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

[daxigait]

I seriously believe that the less you mess with eggs the better they do. The temptation to help is HUGE but I am pretty sure helping kills more chicks than it saves. I have learnt the hard way too.

Set 49 eggs 3 weeks ago. Added water to the Bator 4 times only. Pulled 7 blanks a week ago and this morning have 35+ chicks and the rest look pipped.
Pure neglect seems to work perfectly.

Congratulations on your hatch!

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Pepper is one of Sally's project birds. She lays huge green eggs regularly at six. The chicks are big, and in the project, she was working on autosexing. She is now under a BCM so they will be olive eggers and big.

Cool.

 

[The Duck Ladie]

Well I can happily tell you the results of my first hatch. I set 16 eggs. 14 were fertile. 13 made it to lockdown. 13 hatched. Not sure what percentage that is since i do not want to do the math since i am busy but that seems pretty good to me! (And i have 25 eggs in storage for incubation )

 

[dan26552]

Well I can happily tell you the results of my first hatch. I set 16 eggs. 14 were fertile. 13 made it to lockdown. 13 hatched. Not sure what percentage that is since i do not want to do the math since i am busy but that seems pretty good to me! (And i have 25 eggs in storage for incubation )

92.8%


Not too shabby for a first timer.

 

[Pensmaster]

I get to set PEPPER!!!! eggs for the Easter hal. e

Sweet!!!!!

 

[daxigait]

Sweet!!!!!

How are your eggs?

 

[Akrnaf2]

Sally needs to tell us what she is getting. Alex said she has made her decision at MPC. I am so excited for her (and a bit green with envy though I don't envy the surgery and all that goes with that at all )

Dax dear NEVER envy in another person! Every person have its advantages and disadvantages!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Sweet!!!!!

How are your eggs?

Please don't ask an Israeli this question!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

OK guys I need help choosing who to sell. I have a pen that holds 18-20 hens and two cocks. I need to sell one of the cocks. I am going to keep the Penadasenca cock so I have to sell either the Ameraucana or EE cock. They are the same age. My goal with this group is just a mix of egg colors. They are the same age.
Here they are:
Blue Ameraucana




EE
He looks a little rough because of the recent fighting.

Quote:

Thanks guys. I like the EE better, but the Ameraucana is a bigger bird. The hen from there does not lay a true blue egg so I worry about his get that are in the brooders now whereas the EE came from a very blue egg.

Two things. What is your goal for a flock breeder?
If your goal is egg color, all other things being equal, always save the bird that comes from the most preferred egg color.
If your goal is production, select the rooster with the most space between the keel bone and the pelvic bones. Even though roosters don't lay eggs, he will impart his abdominal capacity to his offspring. This judgement always has to be done with birds of the same age.

I seriously believe that the less you mess with eggs the better they do. The temptation to help is HUGE but I am pretty sure helping kills more chicks than it saves. I have learnt the hard way too.

Set 49 eggs 3 weeks ago. Added water to the Bator 4 times only. Pulled 7 blanks a week ago and this morning have 35+ chicks and the rest look pipped.
Pure neglect seems to work perfectly.

I agree completely.

 

[BantyChooks]

Please don't ask an Israeli this question!

If Google translate gave me anything close to correct, I can see why!