Ground Hog's Day Hatch

[twentynine]

I am going to join in.

Brand new incubator, built it last week, finished it and plugged it in on Monday. Spent the last few days fine tuning the thermostat. Got it set and it holds 99-100*.

Going to put 30 Rhode Island Red eggs in tonight, for an initiation run.

At this point I am having trouble accessing the new BYC, so unless I can figure it out, my participation in this thread may be limited.

Also aquired with the 30 eggs are two Rhode Island Red roosters from a blood line I have been trying to get for a while.

Future plans for my incubator is to make this initiation run with the RIRs, then I am going to put the two roosters over my Barred Rock pullets, and hatch me some black sex links.

 

[kellyn]

Would tomorrow be too late? I had to adjust the temp. On my HM incubator, and in just 2 hours it jumped from 93 to 100. Should I risk it? Or wait 'til tomorrow afternoon?

From what happend with the new years hatch, most of the eggs set started hatching 2 days prior to NYD, and hatched a bit before it..

Would anyone know any CHEAP thermostats from appliances that would work well in a 2'x2.6'x3' plywood styrafom insulated incubator? The water heater thermostat I have in it SUCKS! I regret taking off the dimmer switch.

Does cold incubator temperatures make all male chicks? I did a hatch at the end of November, early December and all but one of 6 chicks is male. The duck's a girl tho. But on my quail, outta about 65 only 22 are hens. Tops!

Talk about rotten luck...

Granny'sRoost, you shoulda lied to 'em. Told them to come back in a few day's time and you'll have more. Chickies are so much better to have instead of like 2 bucks a dozen. I tell that t my mom, and she gets mad coz I already have like 70. But 12 are boys and 30 are past 3 years.

 

[JulieNKC]

My eggs are here.

I'm waiting for the kids to go to sleep to open them, but they are here and will be in the bator by morning. I'm so excited, these are my first calls so hope I can get a good hatch!

 

[Mahonri]

Well, I put one more blue egg in late this morning so if it develops, it should be my last to hatch.

As for setting tomorrow, the more the merrier, they'll just hatch after Ground Hog's Day.

I got more set up in the grow out pen so that 3 weeks from now they'll be ready with a heat lamp so I can put all of the new little ones in the brooder box with the ecoglow.

Things are looking up and I'm getting used to this platform!

Wahoo.

 

[JulieNKC]

I'm lucky my eggs got here today too. They had the wrong house number on the package, but they brought them anyway and asked if it was me. I wish 9 would hurry and get here so I can open them and see how good a trip they had.

 

[RareBreedFancier]

I've been slack! I'll get mine in shortly.

I had a surprise hatcher in my main 'bator who made a huge mess so I want to shift the eggs out into the hatcher to clean it then shift them back and add the eggs for this hatch.

 

[kefiren]

I'm in! Santa brought me a hova-bator and I just filled it with 21 eggs, 11 mutts of my own mixed flock (so EE's), and 10 bought pure breds.

I'm happy as a pig in doo-doo.

Ground Hog Day is one of my favorite movies of all time. Here is a quote for all of you:

"This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off waiting to worship a rat. What a hype. Groundhog Day used to mean something in this town. They used to pull the hog out, and they used to eat it. You're hypocrites, all of you!"

So, if the chick emerges and doesn't see his shadow is it 3 more weeks of incubation?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Kefiren! That's pretty funny. I LOVE that movie! Funny, but also one to make you think. Are you truly living each moment to the fullest?

 

[Dingo]

Count me in, I'm swapping 3 cot roos for a dozen assorted chicken eggs this weekend, they'll be going in on Monday or Tuesday.
So much for giving the 'bator a break.

I've got to drill my thermostat, dril some new holes in the 'bator and hopefully my temp will be steady this go around.

 

[Mahonri]

I would wager that I've watched Ground Hog's Day at least 50 times. My favorite movie of all time. Bill Murray's very best movie.