January Hatch-a-long 2018

[picanins]

Final count at Day 14 in Sunny Florida is :
7 Marans,
5 2nd Gen OE,
3 1st Gen OE and 1 barnyard mix (but she's a blue hen so I love her)

 

[aliciaplus3]

Wow - that's interesting - I didn't think there was a Farmers Almanac for Chickens. That's awesome!

lol I guess I didn't explain very well.. .. you can use the old farmers almanac for many things, you can look for the favorable days to plant you garden, castrate calves or pigs and find favorable hatch dates for you chicks..... I don't fully understand it but chicks hatched on favorable days by the moon have better growth rates and seem to thrive better. There is an old thread about hatching by the moon but it has little activity now.

 

[chickenmama109]

Now that's my kinda chicken person

 

[chickenmama109]

Yay hatch buddies! Mine are due the 21st as well, though in my experience with eggs under hens, sometimes it takes a couple days for everyone in a batch to hatch out, so I’m guessing they should all be here by the 23rd or so. I’m going into lockdown on the 18th just like you. Only two days away!

yes i cant wait tell lock down we will be posting photos of our chicks at the same time lol good luck with your hatch

 

[gimmie birdies]

I lock down on the 22nd.

 

[chickenmama109]

I lock down on the 22nd.

awsome good luck i will lock down on the 18th cant wait

 

[worldbiker]

Locking down on the 18th as well. Looks like we have 23 developing eggs so far.

 

[Scott214]

I lock down the 22nd as well! its just 5 days 12 hours and 23 seconds away but whos counting? lol

 

[gimmie birdies]

Here is my plan... on the 22nd I will candle for lockdown, I have been told to take down the metal egg holding dividers, so they don't get caught in them. My incubator is only 1/2 full, and is divided in 2 sections, so when I candle I will put the advanced developed eggs on one side, (ones that look like they may hatch first,) and ones that look like they need more time on the other, (so eggs till not get kicked around during hatch.)

 

[mrsdee]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!! Look at your little Super Blues!!!!! Oh yay yay YAY!!!!

I'm so excited to see how they turn out! And see how many pullets and cockerels I have. They're all still doing well despite the cold temps here. They're in my shed but have a lamp very close and have towels covering to make sure the warm air stays in.