves

You hatched a chick on day 16????

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: puppy is going to a good home, if that is yours make plans to pick her up in about eight weeks @DwayneNLiz ps head still attached, I can order donuts for your pick up as well lol

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

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Wisconsin Poultry Regulations: Testing Poultry for Breeding, Hatching or Exhibiting



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Good morning, Darlin'

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood
Hope you feel better today than yesterday, but not as good as you will tomorrow

backatcha Whites

Well it's official, read back is not going to happen. I got started a couple times but got pulled away. Each time I came back the unread post was back above 500.

Hatch didn't go so well, 17 of 37 that went into lockdown made it out but I lost 2 of those already. Had 3 with external pips that never zipped and the rest never attempted. They were all my eggs from a mixed flock but the eggs from my leghorn hens had the worst stats. I had 16 of those eggs and only 2 hatched.

Have a work trip towards the end of March so the incubator will be off until I set for EHAL.

Haven't started anything with the new incubator build either, parts started rolling in but not the parts I wanted to start with so it'll probably be this weekend before I start working it.

That's a recap for me Hope everyone is doing well, Sorry for the losses I read about in my limited readback.

sorry about that hatch, any clues what happened?

Quote: you know this time, I think you should be strong, traveling sounds like a fantastic idea for you!!! SEND BANTI SWEETS ALL EGGS!!! ha ha ha

Duckling made it through, then asked to watch it again!

lol I never seen it either

 

[Sally Sunshine]

*****update*****
If you are going to be giving and haven't yet please let me know by Thursday.
Where we are now this is going to be really great!

giving what? do I have something to give?

 

[BullChick]

  backatcha Whites

sorry about that hatch, any clues what happened?

awwww you got this!!! 


good luck let us know how its going!!!
you know this time, I think you should be strong, traveling sounds like a fantastic idea for you!!!  SEND BANTI SWEETS ALL EGGS!!!  ha ha ha

lol I never seen it either

Don't make me FaceTime you!

 

[Hawk12]

So after all the test they still don't know what's wrong with my wife. But she needs to get a loop recorder put in to monitor her heart so next time she goes down they'll hopefully know why.

Theory is that her heart slows down to a stop..... Then restarts.

Oh my goodness, that's scary! Sure hope they get it figured out. I'll add her to my prayers.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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