July 2017 Hatchalong

[akorte]

Well.... I'm not hatching any more shipped eggs till we build a suitable incubator. The LGs are just horrible! Temp fluxes constantly. Starting to wonder if the board is bad that controls it. I started out with 14 eggs, now down to "2". 2!!! The other eggs that were shipped are in a better incubator and I've heard are doing well. So.... once these poor 2 are hatched... that bator will be tossed! I'm getting all sorts of plan ideas from the BYC boards, and will be buying a thermo-regulator, too. This is nonsense... and it depresses me.

It really is depressing. Not fun when you think they all got messed up. :/

 

[DKFarms]

Not even mentioning all the money spent on getting them to me.

 

[akorte]

Not even mentioning all the money spent on getting them to me.

I will definitely have to calculate price per live chick, just for "fun"

 

[browntownfarm]

Day 22...FINALLY a good pip. I still see movement in 2 others. Hoping to at least have a couple hatch.

 

[akorte]

He's in the brooder all by himself, and NOT happy about it. He's the loudest chick ever! I have 4 others with external pips. It is just now day 20.

 

[akorte]

 

[BlueBaby]

Not even mentioning all the money spent on getting them to me.

I know what you mean. I ordered shipped eggs before and got a really low hatch rate, just 5 out of 40 eggs hatched from it. Now I just hatch from my own, and I don't worry about the money going out and if I will have any luck or not.

 

[Finge]

Man, I love watching these hatch along threads, but this month I hope I can participate, tomorrow in going to go buy supplies to make my incubator, and hopefully start collecting eggs.

 

[browntownfarm]

Day 23...Finallyyyy! My first ever hatched chick...2 more on the way now. So exciting.

 

[akorte]

Awesome! Final count on the Ameracaunas - 2 healthy blue chicks. Price if eggs plus shipping- $40, so $20 per chick. Lol.