Exciting New Brinsea App Controlled Incubator - Testers Journey!

[2ndTink]

You got eggs today but are holding them for a few days before setting them?
Do you know how long ago the eggs were collected?

I've kept them up to 2 weeks before setting them and no difference in hatch rate compared to fresher eggs. I'll be doing the same thing now since my girls are laying slow.

I mark the date laid on the egg so I can track them.

 

[2ndTink]

She's reputable, and I've gotten chicks and eggs from her before without issues. If she had shipped them, they'd arrive in about five days and then rest for another day.

I can't wait to see what you hatch out! Maybe some more the same color as Marsha

 

[Debbie292d]

I can't wait to see what you hatch out! Maybe some more the same color as Marsha

I need a new Marsha. She pretends to be broody any time a rooster comes around. Otherwise, she's not. She needs an award for best actor in a chicken costume.

Come January, when the breeding pens are set up, I'll have a few other pullets old enough to put in them. Maybe by then, she'll decide to be a hen again.

 

[Debbie292d]

I've kept them up to 2 weeks before setting them and no difference in hatch rate compared to fresher eggs. I'll be doing the same thing now since my girls are laying slow.

I mark the date laid on the egg so I can track them.

I may not have enough between what I just bought and the fresh ones, so I may have to grab some from the basement that over two weeks old too. I've done that before a few times. Hatch rate might suffer a little but with all these eggs, I'm not worried!

 

[The Coop Crew]

I need a new Marsha. She pretends to be broody any time a rooster comes around. Otherwise, she's not. She needs an award for best actor in a chicken costume.

Come January, when the breeding pens are set up, I'll have a few other pullets old enough to put in them. Maybe by then, she'll decide to be a hen again.

She’s a smart lady getting away from the fellas when she doesn’t want to be messed with

 

[muddy75]

I’m excited to see the newest from Brinsea!

 

[fluffycrow]

We drove an hour today to my silkie breeders farm. She had said she had a deal for me on three dozen. We get there and her deal on three dozen was that I'd get four dozen! She tells me she put in nearly two dozen Salmon Faverolls and about a dozen Polish, with some of those being tolbunt. The rest are silkies. If I were to keep anything, it would only be silkies though.

This incubator is going to be full as I have some of my own. I've had 64 silkie eggs in my old Brinsea, but some of these eggs are quite large so I'll see what I can fit.

I'll be setting on Tuesday. So exciting!

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Sounds like the deal of the century to me !

 

[2ndTink]

We drove an hour today to my silkie breeders farm. She had said she had a deal for me on three dozen. We get there and her deal on three dozen was that I'd get four dozen! She tells me she put in nearly two dozen Salmon Faverolls and about a dozen Polish, with some of those being tolbunt. The rest are silkies. If I were to keep anything, it would only be silkies though.

This incubator is going to be full as I have some of my own. I've had 64 silkie eggs in my old Brinsea, but some of these eggs are quite large so I'll see what I can fit.

I'll be setting on Tuesday. So exciting!

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This is amazing! She hooked you up with great breeds too

Good thing you have an overflow incubator you can use if needed

 

[2ndTink]

This is super cool! Congrats @2ndTink @Debbie292d @casportpony and best of luck with your hatches.

Thank you so much!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Any updates?