Incubators Anonymous

[calichicken]

You do this after they have been in the incubator? I didn't think they would be good for anything after they had been in the incubator for a time.

I just throw mine away...is that bad?

 

[gander007]

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Alright the original prices you quoted were alright but $ 40. a dozen someone is high as the hatch rate you said you had is still lower then mail order egg's but even $ 17 for two dozen with that hatch rate is about right but I don't know the quality of her breeding and I am sure they are not pure in any way any what very mixed not to be insulting ...........

$ 40 dollars a dozen is high unless the adults had won some ribbons at a far or something .........

 

[Sylviaanne]

Alright the original prices you quoted were alright but $ 40. a dozen someone is high as the hatch rate you said you had is still lower then mail order egg's but even $ 17 for two dozen with that hatch rate is about right but I don't know the quality of her breeding and I am sure they are not pure in any way any what very mixed not to be insulting ...........

$ 40 dollars a dozen is high unless the adults had won some ribbons at a far or something .........

I don't really think she was getting $40 a dozen because she said she had lowered the price to $20 per dozen but I guess she and her husband were bouncing numbers around and he just got the wrong numbers and posted them. She did not want to sell them to me for $7 a dozen and that was what was posted but I figured $17 for 2 dozen wasn't too bad. I just wish more had hatched.

She didn't appear to be the type to show birds, she just looked like a farmer's wife. She said she had all colors so I don't know what I will get but it's hard for me to remember because when something is over, I tend to forget the details. I do think she said they were separated but I don't think they are. Maybe a breeding pair here and there but not the eggs I got. Most of them look like little partridges but one I think is a lavender. I think most of them are a mix.

 

[Sylviaanne]

I just throw mine away...is that bad?

That's what I was doing but if it is ok to boil them, mash them and feed them back to the chicks and chickens then that is what I want to do to not waste them.

 

[calichicken]

That's what I was doing but if it is ok to boil them, mash them and feed them back to the chicks and chickens then that is what I want to do to not waste them.

Agreed! I just always figured once they started incubating, there wasn't anything you could do with them

 

[Faraday40]

Boy that tiny serama is cute! Are they a little feisty?

I have only one bantam (an orpington) who thinks she's a parrot. (Hates to be held, but loves to jump in my lap or on my shoulder.) She's definitely more active than my bigger girls. I'm not sure if it's b/c of the smaller size or just her unique personality. Does anyone know if the smaller chickens are more hyper?

 

[ozexpat]

You do this after they have been in the incubator? I didn't think they would be good for anything after they had been in the incubator for a time.

Absolutely.

I candle at 10 days and pull the clears and feed them back.

Once upon a time in the USA and still in many countries eggs are stored on the counter not in the fridge.

The bator is just like a hot day.

 

[calichicken]

Boy that tiny serama is cute! Are they a little feisty?

I have only one bantam (an orpington) who thinks she's a parrot. (Hates to be held, but loves to jump in my lap or on my shoulder.) She's definitely more active than my bigger girls. I'm not sure if it's b/c of the smaller size or just her unique personality. Does anyone know if the smaller chickens are more hyper?

Not sure about smaller breeds in general, but from my experience...I have one Bantam Cochin that is totally calm, loves to be held and sit on our lap , also had a silkie was totally hyper and ran around non-stop but still liked to snuggle...leaned against our leg and liked to be rubbed

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Absolutely.

I candle at 10 days and pull the clears and feed them back.

Once upon a time in the USA and still in many countries eggs are stored on the counter not in the fridge.

The bator is just like a hot day.

Awsome to know. I was considering it anyway. I hate to waste anything.

We lived in Spain and they kept eggs in the grocery store in an isle, not the cooler and if you bought them at the market you better have your own bag or crate, otherwise you were juggling eggs.

 

[TeaChick]

They are, I just misspoke. I meant a 3 ltr bottle or a 20 oz bottle. I had the bottle visualized in my mind but it still came out 2 ltr bottle.

I didn't know they made 3 lt bottles.