January Hatch-a-long 2018

[chickenmama109]

can some one help me with this lol out of five four has hatched still waiting for a pip on the othr one what would my hatch rate be

 

[HeritageHenNut]

So my single chick hatched overnight & somehow cut itself on the shell while it was kicking free. So I now have a chick with a little bandage around his neck. *sigh* poor baby.

 

[HeritageHenNut]

can some one help me with this lol out of five four has hatched still waiting for a pip on the othr one what would my hatch rate be

It would be 80%

 

[mrsdee]

Here is a question, for those who are hatching and those who have hatched... anything you would like to do different next time, or anything you would like to try?

If I was do anything different I think I would have sprung for a better auto turner. I got the one that came with the incubator but I wish I would have got them upright turner instead of the horizontal one.

And I wish I would have put eggs in a carton on lockdown. I did that with my first hatch and I think it helped the eggs since they weren't jostled so much.

I didn't want to try with this hatch since they weren't turned in the same orientation. Does anyone think that would matter?

 

[picanins]

My final results are in! Of the five eggs I set, three hatched 1/21, two hatched 1/22, and the final hatched early this morning, 1/23. I'm amazed I got a 100% hatch for my first time with an incubator! Pretty awesome way to start my birthday, I've got to say. So happy!

That is AWESOME!!!!

 

[mrsdee]

Hey!! Is there anyone on this thread that has some really cool coloured eggs who would want to do a swap with some Blue Copper Marans eggs? Sorry my pics are really crappy - Marans Colour Missy lays around a 5, Monique lays closer to 7 - they look much darker than this in real life.
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Ohhh they're beautiful! I don't have any blue birds in my flock and I'd love to have a few! None of my hens are laying at the moment but when they do they should all be CCL crosses as all of my new babies are.

Right now I've got two Easter Eggers (crosses should lay mint green), a Barred Rock (crosses should lay darker green but not olive), a Buff Orpington (crosses should lay green or maybe grayish?), and a White Leghorn (crosses should lay blue) and would be Sapphires/super blue egg layer.

So I'd love to get some of your eggs regardless of if you'd like to swap for any of mine haha!

 

[picanins]

View attachment 1244487 View attachment 1244487 View attachment 1244486 View attachment 1244485 I woke up to a chick in the bator and I watched the other hatch this morning

Oh my WORD ..... I wish this was me. I noticed one little pip at 11pm and now this morning most eggs have pips but no real movement and two are pipping at the wrong end of the shell!!!!! YIKESSSSSSSSSS Am I going to have any chickies I wonder

 

[picanins]

Ohhh they're beautiful! I don't have any blue birds in my flock and I'd love to have a few! None of my hens are laying at the moment but when they do they should all be CCL crosses as all of my new babies are.

Right now I've got two Easter Eggers (crosses should lay mint green), a Barred Rock (crosses should lay darker green but not olive), a Buff Orpington (crosses should lay green or maybe grayish?), and a White Leghorn (crosses should lay blue) and would be Sapphires/super blue egg layer.

So I'd love to get some of your eggs regardless of if you'd like to swap for any of mine haha!

PM me and I'll hook you up

 

[HeritageHenNut]

My poor sole survivor. He has some friends coming tomorrow thankfully.

 

[chickenmama109]

Thanks