As the the first time hatchers head into another round of hatching (round 2) this thread has come into play.
We all learned so much from each other on the last thread! So we are going to start a new one. Lets keep the great information flowing and share all of our tips and tricks that we have learned along the way.
This time it would be great if everyone would PM me some information about your hatching timeline. I will post the information on the first post and do my very best to keep it up to date. If you have already sent me info and would like to edit it, just let me know.
Infomation needed
Type of incubator, turner?:
Set date/Hatch date:
What kinds/breeds of eggs your are setting:
A fun fact you would like to include:
demp4
Used Little giant
1st Hatched March 11
Misc eggs...
Started raising chickens in 2009 so we can now where our eggs are coming from now we are hatching our own. And I think I want to get into selling the chicks... maybe??!!
Second Hatch
DUE April 5th
8 silkies and some misc.
~Melanie
Bridgeport, NY
latebloomer
Hovabator 1602N retrofitted with a circulated fan on day seven
10 bbs orpington eggs shipped
lost in the mail two days
one power outage
five hatches out of ten (hoping for for more)
Hannah Hen
Snow Hill, NC
LG incubator with fan and auto turner.
Set 3 Millie Fluer D'uccle and 24 Buff Orpington eggs Hatched 2 D'uccles and 17 BO.
Kathryn4629
LG incubator with auto turner
Collecting eggs to set, and waiting on a auction to end
B orpington X EE roo and 1 Cochin hen in the mix + hopefully some special (pure bred) eggs soon.
PeckingOrder
Type of incubator, turner?: Self-Made Computer controlled incubator, with automated 8 hour turner.
Set date/Hatch date: 04/02/2011
What kinds/breeds of eggs your are setting: 2x Light West Sussex
A fun fact you would like to include: Majority of girlfriends chickens got taken by a fox, would like to give her a couple of baby chickens to ease the pain.
KFchickenlady:
13 Buff and Black Silkies
LG with air and turner
Hatch date April 4
fun fact: I found out my other hatch was at 102... and Im not candling till lockdown
ItsAZOO32
Still Air Hova-bator 1620n. Hand turned
Set on 2/27 (actually late on 2/26 so it doesn't count); Hatch DUE 3/19
What kinds/breeds of eggs your are setting: Mutts the first time (EE's, Leghorn/Cochin/Sussex/RIR/White Rock)
A fun fact you would like to include: I don't even have a coop yet and I'm about to order my second group of eggs I am truly and addict
Jessica
texaschickmom
Genesis 1588 with turner
Set 3/16, hatch date 4/6
25 Black Sex Link
I'm hoping/praying for more pullets this time.
Martha in Lindale, TX
Long Last Farm
Used a Brinsea eco 20 with automatic turner
set 24 barnyard mix eggs from my own flock on friday 2/25
5 were infertile found during candling
19 went into lockdown on Tues 3/15
got 18/19 to hatch
Setting Banties
We all learned so much from each other on the last thread! So we are going to start a new one. Lets keep the great information flowing and share all of our tips and tricks that we have learned along the way.
This time it would be great if everyone would PM me some information about your hatching timeline. I will post the information on the first post and do my very best to keep it up to date. If you have already sent me info and would like to edit it, just let me know.
Infomation needed
Type of incubator, turner?:
Set date/Hatch date:
What kinds/breeds of eggs your are setting:
A fun fact you would like to include:
demp4
Used Little giant
1st Hatched March 11
Misc eggs...
Started raising chickens in 2009 so we can now where our eggs are coming from now we are hatching our own. And I think I want to get into selling the chicks... maybe??!!
Second Hatch
DUE April 5th
8 silkies and some misc.
~Melanie
Bridgeport, NY
latebloomer
Hovabator 1602N retrofitted with a circulated fan on day seven
10 bbs orpington eggs shipped
lost in the mail two days
one power outage
five hatches out of ten (hoping for for more)
Hannah Hen
Snow Hill, NC
LG incubator with fan and auto turner.
Set 3 Millie Fluer D'uccle and 24 Buff Orpington eggs Hatched 2 D'uccles and 17 BO.
Kathryn4629
LG incubator with auto turner
Collecting eggs to set, and waiting on a auction to end
B orpington X EE roo and 1 Cochin hen in the mix + hopefully some special (pure bred) eggs soon.
PeckingOrder
Type of incubator, turner?: Self-Made Computer controlled incubator, with automated 8 hour turner.
Set date/Hatch date: 04/02/2011
What kinds/breeds of eggs your are setting: 2x Light West Sussex
A fun fact you would like to include: Majority of girlfriends chickens got taken by a fox, would like to give her a couple of baby chickens to ease the pain.
KFchickenlady:
13 Buff and Black Silkies
LG with air and turner
Hatch date April 4
fun fact: I found out my other hatch was at 102... and Im not candling till lockdown
ItsAZOO32
Still Air Hova-bator 1620n. Hand turned
Set on 2/27 (actually late on 2/26 so it doesn't count); Hatch DUE 3/19
What kinds/breeds of eggs your are setting: Mutts the first time (EE's, Leghorn/Cochin/Sussex/RIR/White Rock)
A fun fact you would like to include: I don't even have a coop yet and I'm about to order my second group of eggs I am truly and addict
Jessica
texaschickmom
Genesis 1588 with turner
Set 3/16, hatch date 4/6
25 Black Sex Link
I'm hoping/praying for more pullets this time.
Martha in Lindale, TX
Long Last Farm
Used a Brinsea eco 20 with automatic turner
set 24 barnyard mix eggs from my own flock on friday 2/25
5 were infertile found during candling
19 went into lockdown on Tues 3/15
got 18/19 to hatch
Setting Banties
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