Incubators Anonymous

[QuackerJackFarms]

AWWWW!! Precious little fluffs!

 

[bikerchic]

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Well, if I hear a rumble I'll know where it's coming from! Good luck!

Ohhhhhhhh....I hope it goes well with the DH. I had all those chicks hatch yesterday and last night, my DH still did not know that I even had 29 silkie eggs in the bator. All was good until this morning.....My 17 year old daughter called Daddy to look at all the new babies and show him which ones she was keeping!!!!

He seemed ok with it

Here are the new babies. I still have one peeping left to hatch

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Beautiful babies!!

 

[Garrisonkidsduo2]

I will admit this is my first batch of eggs,

but this is definitely an addicting thing. Once my chickens start laying eggs we are going to wait about a month or so to make sure my Rooster knows what he is doing and we are going to start hatching them out. But i have the dual purpose chickens and my friend has just the egg layers, we both want bigger chickens.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Welcome to byc you are going to love it!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

And welcome to your new addiction... bwah ha ha ha ha!!

 

[Garrisonkidsduo2]

I already love this site. I have found out so much stuff that works instead of reading a bunch of stuff and then more stuff that says it is a different way. I will admit I didn't like the idea of incubating eggs and not having them live because the kids are helping me and I know my son is old enough to understand but my daughter isn't. I really didn't want the chicks or ducklings to start to develop half way through and die because of something I did so I am very worried about my 2 little chicks that are due Monday. I hope I am doing everything right and by the sounds of it I am. This site is my new best friend.

 

[ki4got]

YAY! I'm back! after 4 days of byc withdrawal, i can now feed my addiction(s) again.

an update... i have 24 bantam cochins in the 'bator, (sibs to QuackerJackFarms' eggs), 11 mutt bantams the broody hid due on the 13th-ish, and 12 of my own silver grey dorking eggs. (crossing fingers, the oldest egg was 12 days out - i counted wrong). cochins and dorkings due on turkeyday... (my birthday too!)

 

[Arielle]

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THe details are in the going! I read for months--like 6 months--how to incubate and decided it was too risky, then found a page that gave the how-to's and gave me courage. A very emotional month ensued, with late night readings and viewing eggs with a flashlight. Totally nutty.

THen built my own incubator and started buying eggs within driving distance. All because of BYC !

 

[Arielle]

Karen, 12 days isn't too old, still within reason, if not ideal. Hope all is well.

Getting 2 BO roosters tomorrow--too scared to tell DH. He didn't say much when he found the BA sitting on a dozen eggs. Asked about them BEFORE collecting the eggs fortunately. BO roosters are to go with my 3 hens. Figured they are so cute, people will want to buy them, I hope, at the swaps and craigs list. Incubating time soon!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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Hey, welcome back!