Incubators Anonymous

[DMRippy]

Lets see if that math holds true.... I only have 6-7 breeding pens of birds. A couple of them are kinda projects.... well all birds are projects really so do any of us have any REAL Chickens?

 

[marchick]

Pinkchick is in Washington State. She might be able to help you in the fall. She lost most of her flock to a Mt Lion and is rebuilding.

O.k. Thank you!

 

[ki4got]

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LOL well if that's the case, I don't know that I have ANY that count... all the cochins are considered projects since they are so far from SOP, SFH aren't recognized variety, neither are blrw or EE...

 

[sonderah]

My 1st bantam chick (Sizzle) just hatched by my 1st broody!!

 

[jbravo54]

I got 18 jumbo coturnix in the bator. I also got the first ever egg laid on our little farm in there(along with some of its egg siblings) . Taylor(12) paid 20$ for a pair of self blue oegb, might as well put some of those in the bator too.

I heard you should wait until the hen lays regular to set their eggs. Something to do with the egg size is too small for the chick. I wanted to do that with my last hatch with my blue copper marans first egg. She laid it the day I was setting eggs, so I did a quick search here. Her eggs will be going in next hatch, hopefully in a week or 2. I am on a waiting list for some eggs.

Let us know how her first egg turns out.

 

[DMRippy]

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You don't want to hatch TINY eggs. Usually the eggs will get to a good size pretty quick. I hatch pullet eggs all the time with no issues. Some pullets just don't really lay pullet eggs. I got 2 really small eggs from my Cuckoo Marans pen the other week and nothing since. When they start they will probably be an ok size to hatch. I don't usually get eggs that small from pullets. Maybe it is the breeds I have.... IDK.

 

[conny63malies]

I heard you should wait until the hen lays regular to set their eggs. Something to do with the egg size is too small for the chick. I wanted to do that with my last hatch with my blue copper marans first egg. She laid it the day I was setting eggs, so I did a quick search here. Her eggs will be going in next hatch, hopefully in a week or 2. I am on a waiting list for some eggs.

Let us know how her first egg turns out.

The first egg laid here not the hen's first!!! We just moved and bought this place. The hen was laying before and they are normal oegb sized eggs. Sorry for the confusion. The pair is from a last years hatch, just under a year and the roo was dubbed and almost completely healed.(he is now)

 

[WaddleWaddle]

I am so excited! I ordered my first incubator last night! I decided on the IncuView and I can't wait for it to get here! Now to decide what eggs I want to buy to hatch!

 

[Runawaylobster]

I just kicked the roos put of their bachelor pad and filled it with babies lol!!!!

 

[Runawaylobster]

Yes you do.... you have room for MORE! LOL

I have to stop setting so many eggs. Hubby thinks I have 400 chicks.... I DON'T.... I only have about 300

But I have a full bator......

ahhh one of the advantages of having no DH !! the only thing is then you have to do everything by yourself... SO this last 2 weeks i got sick and
i realized that i just couldn't look after all the chicks and be sick as well so I had to get back on the wagon and shut down my incubator ....

my daughter is moving to Atlanta so... that's it!! then just me and the chickens... and my doggies of course... I am doing a huge re-boot of my life
right now, cleaning house and starting over from scratch on all my unfinished projects...

more chickens later though ...