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

[Spartan22]

At this time of the year do you guys still incubating? Or hatching through a broody?

 

[Pensmaster]

At this time of the year do you guys still incubating? Or hatching through a broody?

Incubate. I have one egg left in incubator. For a friend or it wouldn’t have happened at all. Down from 8. Not good odds

 

[BullChick]

At this time of the year do you guys still incubating? Or hatching through a broody?

A broody can hatch anytime of year, and the babies will be fine.
Some of us incubate whenever the mood strikes us (like when there’s a hatch along to join). It is possible to acclimate the babies outside before the winter is over.

 

[BullChick]

Canton! Haha! I have family in Canton and North Canton.

 

[BantyChooks]

At this time of the year do you guys still incubating? Or hatching through a broody?

Depends on the climate. Non-crazies around here are usually done setting eggs by July, or they'll have lots of fun keeping birds inside the house or running heat.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Ok so some of us just don't get the memo..... as I prepare to set eggs on Saturday..... ok I may be one of the crazy ones.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Depends on the climate. Non-crazies around here are usually done setting eggs by July, or they'll have lots of fun keeping birds inside the house or running heat.

I've been thinking of hatching a few AC eggs I need to start replacing my hens before they get much older.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I've been thinking of hatching a few AC eggs I need to start replacing my hens before they get much older.

But I have a heated grow out pen they could use for a sheet time till they are planning to enough for the cold.
I hatched AC eggs in Sept a few years ago and they were able to go out to the regular coop before too Long.... Howdy Banty

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Ok so some of us just don't get the memo..... as I prepare to set eggs on Saturday..... ok I may be one of the crazy ones.

Why would you be Crazy.....?.....
Banty just means crazies by her in Canada.... It's cold early there.... Like that where I live too.
But if a lived a few hours south of here it would be fine this time of year. It could snow here any day..... Doubtful but it does.

 

[BantyChooks]

But I have a heated grow out pen they could use for a sheet time till they are planning to enough for the cold.
I hatched AC eggs in Sept a few years ago and they were able to go out to the regular coop before too Long.... Howdy Banty

Hi Phil.