It about darn time.

[Razadia]

I finally got my eggs into an incubator! A good friend of ours that lives just down the road from us is incubating my eggs for me.

I might be able to talk someone into getting me one now, if I don't manage to get an incubator on my own.

Even though I don't get to hatch them myself, I'm still super happy. He had room for a whole dozen and guess what? I had a whole dozen.

I'm just really, really happy. When those hatch I can take more to him. He doesn't expect anything in return and he told my dad as much. Most likely we'll end up giving him chicks. I guess this is his way of paying my dad back for all the things he's done for him over the years.... and the fact that we gave him a roo once. We found out today that a coyote got the roo. He knows we'll give him another if he wants.

 

[scottfarm]

you really do not want your own incubator,, it is very habit forming.. we have over 100 chic's now , just sold about 120 this weekend and still hatching... we are what is called a hatchaholic hahahaha
so far since they started laying eggs we have hatched over 300..

good luck.. try not to get addicted..

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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x2 There's no going back now!

 

[Razadia]

That's the point. I'm already addicted to chickens. Why not take it a step further so I can force my dad to build the new pen?

I already have him convinced that we need a brooder so we can cut down on chick death. Since he saw our friend's incubator I think he might be easily swayed in that direction now.

I want to buy my own though. Me and my dad are always arguing over who's chickens they are.