Incubators Anonymous

[sonderah]

I keep telling myself I will not set more eggs!!! I have 30 babies in the brooder probably now, only 7 left in te grow out pen, and 41 eggs left in the bator on day 11. Chick selling is slowing down dramatically here. Everyone wants the big girls now. But, I don't really WANT to stop. :/ What time of year will be good to start hatching again? Like March? But that's SEVEN MONTHS!!! What will I do with no babies for THAT long? And I'll have SOO many eggs!!!

 

[ozexpat]

There is normally a good market for pullets at the end of winter so if you can hold onto them you could make good money

 

[sonderah]

There is normally a good market for pullets at the end of winter so if you can hold onto them you could make good money

Yes. I figure I'll just keep what doesn't sell, pick what I wanna switch some of my not as pretty hens out with, then sell the rest later in the year. I may set ONE more hatch after the one that is in. lol I have a grow out pen, but it isn't very big. And I have a turkey pen and I'm getting rid of my turkeys, & plan to use that for my Polish that I'm going to start breeding next year. Maybe I'll keep y Polish in the grow out pen through winter, then use the turkey pen to grow pullets. Its HUGE!!! Lol I just don't know what I'll do with the cockerels! :/ They r EE's, so can't tell til about 8-10 weeks on sex. I def don't wanna kill them all. What do people do with them?

 

[JekkaLynn]

We always hatched around Christmas and then could sell just about to lay or just starting to lay birds in spring

 

[ladycat]

Serama eggs are out for delivery!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Serama eggs are out for delivery!

Yeah!!!

I bet those eggs are tiny!

 

[ladycat]

Yeah!!!

I bet those eggs are tiny!

That are! Barely bigger than quail eggs.

What kind of Polish is that in your avatar? I've never seen one that looked like black and white pied.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

That are! Barely bigger than quail eggs.

What kind of Polish is that in your avatar? I've never seen one that looked like black and white pied.

It is a Mottled Houdan juvinial. Here he is as a young adult.

 

[ladycat]

Oh, I see. I didn't know Houdans went through a pied stage. That would be cool if they stayed that random black and white pattern, although the mottled ones are really pretty.

 

[gander007]

I keep telling myself I will not set more eggs!!! I have 30 babies in the brooder probably now, only 7 left in te grow out pen, and 41 eggs left in the bator on day 11. Chick selling is slowing down dramatically here. Everyone wants the big girls now. But, I don't really WANT to stop.

What time of year will be good to start hatching again? Like March? But that's SEVEN MONTHS!!! What will I do with no babies for THAT long? And I'll have SOO many eggs!!!

Sounds like a case of with draw to me ......

I am growing out some of my younger one's for the spring market but really our spring starts just after New Years .......