INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[BantyChooks]

Calling all photographers with broody hens!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...roody-and-babies-pic-and-win/40#post_17252967

 

[Chaos18]

Woohoo!!

Maybe. No clue if they are doing anything as I haven't candled them at all.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Maybe. No clue if they are doing anything as I haven't candled them at all.

but werent there more to start?

 

[Chaos18]

but werent there more to start?

Yup. They sprung leaks.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Yup. They sprung leaks.

ewwwww

 

[daxigait]

They don't have to be placed on their sides as long as they have room to pip/zip.
Have the eggs in question been turned at all during this time? I don't mean twisted in an upright position, I mean turned from side to side. If not, I wouldn't hold out much hope for viable chicks from them.

I do find that interesting. After having lots of artificially incubated baby chicks and then those with broodies, I never gave pasted vent a thought till I started using the probiotic powder in chicks water. Then I put 2 and 2 together.

I'm sure they do but they don't seem to take it as hard as dogs. Any sudden move or noise startles my birds but when I closed up Monday night during what sounded like a war zone, they seemed OK. So they probably got used to it.

We saw the new shark movie - "Shallows" on Sunday. It was really intense.

That is huge.
Hard on wildlife.


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Most of the old poultry farmers up north of me have embraced bantams because the egg output per feed input is greater with bantams.

All cockerels I don't exactly understand.
A friend up the road from me had chickens but didn't eat eggs. He just liked sitting at his desk in the morning and see chickens in his yard when he looked out the window.
I sometimes still have some clear space in the small end on day 18.

@BantyChooks

I have 31 black penedesenca eggs in the incubator. 5 due to hatch today (2 out so far and I think 1 quit a couple days ago), 5 due on the 8th, 5 due the 14th, 3 on the 15th and 13 on the 20th.

I'm not sure how many of those others will make it (in fact it's amazing any at all hatch) because I'm still using the chicken executioner version of the electric chair called a Little Giant.

Go chickies . I hope since you sadly have so many to replace and need theses guys that hatch goes well.
I hope you are well. So far the coons are smarter than the traps (surprise, surprise).

 

[Chaos18]

Go chickies

. I hope since you sadly have so many to replace and need theses guys that hatch goes well.
I hope you are well. So far the coons are smarter than the traps (surprise, surprise).

I used wet cat food to catch my coons.

ewwwww

Yup

 

[ChickenCanoe]

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Some pics of Hifa

Very nice. I'd love to visit. Are you near Hifa?
What are the tall spikey things in the harbor? Are they cranes?

They have been turned with an automatic turner in said electric chair. Everything is looking pretty good today. Im hoping for a 50% hatch.
Thanks for your response!

It is shocking I get any chicks out of it. I was going to put a couple of the eggs due today in a pedigree cage. When I went up to do so, there was already one out and 3 more pips/zips so I was too late.
Worse yet, the temperature was 107. Normally when I see a spike like that, I immediately open the incubator to try to get the internal egg temp down quickly. I didn't want to do so since I didn't want to shrink wrap the others.
I thought I came up with a good idea but I was mistaken. I put a vacuum on one of the large air holes. I was able to drop the temperature to 98 but then I realized, I brought in so much outside air so quickly, it was in effect like opening the incubator.
I had another idea but it was too late by then.
I have a funnel and tube system to fill the water channels from outside. I should have put some ice water in it to bring down the temp without lowering humidity.

good Luck!!

Thanks, we shall see.
At least I know whatever chicks do manage to hatch should have good vigor.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I used wet cat food to catch my coons.

Yup

we used to use wet cat food in our crayfish traps

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Very nice. I'd love to visit. Are you near Hifa?
What are the tall spikey things in the harbor? Are they cranes?

It is shocking I get any chicks out of it. I was going to put a couple of the eggs due today in a pedigree cage. When I went up to do so, there was already one out and 3 more pips/zips so I was too late.
Worse yet, the temperature was 107. Normally when I see a spike like that, I immediately open the incubator to try to get the internal egg temp down quickly. I didn't want to do so since I didn't want to shrink wrap the others.
I thought I came up with a good idea but I was mistaken. I put a vacuum on one of the large air holes. I was able to drop the temperature to 98 but then I realized, I brought in so much outside air so quickly, it was in effect like opening the incubator.
I had another idea but it was too late by then.
I have a funnel and tube system to fill the water channels from outside. I should have put some ice water in it to bring down the temp without lowering humidity.

Thanks, we shall see.
At least I know whatever chicks do manage to hatch should have good vigor.

 

[Chaos18]

we used to use wet cat food in our crayfish traps

Those are usually hand caught.