Incubators Anonymous

[flitter]

Sorry the PEN was the Pen the birds are in. I mark the eggs with pencil. The marans eggs I mark with an artist pencil that is white. The vet wrap can stay on for a long time.... months. After they get to be about 3 months, I use velcro and use pipe cleaners for the color markers. I can't put up a pic right now, if I can remember I will later.

The vet wrap goes around the leg? The pipe cleaners on top of the wrap if you need another color? Wow! I'm going to try that. Thanks!

 

[farmgirljd09]

When theya re all out and running around, will you know which is which? I use dividers when I need to be sure of each egg.

i have an old style and don't think i can use them,but great idea!!

 

[Arielle]

Quote: YOu can make boxes from plastic needle point canvas. Cut to fit , top with more canvas or racks.

 

[farmgirljd09]

YOu can make boxes from plastic needle point canvas. Cut to fit , top with more canvas or racks.

YOu can make boxes from plastic needle point canvas. Cut to fit , top with more canvas or racks.

ohhhhh, good thinking!!!! mine is round, how would i make that work?

 

[Arielle]

Quote: THe material is flexible. Perhaps cut the bottom like two concentric circles to fit; add walls on outside and inside, then partitians. I don't know the exact design of your machine. I have used cable ties, heavy thread or twistems to hold together.

 

[Fancy Feathers]

My daughter saw her very first chick hatch last night!!
And it's so cool she knew what it was. She kept saying "chickie?" over and over

And I have a question.. it's been 8 hours and the chick is still wet. What do I do?

 

[ki4got]

My daughter saw her very first chick hatch last night!!
And it's so cool she knew what it was. She kept saying "chickie?" over and over

And I have a question.. it's been 8 hours and the chick is still wet. What do I do?

i would say he's probably dry by now, but maybe just some dried on goo... do you have any other chicks you can put him with?

i tend to keep mixed age chicks together, as long as the youngest of the older chicks is no more than a week old. that gives the new babies someone to huddle with. i won't mix any more than 3 weeks apart in age tho. otherwise the oldest are ready to leave the brooder and the youngest aren't quite ready...

my current mix ranges from 4 weeks -2 ??s from TSC i had hoped were cochins, 2 weeks - 1 mille fleur cochin & 5 dorkings, and 1 week - 7 more dorkings. one of the latest babies was shrink wrapped, and entirely gooey when he got out. within 2 days you couldn't tell. the other chicks preened the goo off and he is nicely fluffy now.

 

[Fancy Feathers]

This chick is a BLRW.
I have some 3 week old Silkies in the barn.. and a calico Cochin hatched last night. The new chick is dryer then the 1st already, I think you're right, it's goo.

 

[ronott1]

I have a chick from the smashed shipment! That is the one that had egg goo all over the eggs. After last weeks hatch that was so sticky, this one did very well. I am on the edge of day 21 but have no pips in the other eggs. I still have hope tough

Hatched a half hour ago:



Ron

 

[farmgirljd09]

it is lockdown time...... now to wait for pipping day....

......hoping for a great hatch!!!!

THANK YOU ki4got