Hatching again day 21 on wheaten Marans fron Katy (total)

[okiehen]

Today 5-9-09 is day 18 for my incubator with Wheaten Marans from Katy. Beautiful dark eggs too dark to candle for me. I did see nice air cells in all but 3.

hoping for 100% hatch.
Also hatching some barred rock eggs started with 26 5 were clear or quitters so 21 of them.
My American Game hen is at day 19 on 12 of my welsummer eggs.
Broody #2 is on 12 of my Andalusian eggs at day 3.
Broody #3 is getting buff Orp eggs from DutchChic
Broody #4 is getting Ameraucanas & Hamburgs eggs from GracefulBantams
I've got eggs ordered from Bill Branden that will go into the incubator.
Don chickensandmore is incubating eggs from me on the half's
wow wee I need to build some more brooders

Today 5-11-09 is day 20 for the incubator
day 21 for the hen

Day 21 going great on both hen and incubator

Day 22 update see post #12

 

[Scraps]

Good luck on all of your hatches!! You better get workin'
on some more pens as well as brooders

The Lakenvelders I got from you are looking good....I
think I heard my first attempt at a crow this morning from
one of them

 

[Katy]

JamesA had 9 hatch about a week ago from my eggs...hopefully you'll have a good hatch too.

 

[okiehen]

Thank you Ladies.
Glad your Lakenvelders are doing good. I love the first crows lol.

Incubators day 19
hova bator temp 99.0 hum 56% with fan
little giant temp 99.1 hum 63% with fan

Game hen day 20 going to check hen in a few.

 

[okiehen]

Day 20 update 2 barred chicks have hatched 1 is zipping
6 pips.
Wheatens 1 pip.

Day 21 for my hen I'll have to go check her.

 

[Katy]

My wheatens are lots of time the last ones to hatch so give them plenty of time.

 

[okiehen]

Thanks Katy I think all dark eggs take longer. My welsummers are always slower.
Update hen has chick sounds coming from under her.
Barred rocks 8 hatched 2 zipping 4 pips
Wheatens 1 hatched 2 zipping 2 pips

 

[Katy]

 

[Katy]

 

[okiehen]

Day 21 update
Wheatens 7 hatched
barred rocks 14 hatched 3 pips

welsummers under hen day 22 I've seen 3 chicks out from under her she still staying set.