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

[casportpony]

I need to read up on this subject. What does Metzer Farms do?

-Kathy

I have no idea. I misted and cooled religiously with my first attempt, but didn't have any luck. Now I'm worried about humidity getting too high.

Since I'm lazy, I did no misting.

-Kathy

 

[caeti21]

the serama? males have much larger combs and wattles two white cockerels with large combs and the others pullets white in middle pullet note saddle feathering? and tail feathers?

at 2-3 months you will see the long and pointed hackle feathers developing on the males.

• The cockerels will start to develop combs at around 1 1/2 months in most breeds. It will start to redden in the males; the females will still be yellow.

Oh ok awesome , thank you

 

[OneMountainAcres]

How many days do you all wait between hatches? If this one is done by Monday, when would you set again? I don't want to hold myself up for the Easter HAL!

@Sally Sunshine- is the 911 section on the first page? I'm looking now- just squeezing checking in between chores and running kids around!

Lol, I set every week! I do staggered hatches though. I incubate everything in the cabinet bator then move whatever is hatching to the hatcher every Tuesday. Once they're done, I clean it out and get temps stable again and ready for the next group to hatch

But if I was using one bator, I'd probably set again a day or two after the hatch is complete.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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Quote: I need to read up on this subject. What does Metzer Farms do?

-Kathy


START READING AT PAGE 170

https://books.google.com/books?id=o...onepage&q=duck hatching eggs vertical&f=false



Overcoming late mortality when hatching Peking duck eggs


http://www.pasreform.com/academy/fr...mortality-when-hatching-peking-duck-eggs.html

GREAT all around DUCK incubation methods https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-and-hatching-muscovy-eggs (Muscovy~ yinepu) @yinepu
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks provides vital information for anyone wanting to keep ducks. HERE

 

[HeatherMarieR]

Since I'm lazy, I did no misting.

-Kathy

I don't like messing with it.

 

[Jessimom]

Lol, I set every week! I do staggered hatches though. I incubate everything in the cabinet bator then move whatever is hatching to the hatcher every Tuesday. Once they're done, I clean it out and get temps stable again and ready for the next group to hatch

But if I was using one bator, I'd probably set again a day or two after the hatch is complete.

I'm like you, I have 2 incubators and my first hatch was only half the incubator. About half way through, I set more. When I moved the day 18 eggs over, I refill the empty spots. As I find clears, depending timing, I fill the slots.

How many days do you all wait between hatches? If this one is done by Monday, when would you set again? I don't want to hold myself up for the Easter HAL!

@Sally Sunshine - is the 911 section on the first page? I'm looking now- just squeezing checking in between chores and running kids around!

Right now I have 21 empty slots. I'm planning on setting on Monday - for a Leap Year hatch. But, I have 8 moving to lockdown on the 12th, I'll set more when I take those out.

For the Easter HAL, I need to set eggs on 3/5. So, when I take out the 2/29 eggs, I'll leave those spots empty until 3/5.

Again, if I find any OBVIOUS clears when I candle, I'll fill those slots the next time I set eggs.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@casportpony
@HeatherMarieR

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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What about cutical removal?

 

[chicken hawk 33]

I got to go see kiko today

 

[kwhites634]

I got to go see kiko today

How's he doing?