Eggs are coming...Hubby's gonna be mad

[wegotchickens]

I like to hide the most recent eggs until he's not around and then slip them into the incubator. Later, when he asks why some didn't hatch I say I'm giving them a few days in case they were slower to develop. It's the truth, and I only get in trouble for that FIRST box of eggs!

 

[marytoast]

It's nice to know I am not in this hatchaholic boat alone.

 

[thecochincoop]

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That's how mine is, he never even notices new ones. It took him two days to notice the new bator

I keep my eggs on a constant cycle now. I have one incubator and one hatcher so I never have to stop

 

[Garden Gal]

All the chatter about continuous incubation and hatching raises the question (to this newbie) - how well do the new guys "assimilate" into your current flock(s)? I've heard chickens don't like new additions... how is this handled?? (I'm on my first hatch - due the 15th, and already thinking about ordering another incubator!)

 

[ems_chick]

lol mine just rolls his eyes and sighs, and calls then calls them my future babies. his philosophy is as long as i'm happy, he's happy!

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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Depending on your flock and coop/run area there may be some that get along alright, but usually you will need a need living quarters for the newbies. I have over 200 chickens now so I have 14 large coops and I don't know how many smaller ones.

Take my advice and start building now. There is always a new coop in process here.

Do you think I'm addicted?

Seriously you can always sell some chicks and just keep your favorites. My problem is they are ALL my favorites.

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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Hey your guy has a good answer, sorta like mine feels but I know deep down he loves them to.

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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That's how mine is, he never even notices new ones. It took him two days to notice the new bator

I keep my eggs on a constant cycle now. I have one incubator and one hatcher so I never have to stop

You got a good guy to I see.

 

[Garden Gal]

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Holy mackerel! Considering how hard my Wonderful Husband has been working on our first coop, I'll probably not share this little tid bit with him right now....

 

[MandyH]

I've got a couple hundred birds too and we are in the process of building coops for them UGGGGH! AND we get hatchery over runs so we got 30 dozen brown egg layers eggs today, help me Lord.