Hatch along: Show Dominiques

[Amazons]

I have been raising Dominques for a couple years now and this year I am finally making some project selections to produce high quality show and meat birds as well as hatch a new line to add in a few birds to improve their comb details.

So, as a hatch along,
here is my first little incubator,

12 eggs
started on the 1st of May

candled on day 5 and day 10

So far I think we have two duds, but I will be giving them a little more time just to make sure what I am seeing is a blood ring.
Excited to see what good lookers we produce!

that was day 5

11 more days!

 

[Stipenvlerk]

So exciting to see the veins and the little blob starting to move... how's your hatch going?

 

[Amazons]

So exciting to see the veins and the little blob starting to move... how's your hatch going?

Going well! We are on day 16! Two days till lock down! I'm very excited!

 

[Amazons]

Oh my gosh! We are on day 17 and today they started moving on their own! I am hoping its a sign we might have a few really strong early hatchers!

We lost one more egg, so we are at 9 of 12, I feel pretty good about those numbers

 

[Amazons]

Soon!

 

[Stipenvlerk]

ohhh keeping my fingers crossed!

 

[FrappcinoObsession]

I have been raising Dominques for a couple years now and this year I am finally making some project selections to produce high quality show and meat birds as well as hatch a new line to add in a few birds to improve their comb details.

So, as a hatch along,
here is my first little incubator,

12 eggs
started on the 1st of May

candled on day 5 and day 10

So far I think we have two duds, but I will be giving them a little more time just to make sure what I am seeing is a blood ring.
Excited to see what good lookers we produce!

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that was day 5

11 more days!

Please give an update!!

 

[Amazons]

Update from today!

We have 6 piping eggs!
I heard a few chirps so I think we are moving along nicely!

Just some small holes, but im excited!

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Congrats! Breeding to the standard and showing birds is a lot of fun. We use the same incubator too lol. How do you regulate humidity on yours if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[Amazons]

Congrats! Breeding to the standard and showing birds is a lot of fun. We use the same incubator too lol. How do you regulate humidity on yours if you don’t mind me asking?

I am having a blast really working on breeding the right birds! So I am excited to see our results this batch should have some great roosters out of this group!

I find the humidity has a little trouble stay stable, I use a small syringe of water to shoot in a few ml a day as needed through the air hole in the top. Its making lockdown a little easier since the heat does cook the water out kind of fast!