Hands on hatching and help

[Lilmissesmom]

Wow, that's funny!

Pets really make life better. I can't get up for coffee without one of my dogs following me.

My Ameracauna jumps on my back everytime I clean the coop. Lol

 

[Gayle-the-Australorp]

That's priceless!

Did a comparison between the egg I incubated and photos of a fertile one from day 2-3...I got a dud.

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Do not get rid of it, mine did not show any veining until day 5. Leave it in and candle again in a few day's. not all egg's develop at the same rate!

 

[Gayle-the-Australorp]

Oh, well. Maybe I gave up too soon. See my thread, What do I do now? I think one aspect where I messed up is the temperature being too high and low humidity.

 

[Lilmissesmom]

Oh, well. Maybe I gave up too soon. See my thread, What do I do now? I think one aspect where I messed up is the temperature being too high and low humidity.

If you still have the egg, keep it in the bator and get your temp and humidity stable, then candle again in a few day's

 

[Gayle-the-Australorp]

Ok... Thanks though I think my disappointment from failed attempts and being nervous got the better of me. My thread, What do I do now? explains more.

 

[GraceHomestead]

Ok SO my 1st hatch babies are now (chicks) 3 weeks and (ducklings) 2 weeks. Everyone is doing great. We lost 2 ducklings right out of the gate (sprafle leg and last helped hatched)but the rest (even the one with the yolk) are huge eating messy monsters!!
My son is loving the chicks and gives them perch time each night lol

At the moment I have 2 LG bators going. My old and fixed one I used last time has 20 polish and 10 buff orps in it. All are looking great moving and aircells look good.
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My 2nd bator is my new LG that is digital and I am not sure I like it! It is hard to keep at the right temp!! I have 10 polish that are doing well but my rir/red sexlinks arent?? Not sure if its the bator or ??
I started off with 18 at day 7 we had 4 non fertile and 2 bloodrings. Day 14, 5 more bloodrings or are they called quitters?? Now at day 17, 1 more looks like a non fertile egg with a bloodring???? At day 17??
Tomorrow is lockdown so def excited!!!!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ok SO my 1st hatch babies are now (chicks) 3 weeks and (ducklings) 2 weeks. Everyone is doing great. We lost 2 ducklings right out of the gate (sprafle leg and last helped hatched)but the rest (even the one with the yolk) are huge eating messy monsters!!
My son is loving the chicks and gives them perch time each night lol

At the moment I have 2 LG bators going. My old and fixed one I used last time has 20 polish and 10 buff orps in it. All are looking great moving and aircells look good.
[Video]

My 2nd bator is my new LG that is digital and I am not sure I like it! It is hard to keep at the right temp!! I have 10 polish that are doing well but my rir/red sexlinks arent?? Not sure if its the bator or ??
I started off with 18 at day 7 we had 4 non fertile and 2 bloodrings. Day 14, 5 more bloodrings or are they called quitters?? Now at day 17, 1 more looks like a non fertile egg with a bloodring???? At day 17??
Tomorrow is lockdown so def excited!!!!

That's great! Good luck with the next ones.


So, I've decided to try my hand at a staggered hatch. Because of the interest in chicks and the lack of eggs thanks to broody hen's, I'm taking what I collected this week and tomorrow and setting them tomorrow after noon. I've got 9 right now. Hopefully a couple more tomorrow. They will be exactly a week apart. So here's to a new experience! Plan is to continue collecting the next two weeks and those will go in when the first batch hatches. Hopefully that will fill all orders if everyone follows through, if I end up with extras that works great because I wanted to add to my flock for next year layers.

 

[WVduckchick]

That's great! Good luck with the next ones.


So, I've decided to try my hand at a staggered hatch. Because of the interest in chicks and the lack of eggs thanks to broody hen's, I'm taking what I collected this week and tomorrow and setting them tomorrow after noon. I've got 9 right now. Hopefully a couple more tomorrow. They will be exactly a week apart. So here's to a new experience! Plan is to continue collecting the next two weeks and those will go in when the first batch hatches. Hopefully that will fill all orders if everyone follows through, if I end up with extras that works great because I wanted to add to my flock for next year layers.

You've helped enough people do it, might as well do it yourself!

Good luck!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

You've helped enough people do it, might as well do it yourself!

Good luck!

Lol. Thanks for the confidence! Guess that's one way to look at it. Thanks.