FEB HATCH-ALONG THREAD ...COME JOIN US.... EVERYONE!

[Brookhavens]

I appreciate everyone's help and suggestions. I just completed the build for my 2nd incubator so I can have the one for the first 18 days and then the 2nd for lock down till hatch. Here are a few pictures of the new one.









So now on Feb 21st when I go into lock down, I can take the eggs out of my current incubator and move them to this one till they hatch. I used a CalorIQue flexible heat tape for the heating element and a BAH-1000 Thermostat. Thanks again for the suggestions and good luck to everyone waiting on their hatches.

If you are going to be using that egg carton for hatching make sure to cut the bottoms out for air circulation. The bator looks fantastic. GREAT JOB!!!!

 

[PaleoDan]

OK heres pics... and yea I went a little cam-happy!
This is the 15 eng lav orp I got in yesterday- plus the 2 silkies I got last week.
LOVE the color!

These are so cute! I really hope some of mine hatch out on the 25th healthy!

 

[PaleoDan]

If you are going to be using that egg carton for hatching make sure to cut the bottoms out for air circulation. The bator looks fantastic. GREAT JOB!!!!

Thanks Brookhavens - I will cut those out - I punctured the holes in the "towers" but I will also remove the bottoms.

 

[chicpoopscooper]

We have Valentine's babys and peeps coming from our OEGB bator.\

 

[inthesticks]

chicpoopscooper --


SOOOOOO CUTEEEE!!!!! Just locked down today seeing your cuties.... I just can't wait!!!

 

[Maah]

We have Valentine's babys and peeps coming from our OEGB bator.\

Awe... Very cute little chickmunks!!

 

[Debs55]

Back for an update guys!

Here's my broody silkie Mel who is sitting on 4 barred rock eggs on day 8

And here are my TSC chicks I came home with on Tuesday

 

[gapeach717]

Today is day 21 for my eggs. Woke up this morning to 5/ 16 eggs pipped. Lots of chirping going on in there. Looks like I will have some Valentine's chickies!!!

just catching up on page 127....but YAY!!!! So happy brook!!!!

back to catching up...and wait til you SEE and HEAR my drama today!!!!

 

[gapeach717]

Today is lock down! We've had 2 confirmed losses - (my almost 3yr old son woke up in the middle of the night & wanted to hear the "baby eggs" & took all the eggs out to listen to them then dropped 4 - woke up to hearing him say baby eggs hear? hear? no ->The 2 others are prob dead because one has cracking & there was a little blood & the other just has cracking - we'll see

The rest are doing just fine I suppose
I cannot see anything inside my EE eggs they are all filled up - my JB eggs tho are so light I can still see my wriggly fuzzy butts in there!
& hopefully the quail egg is good because it's all dark too

I went w/ a lower humidity this hatch (started @ 50 & only added water once & it has slowly made it's way to about 37% so far so good by doing that -
will be bringing it up into 60-70 range for lockdown last hatch it went up to 76% which I wasn't too happy about but too late for change that hatch. (I'll have to do a few more this way to see if it really makes a diff.
W/ my last hatch I kept the humidity @ a constant 50-55 & they were alright in the moving/activity this hatch w/ the lower humidity all the developing eggs seemed to be training for a swim meet!

I'm soo excited & normally I would be swarming the bator now getting lockdown ready but one of my buns kindled this morning & I have 4 new babies to ooogle at & keep me distracted enough.
I know eggs chicks & such but I gotta show off my lil nuggets they are Netherland dwarfs

did you see my pic?? (a few pages before this post) my female NZW kindled TEN kits the night before last!!!

 

[gapeach717]

Now for the bantams- I have NO clue what kind they are, they're all feather footed- Oh the bigger chicks in the pics are Sugar Peeps & the 2 sb d'uccle. I put them in w/ the little ones cause they were scared of the bigger lav chicks.

i LOVE the colors of them all!!! that little black one looks like my Birchen Bantam Cochin I was telling you about!~!!