Hi all,
I have to take the summer off of college (unfortunately) so I thought, since my Girls are 2 and their egg productions is way down, I would try my hand at incubating. I have 2 roos that I rescued and they are smitten with the hens (a little too much if you ask me
) . I'm so excited and have been reading up all over the Internet and on BYC. Now I know that the LG (little giant) isn't the best incubator, but since this is just a hobby and I won't have time to hatch except from now til Fall semester (going to college to be a vet and I will be cramming up to get my last few prerequisites in before applying to vet school) I figured it would serve my purpose. That being said is there any thing I can do to have a good hatch with a LG? I wouldn't be too happy if I set eggs and ended up with no little chicks hatching.... I have a place to put it that I am fairly confident the outside temp wouldn't fluctuate (I cleared a shelf in my small closet)....
I read that when collecting eggs you can only let them sit out for 7 days before setting them or else your hatch rate goes way down. However I was wondering can you set eggs then 7 days later set more eggs in the same incubator? and if so how does the lock down with higher humidity work with 2 groups of eggs that have hatch dates 7 days apart? I have 4 hens but only get 2-3 eggs (if I'm lucky) a day. What amount of eggs would you suggest I set? I was thinking a dozen would work just fine which would eliminate the problem with having 2 different hatch date....... I read that some people have low hatch rates with the LG so I'm not sure how many eggs I should set to get a better probability of at least some hatching. I'd be ecstatic if all or the majority of the eggs I set hatched, but I'm not a very lucky person so I doubt that it would occur
.
I was reading in the learning center about dry incubation, has anyone tried that? Does it give a better hatch rate?
Any info y'all could provide, whether its tips and tricks or info I should know about, I'd LOVE to heard it. I have to wait for Tractor Supply to restock with their incubators (
) but in the mean time I'll have 4 or 6 pullets from the feed store on Monday (3-19) to care for, love, and watch grow.... I'd like to be able to do a couple of hatches while I have time on my hands (from now until July) But I have to time it where they will all be outside by August when I start my classes......
Thanks in advance for any and all info and help given
I have to take the summer off of college (unfortunately) so I thought, since my Girls are 2 and their egg productions is way down, I would try my hand at incubating. I have 2 roos that I rescued and they are smitten with the hens (a little too much if you ask me
I read that when collecting eggs you can only let them sit out for 7 days before setting them or else your hatch rate goes way down. However I was wondering can you set eggs then 7 days later set more eggs in the same incubator? and if so how does the lock down with higher humidity work with 2 groups of eggs that have hatch dates 7 days apart? I have 4 hens but only get 2-3 eggs (if I'm lucky) a day. What amount of eggs would you suggest I set? I was thinking a dozen would work just fine which would eliminate the problem with having 2 different hatch date....... I read that some people have low hatch rates with the LG so I'm not sure how many eggs I should set to get a better probability of at least some hatching. I'd be ecstatic if all or the majority of the eggs I set hatched, but I'm not a very lucky person so I doubt that it would occur
I was reading in the learning center about dry incubation, has anyone tried that? Does it give a better hatch rate?
Any info y'all could provide, whether its tips and tricks or info I should know about, I'd LOVE to heard it. I have to wait for Tractor Supply to restock with their incubators (
Thanks in advance for any and all info and help given
