Humidity in Bator...EXCELLENT INFO HERE! EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS!
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5 chicks and 6 pips now.
SOOOOOOO Exciting!!!!!!
wtg buster
9 chicks and 5 more pips from the Sportsman hatch. 4 chicks and a pip of those are from MissPrissy's shipped eggs.
This was such a good/informative thread but has been inactive for a few days, so I figured I'd just stop by & "check in"...
Is Jean still hard at work? I would be really interested in knowing how it all turns out, so at the end of it all can you post or PM me with what happened?
I am on day 18 & losing my little mind with anticipation & worry... DH is laughing at me, says he has watched me take care of rare & endangered animals "with confidence" for years, finds it amusing that am obsessing nonstop about chicken eggs...
Anyway, all 10 of my eggs developing nicely, although I DO see a difference in embryo size, relatively speaking: my silkies & serama seem to be "filling" more of the egg, whereas my "standards" seem to take up less space in theirs (??)... are def alive/active though, so don't know if it is cause for concern or not.
Air cells look pretty good, but again, the silkies & serama look bigger/a bit better. Standard's air cells look a bit smaller (proportionally speaking), but still "not bad".
Guess we'll see sometime Saturday or thereabouts... first hatch, so would be a MIRACLE if they all made it!!
Best wishes to all!!!
Is Jean still hard at work? I would be really interested in knowing how it all turns out, so at the end of it all can you post or PM me with what happened?
I am on day 18 & losing my little mind with anticipation & worry... DH is laughing at me, says he has watched me take care of rare & endangered animals "with confidence" for years, finds it amusing that am obsessing nonstop about chicken eggs...
Anyway, all 10 of my eggs developing nicely, although I DO see a difference in embryo size, relatively speaking: my silkies & serama seem to be "filling" more of the egg, whereas my "standards" seem to take up less space in theirs (??)... are def alive/active though, so don't know if it is cause for concern or not.
Air cells look pretty good, but again, the silkies & serama look bigger/a bit better. Standard's air cells look a bit smaller (proportionally speaking), but still "not bad".
Guess we'll see sometime Saturday or thereabouts... first hatch, so would be a MIRACLE if they all made it!!
Best wishes to all!!!
Hang in there they will do fine.
I am beginning to learn one of the frustrations of araucana breeding.
In my first batch of about 20 araucana eggs, all but one were clear. The lone developer stopped mid-way -- probably the lethal tufting gene.
In my second batch of 19 araucana eggs and 9 cochin eggs, 18 of the araucana eggs were clear. Fortunately, 6 of the cochin eggs are cooking right along. I may at least have SOMETHING to show for this second batch!
And just to keep this on topic: I'm trying to keep my incubator humidity at 45-50%, my hatcher humidity at 60-65%, and temps at 100 (both Sportsman and Hovabator hatcher are forced air). If anyone has further suggestions, I'd love to hear em!
In my first batch of about 20 araucana eggs, all but one were clear. The lone developer stopped mid-way -- probably the lethal tufting gene.
In my second batch of 19 araucana eggs and 9 cochin eggs, 18 of the araucana eggs were clear. Fortunately, 6 of the cochin eggs are cooking right along. I may at least have SOMETHING to show for this second batch!
And just to keep this on topic: I'm trying to keep my incubator humidity at 45-50%, my hatcher humidity at 60-65%, and temps at 100 (both Sportsman and Hovabator hatcher are forced air). If anyone has further suggestions, I'd love to hear em!
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Ione, are you breeding rumpless to rumpless? You may have to cheat if so.
Ione, are you breeding rumpless to rumpless? You may have to cheat if so.
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I'm gonna make this a different thread, so I don't hijack this one. Thanks for the response!
I'm gonna make this a different thread, so I don't hijack this one. Thanks for the response!
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