Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[rbaker0345]

I need some opinions. I wanted to get an incubator just for hatching, once the eggs pip. I was thinking of getting a still air hova bator, but I hatch so few eggs at a time, I was thinking I might get off cheap with one of these: I know its a crappo incubator, but all I need is to be able to hold humidity and temp for a day or so right. If I'm only hatching 3 or 4 eggs at a time, does this seem like a crazy idea? Should I just go for the Hova bator?

 

[rbaker0345]

I'm making DH eggs but all I have are rhodebars,legbars,Isbars,cuckoo silkies, Russian Orlaff, OD, tolbunt.....

BM6 brought me some leghorn eggs yesterday. I can just use those right, leghorns aren't special, they are just some regular white birds, right?

You're thinking of cornish/rock crosses. Leghorns are beautiful, long elegant tails and big bright red combs in contrast to that bright white plumage. They're really pretty.

 

[ProfTi]

I need some opinions. I wanted to get an incubator just for hatching, once the eggs pip. I was thinking of getting a still air hova bator, but I hatch so few eggs at a time, I was thinking I might get off cheap with one of these: I know its a crappo incubator, but all I need is to be able to hold humidity and temp for a day or so right. If I'm only hatching 3 or 4 eggs at a time, does this seem like a crazy idea? Should I just go for the Hova bator?

I have been using the same one for hatching. It is a pain, but it does work OK. Requires a lot of messing around and my hatch rates seem suspiously low. I put really, really strong eggs in and sometimes get chicks out. If I were to do it over I would bite the bullet and I would get another Genesis. They are just awesome...always correct and cost about twice as much. I think I would have saved the difference in chicks lost, though I can't be sure.

 

[pysankigirl]

I also only hatched welsummer cockerels this week hahaha. Guess ill be stalking for more eggs

I HATE it when that happens!!!

I'm making DH eggs but all I have are rhodebars,legbars,Isbars,cuckoo silkies, Russian Orlaff, OD, tolbunt.....

BM6 brought me some leghorn eggs yesterday. I can just use those right, leghorns aren't special, they are just some regular white birds, right?

oh,NO...not if those are the Mille Fleur leghorns for me!!!!

 

[cluckitall]

I didn't wait for your reply and took a peak. The vessels have receded, but there is not exactly yolk but a very large connection where the umbilicus is. I think I need to wait a bit longer. Put him back into the shell and wrapped the paper firmly around him. He's not happy about the situation, but I think he's gonna make it. I'll check again this evening like you said.

It sounds like he's progressing exactly as he should

Fingers crossed for him!

 

[cluckitall]

I'm making DH eggs but all I have are rhodebars,legbars,Isbars,cuckoo silkies, Russian Orlaff, OD, tolbunt.....

BM6 brought me some leghorn eggs yesterday. I can just use those right, leghorns aren't special, they are just some regular white birds, right?

NOOOOO! NOOOOOO! I'll run to the store and be right over!!!!

And I agree with rbaker -- good quality leghorns are actually quite stunning birds! (Plus I kinda think BM6 brought you mille fleur ones...)

 

[bradselig]

Can anyone verify that I have completed 7 swaps and off the restricted list? Thanks, brad

 

[rbaker0345]

Thanks, I have to say I think he's going to make it. He's got a lot of pluck if you'll excuse the pun. He is not happy about not being allowed out of the egg.

I have to thank you all for your help. I was so tired last night, I don't have a hatching incubator, so I was up every hour the night before, taking chicks out of the incubator and putting them in the brooder. Then this happened and I thought I was going to have a dead baby on top of being exhausted.

I don't understand how this happened. I put eggs into an empty incubator and then I went away on vacation for two weeks. Why am I having eggs hatch over a period of three days now? The only thing I can think of is that my husband put eggs in after I left, but why would he do that? He has some chicken enabling tendencies, but that just seems a bit over the top for him without being given specific instructions by me to do so. I am mystified.

 

[pysankigirl]

I HATE it when that happens!!!
oh,NO...not if those are the Mille Fleur leghorns for me!!!!

I'm serious!!! I just talked to her yesterday about getting some of these!!!!

 

[cluckitall]

I'm serious!!! I just talked to her yesterday about getting some of these!!!!

Hee! It's okay -- I have no doubt CPL was kidding about using the MFL eggs for omelets. The rhodebars and tolbunts, well... LOL!

I ate my first serama egg ever the other day. I felt so sacreligious!