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

[DwayneNLiz]

That stinks

yep
oh well
at least i am not incubating this winter!

 

[mlm Mike]

yep
oh well
at least i am not incubating this winter!

Incubate those frozen eggs!

 

[mlm Mike]

At least the days are starting to get longer.

 

[duluthralphie]

I as looking at the long range forecast on Accuweather. It will be between -10F and 10F at night all week and not above freezing till Sunday.
February 18 before the first night it will stay above freezing.
-6 last night, -9 tonight and staying at zero F or above after that.
This is more like the winters of my childhood. There was always a week of below zero and 15+F below.
I saw that 3/4 of the nation is under wind chill advisories.

It will not be above freezing until April here. so no more whining!

 

[duluthralphie]

Incubate those frozen eggs!

I moved eggs to the hatcher yesterday...Frozen winter hatch rates vacuum...I had 176 eggs in incubator only 68 moved to incubator and of those 10-12 are questionable.... I have 11 turkey eggs in, one starter, no finishers......

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Incubate those frozen eggs!

LOL, if i were even getting any! i think i have gotten 10 quail eggs since october

thats it

I moved eggs to the hatcher yesterday...Frozen winter hatch rates vacuum...I had 176 eggs in incubator only 68 moved to incubator and of those 10-12 are questionable.... I have 11 turkey eggs in, one starter, no finishers......View attachment 1225437

stinks

 

[kwhites634]

i dont think i'll see 32* until february

You need to get out of that walk-in freezer you call NH

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I moved eggs to the hatcher yesterday...Frozen winter hatch rates vacuum...I had 176 eggs in incubator only 68 moved to incubator and of those 10-12 are questionable.... I have 11 turkey eggs in, one starter, no finishers......View attachment 1225437

That stinks sorry Ralph.

I had my first hatch of the year over the past 2 days. Set 37, 27 developed, 25 are out and running around, 1 died mid zip, 1 is still in the egg, talking and rocking.

 

[duluthralphie]

That stinks sorry Ralph.

I had my first hatch of the year over the past 2 days. Set 37, 27 developed, 25 are out and running around, 1 died mid zip, 1 is still in the egg, talking and rocking.

I am fairly sure my poor December/January hatch rates are due to the cold we have here. I keep my birds indoors with 16 hours of light a day. The temps are so cold though I think some of the eggs while not cracking from freezing have gotten cold enough to keep them from hatching...

 

[DwayneNLiz]

You need to get out of that walk-in freezer you call NH

i wish i could!