Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[JDchicks]

Sharing on my threads. Found out today that I am going to be a great grandmother!

Congrats!!!!!!!

Hopefully you mean a Great Grandchild of the human kind

My son and his wife gave us the news right before they left for the Thanksgiving holiday that they are expecting baby #3 They have two boys, ages 4 and 3....and yes, a girl would be nice

but I wont complain as long as baby and momma are ok

Just curious how it was going?

 

[Frost Homestead]

3 have hatched so far!

These weren't supposed to hatch until tomorrow but for some reason my marans always hatch a little early compared to the other breeds.

Crossing my fingers that some of the silkie x ameraucana eggs hatch!

Looks like there's one olive egger and two marans. I'll post pics this evening after I move them to the brooder

 

[SilkieSensation]

3 have hatched so far! These weren't supposed to hatch until tomorrow but for some reason my marans always hatch a little early compared to the other breeds. Crossing my fingers that some of the silkie x ameraucana eggs hatch!


Looks like there's one olive egger and two marans. I'll post pics this evening after I move them to the brooder  

That's kinda odd. I hear everyone else complain that their marans always hatch late. Mine always hatch right with everything else as long as they are from my flock.

 

[JDchicks]

3 have hatched so far!

These weren't supposed to hatch until tomorrow but for some reason my marans always hatch a little early compared to the other breeds.

Crossing my fingers that some of the silkie x ameraucana eggs hatch!

Looks like there's one olive egger and two marans. I'll post pics this evening after I move them to the brooder

Congrats!

 

[DeannaA]

My friends and I do chickens together. She is hatching some more of my egges, some of her fist and some she bought. Her husband Macgyvered an old cell phone as a wireless camera to her laptop. And they set it up so I can see too. The chicks started hatching yesterday while we were on our chick adventure. I haven't had much sleep because I have been watching chickies.

 

[philyaw539]

I have a little giant still air incubator and I was wondering what the "egg carton method" was? I usually incubate the eggs in there sides (I don't have a turner) and I turn them an odd number of times. What methods does everyone else use and how does it work?

 

[BrandyJK]

My pipped wrong end chick hatched herself this morning!! So happy

 

[Frost Homestead]

My pipped wrong end chick hatched herself this morning!! So happy

yay! congrats!

 

[SilkieSensation]

I have a little giant still air incubator and I was wondering what the "egg carton method" was? I usually incubate the eggs in there sides (I don't have a turner) and I turn them an odd number of times. What methods does everyone else use and how does it work?

You cut the bottoms out of egg cartons & sit the eggs in upright (fat end up). You turn by tilting the cartons. It can also be done just at lockdown for hatching to keep babies from playing soccer with the eggs. It is beneficial for shipped eggs with loose air cells.

 

[Joshua G]

Quote: I never thought of doing it that way, I'll have to borrow that idea.