Incubators Anonymous

[WinklerFarms]

I was supposed to call him today but forgot. I am going to give him a call tomorrow after work, so I guess we will see. I will update tomorrow.

 

[ki4got]

well, add 6 more mille fleur cochins and 1 more dorking to my list of hatches. 8)

and another 100% hatch too!

next hatch is due next Wed. (the 24th). shipped eggs, i received 12 silver laced, 7 partridge, 7 red, 7 buff barred and 8 blue/splash bantam cochin eggs. more than half were developing when i candled at 10 days. so

big time. 8) my last hatch from her was 40%. i'd like to beat that this time. we'll see. (btw, not complaining! 40% on shipped eggs i was thrilled)

 

[puglady]

Hi All

! I just set 10 BLRW eggs from DMRippy, 11 FBCM eggs and 21 other various eggs

. My hova-bator is full! I also just picked up a used sportsman. Needs a good cleaning and small touch ups but I'm super egg-cited to try it out!

 

[Overoberyl]

Hi All

! I just set 10 BLRW eggs from DMRippy, 11 FBCM eggs and 21 other various eggs

. My hova-bator is full! I also just picked up a used sportsman. Needs a good cleaning and small touch ups but I'm super egg-cited to try it out!

I just had an awesome hatch from some of her eggs! Of 15 Blue Barred Rocks she sent me, nine hatched!! I also had 6 Norwegian Jaerhon from someone else and I got an adorable little trio, one roo and two pullets, they are my first and I am totally smitten

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

Set 70 yesterday in the sportsman

 

[cluck-cluck]

LOL, I wish I could set so many eggs (and have room for the birds!) Good luck!!!

 

[DMRippy]

I have 60 (less what was clear) going into lockdown today.... I MUST STOP... I am OUT OF ROOM

MUST start moving everyone to make another growout pen.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

I have 60 (less what was clear) going into lockdown today.... I MUST STOP... I am OUT OF ROOM

MUST start moving everyone to make another growout pen.

I'm 2hrs south of you if you run out of room

 

[Overoberyl]

Would love some opinions on this from all you seasoned incubation addicts out there...just got done with a really disappointing hatch from shipped eggs, only two made it to lockdown and neither hatched, on eggtopsy both had exposed brain, one had only one eye and also a cross bill. Two from the same batch seems like a lot to me, I'm just wondering if there is any way this could have been caused by some kind of mistake during incubation. I have always assumed that these kinds of congenital defects are genetic or due to nutritional defficiencies, but if it is something I am doing I want to fix it.

I am doing the dry hatch method in a HB Genesis with auto egg turner...would love to know what you all think, how often you have seen these types of defects and what may be the cause.

 

[DMRippy]

Would love some opinions on this from all you seasoned incubation addicts out there...just got done with a really disappointing hatch from shipped eggs, only two made it to lockdown and neither hatched, on eggtopsy both had exposed brain, one had only one eye and also a cross bill. Two from the same batch seems like a lot to me, I'm just wondering if there is any way this could have been caused by some kind of mistake during incubation. I have always assumed that these kinds of congenital defects are genetic or due to nutritional defficiencies, but if it is something I am doing I want to fix it.

I am doing the dry hatch method in a HB Genesis with auto egg turner...would love to know what you all think, how often you have seen these types of defects and what may be the cause.

I would think genetic too....

I would let the person you got the eggs from know. They may be unaware of an issue. I would want to know.