That is so cool! Are you documenting your process? I definitely look forward to seeing everyone's chickies and how that brooder turns out. How many eggs do you think it will hold?I started working on the mini fridge incubator!
I still got a long way to go...but it's a start.
I started working on the mini fridge incubator!
I still got a long way to go...but it's a start.
Ladies and Gentlefolk, we have Lockdown.
It really doesn't look like there are many eggs in there at all...
Okay, so I candled the lot, and placed to the side a further 5 which don't look like they're going to make it. None of them smell rotten, so I left them in there, just in case. The only egg I'm positive didn't make it (far to much empty space) .... Is my Sebright egg...
Other than that, I have 13 Australorp, 2 Welsummer, 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 1 Light Sussex and 3 Home Grown Isa Brown Crosses left in the mix.
This leaves with a total of 22 possible chicks. Out of 38. It seems not so great until I factor in the 8 Sebright eggs, which didn't want to hold on for me.
Well, we'll see. Maybe a couple of the ones I wasn't sure about will hatch and surprise me. Either way, it does look like I'll be hatching some chickies in 3 days.
Dirty_South_Chickens; Let me know how your Lock-down goes. Are you going to candle yours too?
I have one bad egg that got a blood ring but stopped after that, so I marked it and put it back. I will candle it again and pull it out if it glows. I'll be locking down tonight!Ladies and Gentlefolk, we have Lockdown. It really doesn't look like there are many eggs in there at all... Okay, so I candled the lot, and placed to the side a further 5 which don't look like they're going to make it. None of them smell rotten, so I left them in there, just in case. The only egg I'm positive didn't make it (far to much empty space) .... Is my Sebright egg...
Other than that, I have 13 Australorp, 2 Welsummer, 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 1 Light Sussex and 3 Home Grown Isa Brown Crosses left in the mix. This leaves with a total of 22 possible chicks. Out of 38. It seems not so great until I factor in the 8 Sebright eggs, which didn't want to hold on for me. Well, we'll see. Maybe a couple of the ones I wasn't sure about will hatch and surprise me. Either way, it does look like I'll be hatching some chickies in 3 days.
Dirty_South_Chickens; Let me know how your Lock-down goes. Are you going to candle yours too?
Cause it's where people with baby chickens hang out. And we're the cool kidsI'm just wondering how I suddenly got to the Incubating & Hatching Eggs thread...
