Hatch-Along Chickentopia 2.0

[Cheekychook12]

Can I have 9 and name it sprout?

 

[Duckduckgoosie]

Ooooh do you have pictures of the new chicks??

 

[Cheekychook12]

One frizzle rooster there look at him
Huge comb
They are very cute

 

[tviss711]

They are so cute!

 

[GreenJay]

Let's grow tiny eggies!
Go Violet!

 

[GreenJay]

Serama spring theme hatch-along y'all!

@WoDia
@fluffycrow
@TwoCrows
@tlcmurphy
@Debbie292d

 

[TwoCrows]

Thanks for the tag @GreenJay!

I will take #2 named Lilac!

 

[WoDia]

Thank you for thinking of me @GreenJay! I’d like to name #22 Posey.

 

[WoDia]

Getting ready over here- I will be running two incubators, a Brinsea Mini II that I bought off FB Marketplace and a Kebonnixs (new). I should be getting about 2 doz Serama eggs on Saturday from two different breeders.

I could do one breeder’s eggs in one incubator and the other set in the other, or do 6 and 6 in each?

Both these machines are new to me. The Brinsea had been used 4 times and then stored by the seller. I removed some dust but seems to be humming along.

I have an inkbird hygrometer in each. Calibrated both.

Plugged machines in to start testing.

Kebonnixs reads 99.5, 35% humidity (incubator readout), hygrometer reads 98.6, 23%

Brinsea reads 99.5 (incubator), hygrometer rea
ds 97.5, 29%.

Oh- this is cool- the Brinsea was missing the water trough guard but my friend made one for me with his digital printer!

Meanwhile I’m setting up my brooder tonight because I pick up two Brahma chicks tomorrow afternoon. I have this plan to make a Serama flock, raised with just a couple Brahmas for warmth in chilly weather.

I hatch my Seramas in my 2 Kebonnix. I really like the incubator brand. Reasonably priced as well. With these incubators, my thermo/hygro digital floor readings are always lower than what the incubator reads. If you’d like to know any more about my experience, check this out:

Post #3

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/serama-egg-hatching-day.1649451/

I’ve hatched lots of Serama chicks in the incubators, but I do prefer letting my teeny mommas do it. My methods may seem like I overdo the process a bit, but it’s what makes me feel more at ease.

 

[Debbie292d]

I missed the first tag, sorry! Thanks for reminding me, @GreenJay

I'm not sure what's left but if #1 is, may I have that one and name it Rose? I guess if it's a boy, it could be Ross.