July 2022 Hatch-A-Long

[AmeraucanaHank]

I'm in. Just started 40 eggs today (all shipped eggs).

What breed?

 

[CountryGal83]

What breed?

5 - blue/black/splash ameraucana; 5 - polish; 5 - black copper marans; 4 - blue laced red wyandottes; 3 buff brahmas; 5 easter eggers; 5 olive eggers; 5 super chocolate egg layers and 3 mystery (I got all of them from my pet chicken)

 

[thebestcasey]

We gave our very broody BSL hen 11 fertilized eggs yesterday evening(we are lookin at a July4-5 hatch) if she sticks it out and the hen does her thing. This is our first crack at hatching and we gave her a mix of different breeds to try and hatch.

 

[3KillerBs]

Very little to report.

The temperature and humidity are holding and the turner is working.

First candle will be Sunday.

 

[EliseTheFarmKid]

Just set some barnyard eggs. Hatch date will be 7/7 unless I don't know what math is lol. I just grabbed some eggs from our layers (who have a barnyard rooster I previously hatched and raised!) and threw them in the incubator. I've really missed incubating eggs lol.

 

[junior67]

I will be here. I have eggs shipping on Mon that I will hopefully receive on Wed but could be Thurs that I will be setting. There will be 24+. I haven't had any luck (well much) with shipped eggs yet so hoping I at least get SOMETHING this time!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I started these Tuesday for a 7/5 hatch date. Almost all are shipped with 3 local white eggs also added.

I’m really hoping to thin them enough by this weekend that I can start using the turner.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

And of course that means I will have to add chicken eggs to hatch out so they can teach the poults to eat and drink.

I always put a diamond engagement ring in the water dish for my newly hatched poults. Hubs thinks I'm crazy, but they are curious about the pretty shiny thing and peck at it, and in the process get their beaks wet...and the next thing you know, they are drinking water like a pro. But seriously..it's a diamond...a tiny turkey beak and water isn't going to hurt it any. Just have to be careful not to lose it when cleaing out the water dish. Once the poults are drinking well on their own, I take back my ring, polishing it up first. To get the new poults to eat, I slowly sprinkle a few crumbles on a clean white linen or paper towel and "peck" (tap) at it with my finger, doing this a few times a day, and they'll run over and mimic peck at the crumbles, too. By Day 2 they are eating on their own. I've yet to lose a turkey poult.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I was able to thin down the herd enough to start using the turner. 23 eggs developing!

Because it was only day 3 I cracked all eggs I pulled (I typically just toss them). Sure enough zero development. Either from shipping or flock issues but they were all definitely nonstarters.

 

[OzarkCountryGirl]

Received two dozen (plus extras) eggs in the post today. One dozen + pure Welsummer eggs, and one dozen + coloured eggs....Leg Bars, Marans, and Olive Eggers. Will let them set on the shelf thru late Saturday afternoon, then into the incubator most will go. I have a broody Eng Orpington, so I'll probably put a few eggs under her as well.