February Hatch-A-Long

[PDXJULES]

7 out of the 10 mixes are well developing. 1 was definitely infertil. 2 (one green, one brown) are to dark to see something.

Only 5 of the 10 frizzeld where definitely developing. The other 5 are to dark to see anything.

I will keep them in the incubator until day 14. Hopefully there is some development.

Frizzles in Austria? Do you have a warm barn?

 

[LilyD]

Yes, def hard to know which display to trust lol! I have 3 in the one and just trying to do an avg and also using temp gun lol! Hope I don't cook omelets!

I was going to do no water at all on one, but kinda scared to go that route at first, so just adding a little water to keep above 20%

After a few years of hatching with the bators I have (they aren't great but they work until I can get a cabinet bator) I have realized that for my area I need to run no water if our humidity is over 15% in the normal air which is usually is. Then add water enough to bring the humidity up to 30-45 max while hatching cause when they start coming out of the eggs they tend to spike it right up over 80% if I get it too high. With keeping it lower I get less shrink wrap issues. I still need to figure out how to keep them from playing soccer with the eggs. Hoping I don't lose any in this batch to them kicking the eggs around so much. So far 6 babies and another 10+ eggs pipped 27 total that I am very sure were viable and three from a broody hen that I am pretty sure froze outside before I noticed her off the nest and brought them in, but I figured that I had to try either way.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I've got hatched chicks and lots of pips and zips! Due tomorrow.

 

[Austrian Chickens]

Frizzles in Austria? Do you have a warm barn?

I don't live in the mountains. It's not so cold in my village . The chickens spend there nights in a closed coop. It's warm and cosy

 

[Nmarine1057]

I've got hatched chicks and lots of pips and zips! Due tomorrow.
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Iv'e got the brinsea mini, and the rcon 20. I have a little giant incubator that I just need to sell, it takes way to much babysitting

 

[LilyD]

Hatching is such hard work

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Just ordered 25 more eggs, so likely will be on the March hatch-a-long, too!

 

[LilyD]

Starting another batch once I clean out the incubator from this brood they have until tomorrow night and then will be ready to move to the brooder 3 pups left that I can see the rest of the eggs I don't see anything yet. I didn't candle at 18 days so there could have been duds in the mix I missed. Never know they could be late babies too.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Iv'e got the brinsea mini, and the rcon 20. I have a little giant incubator that I just need to sell, it takes way to much babysitting

I have 3 more incubators. A Rcom king, a modified Little Giant, and a Genesis. I'm hoping to get a cabinet incubator soon too....

 

[LilyD]

I have 3 more incubators. A Rcom king, a modified Little Giant, and a Genesis. I'm hoping to get a cabinet incubator soon too....

Me too although I will probably keep my Genesis Hovabators as they have done me well for the last 5 + years lol.