Ended Halloween Hatch-A-Long 2018

[CapricornFarm]

So hatch something else Cap

I am still overflowing with quail and the guineas quit laying. I am hatching Polish eggs for the hatch along. My turkeys won't be laying until spring.

 

[Erkenstein]

I'm on lockdown. 73/80 coturnix eggs are in the home-stretch. Guess I'll be needing the brooder!

 

[CapricornFarm]

i just completed my lockdown!

Yay, i was carving my pumpkin and decided to call it a night at 2 am. Then i heard cheeping from upstairs! Oh no, not locked down and turner still on! I got the turner out, set the eggs in a carton, put in shelf liner for traction and added water. The one chick that had hatched is peeping like crazy!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I'm on lockdown. 73/80 coturnix eggs are in the home-stretch. Guess I'll be needing the brooder!

I would say so! That is a lot of quail. What type of coturnix are they?

 

[CapricornFarm]

I tried to take a picture but it is too dark in here. I will try again in the morning.

 

[BroodyHuman]

I feel like such a dunce. I hadn't been getting notifications for this thread so it slipped my mind and finally remembered to check.

updates : My silver laced orpingtons and golden cuckoo marans had a mishap. It looks like the first to hatch sent the humidity up and when it stabilized again everyone got wrapped. Super disappointed. Only two survived. One golden cuckoo marans and one silver laced orpington. Weird thing. The Orpington is almost solid white save a few small yellow spots. Does not, I repeat, does not look like the photo on the menu.

Onto the Halloween babies - six movers and shakers went into lockdown a night late. Air cells looked like they needed more humidity so they got an extra night of incubAtion.

I've seen no pips. I'm assuming they're dead and will be excited if they hatch.

going to read everyone's updates that I've missed. Sending y'all love.

 

[AshleySGM]

Tomorrow is lock down! Saturday I did a check on the 5 questionable eggs and they were bad so they were tossed. That means we have 23 eggs to check tomorrow and lock down for hatching. They're due Saturday the 3rd. EEEKKK!!!!

 

[igorsMistress]

@Vicious_Volva

I'm sorry about the mishaps and such

 

[BroodyHuman]

@Vicious_Volva

I'm sorry about the mishaps and such

Thank you

i know we're supposed to expect loss; but when it's my fault/or within my range of control, it's even more devastating.

 

[igorsMistress]

Thank you

i know we're supposed to expect loss; but when it's my fault/or within my range of control, it's even more devastating.

Yea, I know, for me too when I feel it's my fault. I try to learn from it and not make the same mistake twice. What else can you do?
Don't beat yourself up too much.