I got carried away on ebay!

[chickenlove2009]

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[Akane]

200 quail and all those chicken eggs hatched. They are the start of my bantam EE flock. Here they are mostly feathered http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v244/aqh88/chickens/EEs/bantam/ . 1 or 2 hens have started laying sky blue little eggs and I hatched a few but I have no idea which roo they were with or which hens it was. I think some are part serama. Blue laying seramas?

 

[Painted Spirit]

Those are too cute! I'm gonna have to start sitting on my hands to keep from fussing over my eggs too much. Luckily they are in a spare room so they are a little "out of sight out of mind." Okay, I know quail are quite cute, but what do you do with 200!

 

[Painted Spirit]

Okay, day 13 and I candled to weed out the non viable eggs. One set of eggs were sent packed in an egg crate with 6 extras (one dozen ordered), one arrived cracked and 6 now clear eggs. Two other sets of eggs came packed individually, 2 each of those are clear. I took them out of the bator and am deciding to open them.... but will they stink? I don't mind doing some research but I don't want to be gagging either LOL! Some of them I can see something floating freely around -yolk maybe? All the others I can see definite darkness filling most of the egg and they feel heavy. Is that just my mind? I was able to see movement in them on day 7 - I didn't want to leave the bator open too long tonight.

I'm hoping for a good hatch of the remaining Dominques and Light Brahmas! Nervously waiting for 24 peeps

 

[Painted Spirit]

Is my math okay? I put my eggs in the bator on Wed the 28th. So Thurs would be day 1. Sunday would be day 18 and the day I should take the turner out, put up the humidity. When do I open the top plugs on my hoverbator? Help and then

on Wed the 18th right.....

 

[kathyinmo]

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Wed, Oct 28 = day 1, if you put them in before noon
Thurs, Oct 29= day 1 if you put them in after noon on the 28th.

Nov 15 or 16= day 18

Nov 18 - 19 = day 21

 

[Painted Spirit]

Yes, they went in on the Wed afternoon so Thurs is day one. This is so neat! I can't wait to see

! There is a new monthly livestock auction for all poultry, sheep and goats, hogs and small cattle starting next wednesday. Hopefully I can meet other local chicken peeps and market my extras. I need to keep down the number of roosters as My neigbors don't mind the perfume from the horses but the crowing may start to irritate them LOL! I guess that's another thread! I've got the bator fever!

 

[Painted Spirit]

Okay! Lockdown time! I may have to put duck tape on the bator to keep nosey folks out! I'm almost done reading the internet what else can I do to keep busy?

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[Painted Spirit]

My first pip! Bottom row second from the left! I can't get the camera in well enough to get a pic.... today is day 20... question - my humidity is 55%. I've got an inch of water in the sponge dish and it still won't go any higher. Is is worth opening up the incubator to put another dish and sponge in?

 

[gryeyes]

I can't help with your question(s) at all. I don't even know why I'm READING the Incubating & Hatching Eggs forum. But yesterday I caught myself looking at an incubator and egg turner at the feed store for no particular reason. I have 8 chicks from 8 wks to 4 wks old and eight is the maximum number of chickens I should own. Mine aren't even out of the brooder full time yet!

Darn you and your eggscitement, Painted Spirit!

I must resist, I must resist, I must resist. Don't need eggs for anything other than food.