Incubators Anonymous

[LilyD]

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Ki4got--

Good point on the age of the styrofoam! I guess I will pass on this one. Driving wise, it's about the same as getting my boys to a soccer game. Not sure what my time is worth! Always too much to do and never enough time, and I don't get paid for it. LOL

Did you pay $100 each or total, including shipping?

my total including shipping was like $105. for BOTH.

Wow was that a special price or is that their regular price. I might have to pick me up a second incubator at that cost then I can run an incubator and a hatcher which would really make life easier.

 

[DMRippy]

A picture as promised

My Lav Am is doing fine, I have 1blue & 1black copper marans, 4 rocks (8 more in the bator due Sunday), 3 Dark Brahmas, and 10 Production Reds. Not bad

I left the other eggs in there but the temps have gone crazy so... but I don't think there is much hope.

Where is everybody????? Have all the addicts taken a break for the fall and winter?????

 

[LilyD]

Baby pictures

My EE mix baby didn't even know that his daddy was breeding

Comet baby with red head and yellow body

Another two tone baby with a lighter red head

Big fat yellow comet chick

The smallest comet chick

Delly girl (hopefully)

Small Delly chick we have nicknamed goopy because she came out all goopy lol

That's it so far the rest are still cooking but so far nothing is happening.

 

[DMRippy]

Oh I forgot... I sold some hatching eggs to a lady that had a broody Sex Link and today 3 have hatched

Some are a day behind but she has been a good mommy! One surprise to me she got what looks like a white EE? I have not gotten one??? All of mine have been black or Black Barred. Maybe it was really a prod red.

 

[Arielle]

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my total including shipping was like $105. for BOTH.

Wow was that a special price or is that their regular price. I might have to pick me up a second incubator at that cost then I can run an incubator and a hatcher which would really make life easier.

That is my plan. CHookschick, from what I understand, runs several LG and transfers the eggs each week into another LG that acts as hatcher. That means, I need 2-3 incubators more!!

 

[BusyBlonde]

I've got 18 eggs in my 'bator now, due to hatch on Halloween! 17 look good, 1 had a blood ring. My first batch out of the incubator, and all out of my own BR's! I can't wait!!!

 

[Arielle]

Where is everybody????? Have all the addicts taken a break for the fall and winter?????

Does it count that my LG is warming up and ready for eggs????

Actually, I set up the LG as a back up to a hen that went broody, the BO, but she did the job--I brought her dinner tonight and lifted her off to be sure she got a drink and a meal. and peep, peep , peep a nest full of chicks! ! !

I thought they were due in another week! My kids are like pros now, they hustled to ready a brooder, then I trekked out to the barn by flashlight to transfer the chicks to the brooder. Leaving the chicks with a hen is not the best setup around here as we have far too many predators and I can't separate her and the chicks from the flock.

Left the broody sitting on the last 5 eggs --they may end up in the hatcher yet.

 

[Arielle]

LilyD, love the pics, cute babies!!

 

[LilyD]

Thank you I am hoping for a bunch of girls in this mix we will have to see how they turn out. I really like the little EE mix chick s/he was a cool surprise because I didn't think any of the younger roos were breeding yet. 3 of the roos will be getting processed soon but I might just keep the EE roo around if he makes pretty babies like the one I just hatched.

 

[CapricornFarm]

At the rate I am going, I will be needing one pen for white ee, one for my buff colored ones, and one for Ameraucanas! I love the blue and greenish blue eggs!