Incubating and hatching eggs chat thread!!

[JRNash]

Never tried one like that.

 

[KaylorFarms]

I'm just a bit nervous to buy eggs off ebay

 

[JRNash]

Its addictive. I'm a little more forgiving than is normal. If I get one out of 12 I consider it a good hatch. There are just too many things that can go wrong

 

[JRNash]

This will be my last hatch of the year....maybe....probably not. My coturnix should start laying soon..

 

[aliciaplus3]

Go local is your best bet. Run your incubator for a week or so to dial in your temps and humidity! Can't stress enogh the get to know your bator stage before you load it. I have had mine a while an I am still doing minor adjustments before my next run. The heat outside

I'm just a bit nervous to buy eggs off ebay

is messing with my humidity at the moment. Sigh I will get there lol

 

[aliciaplus3]

I am glad I started with eggs from my own chickens. It takes time to get the incubator adjusted and learn what works best in your local climate

 

[JRNash]

That is a very accurate observation

 

[JRNash]

 

[JRNash]

I have three in the brooder. there is a good chance I'm at the lowest limit for a breeding program with a total of 9 birds so far

 

[AmyLynn2374]

First buying hatching eggs from a hatchery is crazy expensive. Its cheaper to buy the chicks. The Cornish, are not for meat.lol These are birds that have had years of breeding dedicated to SOP. They came from a fellow BYC member. I owe him a debt that I'll never be able to repay.

Lots of people eat Cornish hens. Our store sells them. They are little, but perfect for a single person or a couple. Of course production ones aren't bred to SOP LOL

I would never spend big bucks on eggs from anywhere as a first time hatcher or using an unknown bator for the first time. Get experience on local bym eggs and if you don't want to keep mixes sell for cheap or give them away if they hatch. Once you have an idea of how well the bator works and how to monitor humidity then venture into putting money into what you want.