- Apr 23, 2014
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Hi all, I'm 'Polkadots' and am an accidental, first time owner to my three girls (Polkadot, a large black hybrid with a beautiful green sheen, maybe someone would have an idea of her breed? Spotty, a black and gold bantam X something and Dotty, my ex batt) up until the girls were given to me I had no idea just how loveable chickens are! I decided after 6 months that I'd really like to increase my flock and read up, bought the incubator etc. A lady on the local farm very kindly gave me half a dozen eggs, three light sussex and three polish, however none were fertile. I then bought half a dozen Pekin Bantam eggs and was overjoyed candle all 6 as fertile. Unfortunately my incubator went crazy over night and killed 4 of them around day 11/12, leaving me with 2. A few days later it did it again and with no broody hen nor way of getting another incubator until next month my husband had a read and adapted an old aquarium we had. We ran it for 24 hours and it kept a steady temp within 0.3°Cso we transferred them over the day before yesterday, they locked down today and I'm praying they hatch. A quick shine of my iphone light before lockdown showed two wrigglers, so I just have to wait and see. The homemade incy isn't my first choice but it's holding temps and humidity, and I figured they're safer in there than the other one. I'm so worried it's unreal, and I'm sure these eggs have kept ne up at nights far more than my children ever have, even as newborns!!
Sooo, that's me, I also have two dogs, three cats, a couple of ponies and a hamster, as you do lol
Sooo, that's me, I also have two dogs, three cats, a couple of ponies and a hamster, as you do lol