Ok deciding on what bator to buy.?? How many eggs to start with?? and am I crazy for doing it this way vs buying day old chicks. What do I do witht the roos?? Cannot have them sigh... If the wife finds un out think she might kick me out to the garage with the eggs......and have me live with the chickens..duc
Too many questions at once. I would start with an incubator that doesn't cost too much. I would keep in mind those roos, you have to get rid of them somehow. For me I find hatching more satisfying and less stressful than ordering chicks
My advice is to buy a good used bater second hand, it's cheaper, since you are just trying this out to see if you are even goingto like hatching. Second, if you get roo's, list them free on craigslist and someone will take them I'm sure. Best of luck whatever you decide
You can easily build you own bator for under $20.00 or buy a cheap hovabator 1602N. Day old chicks can be sexed with 90% accuracy where hatching your own may give youmore rooster, more hens or 50/50. If you have enough money you can buy a turner for the hovabator
Roos make good soup, fried chicken or roast chicken. If you don't like chicken, you could sell them or take them to a local livestock auction.
You might just as well go and get yourself a good bator and a turner.. who are we kidding?? once you start you are hooked.. It is a disease I tell you. I started 4 years ago with 7 B Orp pullets "for our own eggs".. I have 13 bators .. 8 hovabators w/turners, 2 others w/128 egg capacity and one 3000 egg capacity that works, and 2 more just like it that I have not gotten around to rewiring, yet..
