Is anyone starting eggs in the incubator today? Tuesday, May 26

[mom2chicksandpups]

I am starting my very first batch of eggs in the incubator this afternoon and would love to have someone hatch along with me, especially someone who is more experienced and may be able to give me some much-needed advice as we go.

I will be hatching a dozen Barred Rock eggs, 1 Rhode Island Red, 3 Rhode Island Red & White Leghorn mixed, and 2 mixed game bantam eggs. My husband bought the BR eggs for very cheap and the others were free from a relative, so we thought they would be good for our first hatch--just in case we mess up.

(Edited because I wasn't very clear that I just put the eggs in tonight!)

 

[shawnkfl]

i'm no expert and this is only my second hatch, but i just put 24 in tonight. they went in with 12 that i put in on the 23rd. the 24 i put in tonight are some that my neighbor bought and asked me to hatch for him. he had 7 dozen

, but i only had room for 2 dozen. the rest he's taking to a woman with a few broody hens.

 

[Frenchy chick]

I started Tuesday too. Got 4 Barred rocks, 4 Australorps, 1 Delaware, 2 Rhode Island reds, 1 RIR or red sex link.
Got them at a Farm close by. Second time hatching experience. I am so much more relax this time!! Got still air Bator.


Got 2 EE, 3 Silver laced Wyandottes, 1 Barred Rock, 3 Bunnies, 1 cat, 1 Dog, 1 fish......3 little kids, one hot husband and loving it!!!

La vie est cool Raoul

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[The Chickens' Maid]

How are your chicks? Have any hatched yet?

Ours are due sometime early this week, possibly tomorrow or the day after, OH BOY!!! It's our first hatch too!

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

The Chickens' Maid :

How are your chicks? Have any hatched yet?

Ours are due sometime early this week, possibly tomorrow or the day after, OH BOY!!! It's our first hatch too!

I may have said that the wrong way. We just put them in to start tonight, so I won't have any for several weeks. I am doing this for the first time, so I'm a bit nervous about messing up, but still excited! Instead of 12 Barred Rock eggs, my husband brought home 11 Barred Rock eggs and one Silver Laced Wyandotte. I hope the little Wyandotte hatches because we don't have any of those!​

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

We have the eggs in the incubator now!

I hope I am doing everything right!

 

[Mom2Cool]

Mom2chicksandpups I'm not sure if mine are going in tonight or tomorrow morning. I've actually got duck eggs & chicken eggs going in at the same time. I also have a couple of hens decide last week & the week before they were going to go broody....

They ahead of the bator but I've a feeling more reliable... The 1 hen I have a half a mind to switch out her eggs for some of the ones I have here she's SO much more reliable than me I'm sure...

Anyway I've tried hatching a few times from winter till now (it's VERY addictive) & my hatch rate is slowly rising though I'm not sure what I'm doing any different...

Anyway I'm getting wordy here because it's getting late & I'm getting sleepy I just wanted to say I'll be popping some in the bator tomorrow & I'll pop back in in a few days to see how you're doing too ok? And Good Luck with your hatch!

 

[calgal98]

I put some in today, Lemon blue wyandottes. Candled a couple from last week and voile' I have veins! I'm a newbie to all of this so thats a huge thing for me and my shipped eggs!

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

Congratulations calgal98! I hope you have a good hatch!

 

[Mom2Cool]

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"Lemon blue wyandottes" Now that really sounds lovely..... I would LOVE to see what those babies turn out looking like. Good luck & please keep us posted on your hatch ok? Oh & congrats on the veining... I know it is a big deal & *for me* just as big a deal is me being able to see the veins.... The brown eggs I had a hard time being able to ever really see the veining...