Hello from Southeast Tennessee

[sharonmc2002]

Hi. I'm Sharon and although not a total newbie to raising chickens I'm going into a whole new direction. I just put 9 eggs into the incubator to try and hatch my first ever chicks. I've always bought either day old chicks or older pullets. Fingers crossed that I haven't screwed up from day one. LOL

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi & Sharon

Glad you could join the flock! How exciting for you to be embarking on a hatching adventure I love incubating and hatching, there is nothing quite like watching them hatch from the egg. It really is an amazing experience. The learning Center has a great section on incubating, here is the link ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-and-raising-chick
I would highly recommend the "Hatching eggs 101" article. It has lots of great info on all things incubation and hatching.

Wishing you the very best of luck with your hatch. Be sure to ask any questions, everyone here to help and very friendly.

Enjoy BYC

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Sharon and welcome to BYC. I've never raised chicks with an incubator, but in addition to the resources mentioned, there are some threads discussing specific manufacturers of incubators so it may also be worth searching for your incubator to see what members have discussed.

Good luck with your hatch

CT

 

[drumstick diva]

Nice to meet you Sharon, Welcome to Backyard chickens. Sending good hatching vibes your way

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC, Sharon. Glad you decided to join our flock. If you haven't done so already, definitely check out our Learning Center at https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center. There is lots of useful information there. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Cheers.

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to join the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC.