July Hatch-a-long

[Shellz]

Wow you're only adding water every 4 hours?! that's pretty good I'd say compared to mine. Well, since I've modified it, it's doing good humidity wise. I was doing great before I added the eggs, and started getting up to 102, I just moved the thermostat back where it was with my first hatch.... and I just checked - the light turned off at 100* sweet! it's finally working again. If only I had a broody... I'd lend my incubator out to people that want to hatch and raise their own chickens. I have a neighbor that's been wanting chickens for quite some time. Yeah. I think I'm going to do that. I hope one of my marans turns broody. They're still very young, one pecked at my hand when I was trying to reach for the eggs one day. That's a good sign, right? If so, she'll always have her own private nesting box with her own waterer and food dish. 


I have a graph paper notebook, and make my own log. Date, Day, Time, Humidity, Degrees, Notes. I think what I want to do next year is purchase a binder, get some paper protector sleeves, and keep my graph paper... take pictures of each hatch, hen to chick and put them in my note book. Also get a chick chart and log what day each one hatched and if they had cord issues etc..  kinda like a portfolio! especially if I am going to start breeding heritage.


 

Sounds promising indeed! I have a young cockerel that got beat up pretty bad one night by a hen. The next day, she went broody. Love your idea of a binder & sleeves! Definitely going to do that for my Malines!

 

[Shellz]

I heard back from the BLRW breeder. She thinks this breed just has more temp sensitive eggs. She gets custom hatching done & this year has had lower hatch rates. Blame the heat wave!

Great chick pics!

 

[Gen9]

Hahah

Sounds promising indeed! I have a young cockerel that got beat up pretty bad one night by a hen. The next day, she went broody. Love your idea of a binder & sleeves! Definitely going to do that for my Malines!

Poor guy! I bet he learned his lesson!

Oh I also would like to have a binder for their medical records, if I can't fit it in the same binder.

 

[Gen9]

Just found this thread...kind of late to join but I have seven eggs under a broody due to hatch Thursday, but four of them are bantam and they tend to hatch a little early sometimes. I have not had the best of luck with hatching this year but had several first time moms and two of them tended to freak out when they started hatching. Had one hen on turkey eggs and three hatched but all three babies died. Not wanting to try turkeys again. . Had a hen hatch out 5 guineas and they dissapeared one t a time till we killed a snake. Three of them left. Hope for a successful hatch as this hen is my only older experienced mom.

Sorry for your loss, I prepaid for my turkeys, the feed store ordered them, charged them, then loss the invoice. The delivery kept getting pushed further & further away. It would have worked out great because this last batch would have brooded with them. Turns out the lost 2 batches of hatchlings, so they called another place & the same thing happened to them! I wonder what in the world is going on?!?! These were suppose to be bourbon reds

 

[Sclark73]

Sorry for your loss, I prepaid for my turkeys, the feed store ordered them, charged them, then loss the invoice. The delivery kept getting pushed further & further away. It would have worked out great because this last batch would have brooded with them. Turns out the lost 2 batches of hatchlings, so they called another place & the same thing happened to them! I wonder what in the world is going on?!?! These were suppose to be bourbon reds

Wow that's some bad service. I think I'd go elsewhere to order.

 

[Sclark73]

I couldn't wait for it to finish drying. This is my first lavender I've hatched so excited. I have more eggs under broodies so hope to get at least a few more.

 

[Shellz]

I couldn't wait for it to finish drying. This is my first lavender I've hatched so excited. I have more eggs under broodies so hope to get at least a few more.

Nice!

 

[Shellz]

Hahah
Poor guy! I bet he learned his lesson!

Oh I also would like to have a binder for their medical records, if I can't fit it in the same binder.

He sure did! Yes, medical records. Good idea!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Adorable baby!

Nothing to report from my incubator. Day 21 officially starts this evening though. I forgot I set them late in the day, ugh.

Wow, lots of you are having problems with temp and humidity! Where do y'all keep the incubator while its running? Could it be drafty? I just have a Little Giant. Nothing fancy at all, but it holds temp and humidity very well. I haven't added water since I went into lockdown and its at about 68% still. Temp is 101 at the top of the egg. If I notice it getting a little higher, I just drop the room temp a degree and it fixes itself. Once I set the temp at the beginning of incubation, I never touch the knob again.

for all the hatchers. I feel like one of my friends is having a baby and I'm pacing around in the waiting room!

Oh, and I almost forgot- I have a broody! I gave her 6 Sizzle eggs the day before yesterday and she's happy as a clam!

 

[Sclark73]

Thanks funky. I know I can't get over it, everyone in house is sick of me say"guess what, I have a lav orp" they say"ya I know mom geez how many times are you gonna tell us?". Now waiting on 2 pips and 2 nothing.