I know right! I hope he ends up pretty. I have never seen a silver laced wyandotte x EE before. Mom and dad..
I have to agree on the crazy coloring, but I think it's pretty cool.Okay I got pics tonight. I have a problem. Someone take my camera. Here is Mr Cricket. He is almost 4 months.
Quote: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101
Seriously read this but condensed version...
You can hold eggs 7 days and not have any issues.
store them cool, and turn at least 3 x a day.
We have an old, dry and drafty house. Find a room that's warmest and least entered..
I am using my dry pantry.keep incubator closed, watch temps to keep them at 99.5
I now only candle day 1, and lockdown. Day 1 is to look at the eggs to see if there is cracks.
If they are important, expensive.. I will do a day 10 or so candling.
shipped eggs, you are really lucky if you get 50% hatch.
If your house is dry you may need to add water, I dry hatch.
Day 18 raise humidity with sponges. Try to not open the incubator at all.
Ideal humidity is 70% for me at lockdown.
I line the screen with paper towel so they don't hurt their feet.
Newspaper is awful! I avoid it completely.
Don't remove babies until they are dry and have the brooder box ready.
Babies are fine up to 3 days, so don't rush taking them out.
I leave eggs that are late up to 5 days past hatch date.
If you notice odor, CANDLE and look for that egg! Seriously, smell them, pick them up and take a wiff!
easier then cleaning 40+eggs and an incubator.
I set well over 1,000 eggs of several species last year. the 2 that "exploded" (both chicken eggs!) was when I was out of town for several days.
My hatcher #2 is a "chickbator" an old cooler.. Anything that holds an even temp works!Hey everyone!
Earlier today I posted about how I might get a barred rock roo and try to incubate some fertile eggs in the spring. I did all my research and I figured why not give it a go? I figured that as a budget, I will only spend money on a thermometer, humidifier, starter feed and feeder, and a chick waterer. Everything else needed I just might have.
I just found this awesome styrofoam/cooler combo with a seal tight latch lid in my basement.
I need opinions if it would be good enough to use as an incubator before I clean it.
I'm new to this hatching stuff.
They are beautiful, I wish I could.
It is so tempting. I would like the rose combs RIR but I need to stay with my fogle line and have fun learning before I get two lines on the same property.
