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

[Peachickie]

9 of 11 for this weekends hatch. No hatching by me next weekend but my lil broody silkie is due the 28th or so. Hens have been kicking into high gear this last week. I set 100 eggs today, gotta test out the capacity on the new bator

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Number 8 out of 12 just pipped!!!!

Presuming it hatches, that's 75% so far - not bad for beat up shipped eggs!!!!

I may join the Easter HAL and hatch some of Lissa's eggs (I didn't get a girl from her in the last hatch).

Oh, and for demonstration purposes, here is a photo of Jenny's egg from today:




Really round. Never should have set them (well, to be fair, I realized the risk). Although there were other issues, all but one of her chicks were malpositioned (only one malpo in other mommas). Will not set any more of her eggs. @Sally Sunshine

Some of my Naked Neck girls (just coming into lay) are laying some torpedo-shaped eggs. Anyone care to comment on what issues we see in trying to hatch those? (The one that is the prettiest and heaviest pullet seem to habitually lay double yolkers.

I hope she grows out of it...)

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

So what did I miss in the 200 posts I skipped?

Whites turned in
Sally buried the hatchet
CH is going to use Whites trailer to hatch mega chicks for the Easter HAL on the Fourth of July
And sadly Dax lost lots of chicks.

That all I can remember

How's it going tonight?

 

[Chaos18]

Whites turned in
Sally buried the hatchet
CH is going to use Whites trailer to hatch mega chicks for the Easter HAL on the Fourth of July
And sadly Dax lost lots of chicks.

That all I can remember

How's it going tonight?

Not to bad. Who pulled out the hatchet that Sally had to bury? How's your night?

 

[Hawk12]

@Fire Ant Farm What day are you on? I'm halfway into day 21 and no pips. There is movement by some of the eggs when I shine a light on them though. I've done everything right this time around so I'm a little concerned why I haven't any pips??

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

@Fire Ant Farm What day are you on? I'm halfway into day 21 and no pips. There is movement by some of the eggs when I shine a light on them though. I've done everything right this time around so I'm a little concerned why I haven't any pips??

I'm having a somewhat delayed hatch - I had only one single pip at the end of Day 21 (and I was worried, too!). I'm at the end of Day 22, and 7 of 12 have hatched (the first one that pipped needed help - because it started to zip but stopped progressing), with another one pipped a little while ago.

Don't despair. And like Sally says, DON'T RUSH THE HATCH!

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

Not to bad. Who pulled out the hatchet that Sally had to bury? How's your night?

Evening is going well. Great day got lots done and helped neighbor as well.

Sally was doing some culling with hatchet.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I'm fading - and my roosters have been crowing earlier and earlier lately. So I'm turning in.

Night, all!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaos18]

Evening is going well. Great day got lots done and helped neighbor as well.

Sally was doing some culling with hatchet.

Doesn't it kinda make it hard to cull if ya bury the hatchet?

I'm fading - and my roosters have been crowing earlier and earlier lately. So I'm turning in.

Night, all!!!

- Ant Farm

night

 

[jwlpoultry]

I'm fading - and my roosters have been crowing earlier and earlier lately. So I'm turning in.

Night, all!!!

- Ant Farm

Good night Fire Ant