First Time Hatching....Round 2

[fifelakelooper]

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According to the GQF website, the brooder will hold 48 chicks for 4 weeks. The implication from this is that it holds twenty four 4 - 6 week old chicks comfortably.

I have 26 chicks in it (5 three week old and 21 two week old) and the GQF chick number recommendation seems a little tight. However, there is a lot of room in it and no floor space needs to be taken up by food or water (except I did set one small food and small waterer inside because I had the two different ages). It cost about $250 with shipping.

Ohhhhh I think I'm going to put that on my list of "want's!!!

 

[latebloomer]

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i think mine came back up in fifteen minutes or so.

how's everyone doing? i should have chicks, or at least pips this time next week.

very excited

 

[texaschickmom]

Lockdown is Sunday for me. I'll have 24 black sex links. Hope they all hatch this time. I'd just LOVE a 100% hatch!

 

[latebloomer]

that goes for me too.

i wish you all the luck, starting sunday.

 

[Hannah hen]

Less than two weeks and counting

We candled a bunch of our eggs Wednesday night. The turkey eggs have been in since 3/16 and the chickens since 3/22. All the chicken eggs we checked were developing great. 3 of the turkeys were clear so we pulled them out.
All the BLRW look good.

We might sell some of the rest but we're keeping all of these.

 

[latebloomer]

one day closer to new chicks!

my first four are kind of gawky looking now with part fuzz and part feathers, and just between us, they aren't terribly bright, but i sure do love having them around.

and my rescue dog is doing great with them, i'm not sure the chicks like the kisses though....

 

[demp4]

So I went on Lock down Friday night... and today I woke up to peeping my daughter says mom I think I here peeping I was like oh will have some hatch soon...

I walk over and look at incubator and 4 chicks hatched in the night... WOW!

on day 19??? I hope they are ok! Lots more pipped.

 

[latebloomer]

any pips in texas?

 

[texaschickmom]

No pips yet at my house. I just put my 24 into lockdown. I candled again and they all looked OK. Good veining and full of chicks. And nice big air sacs.

 

[Robert Boyd]

we just put our "first" 10 eggs in our "first " homemade bator today, my kids cant wait till easter time piping and hatching:^}