February 2020 Hatch-A-Long

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I got broody after my first time incubator hatch. I just couldn't help myself and I ordered some random eggs from Meyer Hatchery. They will be here next week and I am so excited! I know I have seen other posts about an addiction to hatching eggs. It may become a problem for me.

 

[nchls school]

It's a problem for many of us. Even after fifty years I still can't resist giving broody hens eggs to hatch. My serama are broody crazy and there's always 1 or 2 brooding eggs. Still, what fun, I'm happy that so many people want serama. Below are two of my latest hatches.

 

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So sweet! I love it.

 

[nchls school]

So sweet! I love it.

Thank you. I think so too. My newest family-Yokohama/Phoenix cross.
Four more chicks are under mom.

 

[MPchicks]

My eggs from Meyer hatchery came. It has been so much colder here than I thought it would be so, I hope they are all going to be alright. The box hadn't been smashed or treated badly at all and the eggs are packed beautifully.

 

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Have them all set to warm to room temperature. We will put them into the incubator tomorrow afternoon. I added a cochin egg from our own chickens to them so there is a total of 9. Such fun packing materials.

 

[nchls school]

What kind of temperatures have you had?

 

[MPchicks]

Last week we were in the mid 40's & 50's. Over the weekend we had a big snow storm and received 8" of snow and our temps dropped to the teens & 20's. We had one night that was in the single digits. The eggs came from Ohio and shipped out on Tuesday (2/4).

 

[nchls school]

Hopefully the postal workers took care that the eggs didn't get too cold.
Good luck!

 

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Trying a new incubator. But the eggs are in and the air pockets look great.