Is anyone else hatching all winter long?

[vicki2x2]

I am doing the same thing. That way the pullets should be laying by spring or close. I am just not sure what to do with the roo's, don't mind if they are for food, just don't want to do it myself!

 

[deerman]

Still setting chicken eggs, just to check the fertile on these new pullets

 

[Wildsky]

Harley's girl :

I am going to continue to hatch all through the winter. I figure that way I will have started pullets in the spring. And since I am going to the swaps I think people will love buying started pullets in April!! What do you all think? Am I crazy?

YES

I just can not imagine keeping chickens in the house for SO long.
Winter goes and goes and goes till APRIL here.​

 

[Harley's girl]

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YES

I just can not imagine keeping chickens in the house for SO long.
Winter goes and goes and goes till APRIL here.

I figure when they have feathered out enough I can send them to the outside heated brooder

I am seriously starting to think......I may have a problem!!!!

I think we should start a thread called Hatching anonymous!

 

[Wildsky]

Harley's girl :

I figure when they have feathered out enough I can send them to the outside heated brooder

I am seriously starting to think......I may have a problem!!!!

I think we should start a thread called Hatching anonymous!

There are tooooo many steps in that program, you'd never make it.

 

[Harley's girl]

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There are tooooo many steps in that program, you'd never make it.

ROFLMBO!!!

You are so right! I would never make it! LOLOL

 

[steffpeck]

I really want to keep hatching, my problem is I have no where to winter them. I think that I will hold off on anymore hatches till spring.

 

[Hobbley_Farm]

I've got my first in the bator right now. I already spoke to my hubby about it and he's all for me hatching over the winter. We just figured we would only try to hatch out 6 at a time. That way we can keep them in the house without much of a problem for a month or so before we move them outside. My big coop will be done by then and an area will be set up for the babies.

However
I do reserve the right to change my mind at any time seeing as I am a woman

 

[BeardedChick]

I just built my 'bator so I can do a small test hatch now of seramas from Vicki. Vicki assures me they'll be great house chickens over winter.

I want to be ready to buy eggs for a bigger hatch in Spring, so might as well play around at it now.

(note: this logic worked on my husband. feel free to recycle it for your own use

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[Tikkajazz94]

I dont have a bator:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|:|