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

[LocalYokel]

Campin

 

[campingshaws]

Campin

Hey.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Morning everyone! Processed 6 roosters yesterday, it was so much quieter this morning. Lots of coop cleaning, garage organizing in my day, hope you all have a good one.

glad I wasnt the only one processing!!

In the cooler bator do I make the fan blow toward the wall or toward the bator space?

to the light bulbs but just a tad so the air goes under the bulbs so you dont get a hot spot under them

Good morning everyone! Gonna go round the yard and see how many Muscovy eggs I can find. Anyone wanna guess how many eggs I'll find?

-Kathy

morning everone!! trying to catch up!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Hugs to all!!! happy sunday! beautiful but gonna rain soon!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

What do you guys make of this? I've never seen her feather pick, or be pecked at, for that matter...yet, the bare spot is getting worse. The skin is clear- no lice or mites, not irritated...

oh my!!!! never had this!

Quote: you can up to two days before or after I think! @mlm Mike how does this work?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I pray she works out, but I agree with whites, you need more than one!

hugs, that hasta suck!!!!1

Good morning, all!!! I spontaneously woke up at 4:45am BEFORE Severus Snape (my rooster) - which is a miracle, as he likes to go off at 5am these days. I was trying to figure out what woke me, then I realized it was 'bator chirping. Sure enough, the pip from last night had just hatched (he's still sitting in his little egg cup right now working himself up to shove out).

The one I helped yesterday was not any better looking at all, so I euthanized it (never pleasant) - I don't know whether its bad leg issues and being poorly were related to having struggled stuck to the shell for such a long time, or if it was an inherently flawed chick, but the outcome was the same. I will eventually get to my goal of "never assist" (which I understand and agree with), but obviously wasn't there yet. I tell you, though, it's much easier than culling an older chick or chicken.

So, we're on Day 23. Twelve eggs went into lockdown (upright hatch). Eight live hatched so far (one euthanized), seven on Day 22, one on the morning of Day 23. Four eggs left, no pips. I was thinking perhaps they just wouldn't make it, but while I was watching the latest little bugger sit in his little cup, and I heard something... It was chirping coming from one of the eggs - so SOMEONE is internally pipped. Maybe more are coming!

LONGEST. HATCH. EVER. But super pleased so far.

The ones in the brooder are mostly doing the resting/sleeping chick thing, but the older ones are moving around some. They are taking longer to be steady on their legs because there wasn't a way to have them practice walking in the incubator (no space) - I'm going to use the R-Com as a hatcher from now on, more space (or maybe get a Hovabator as a hatcher that's bigger).

Chicks are acting true to type. I have cream legbar chicks in one brooder and the new NNs in another. CLs freak out and run when I come in as if I'm a monster (and I'm not doing anything scary or sudden). NN chicks run TOWARD me, or toward my hand in the brooder. Curious confident happy chicks - they've been my favorite, most fun chicks to brood so far and this group is acting the same way.

OK. I'm going to try to get some "work" work done before it gets light.

- Ant Farm

oh I hope more to come!!!

Quote: Be nice to my Benny! Don't make me fight you!
morning MC sorry but I agree with whites

 

[LocalYokel]

Hey.

Whens lockdown?
what day u on>?

 

[LocalYokel]

Choot the dern cat and get it over with

 

[LocalYokel]

For muh Peoples

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: you can up to two days before or after I think! @mlm Mike how does this work?
The time you set does not matter. The eggs counted for the guess the number set/number hatched contests are the ones set +/- two days for the EHAL set day. so March 3rd- 7th for LF chickens @country lovin