July Hatch-a-long

[PugBug]

Glad to see the new babies! Keep it coming!

 

[CGinJCMO]

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Thank you...I was wondering if that space was "good enough" for turning. If not, then I'll just have to make sure not to put that many in (I like the ease of "fix it and forget it" because I can't even remember to take my daily vitimins even when it's right beside my chair at the dinner table).. LOL

CG

 

[sono-chic]

Thank you...I was wondering if that space was "good enough" for turning.  If not, then I'll just have to make sure not to put that many in (I like the ease of "fix it and forget it" because I can't even remember to take my daily vitimins even when it's right beside my chair at the dinner table)..  LOLi moved the thermometer because it was reading higher than others. It most have been the heat from the motor. I have never had the bator filled like this before is there any thing else that may vary with a large batch?

CG

 

[Shellz]

I'll be setting 18 Malines eggs tomorrow! Yay! Was a long drive to get them - sure hope I get some more healthy chicks! I picked up 7 more chicks of various ages as well. Next week I can pull out the divider in brooder & they can all be together. Yowza!

 

[Crissie]

Just finished my Day 10-ish removal of duds and was really surprised at how emotional that was! The majority of those we pulled were empty, but it brought out some weird emotions from miscarriages. What a strange journey this hatching is! I don't know if I'm going to make it through the actual hatch.

Out of 48 set eggs, we kept 25. Does that seem like a decent ratio so far? It was silkies, BCFM, Lavender and Blue Ameraucanas, SPPR and Welsummers. We pulled all but 27 on Day 10 and pulled two more that were clearly quitters on Day 11. 7 had definite bacteria/blood rings - not sure if that's a normal number? The kids have been helping me to handle the eggs, but we always washed hands prior to anyone touching them. The other 16 weren't fertile.

Now I DEFINITELY understand the old adage "Don't count your chickens before they've hatched". In a desperate attempt to console myself if I have a total failure at this incubating thing, I ordered MORE eggs for my now empty second 'bator. Because that clearly makes sense to want more, just in case I have a terrible experience.

So now who's coming over to help get me through the lockdown period (starting Saturday). I am scared out of my pants that I am going to accidentally kill these precious babies I'm so enjoying right now.

 

[nicole63021]

So i fibbed, had a trace of a smell from the bator, all but 2 eggs have died, looks like maybe they drowned, fully formed, internally pipped, but didn't make it. Left the other 2 in the bator, but not holding out hope. At least I got a male and female (fluff out revealed the white dot on the head of one)

 

[sbrown]

Got my Marans and RIR eggs in the bator. Temp humidity holding pretty good. Gonna be hard for me to top last months hatch , 30 out of 37 hatched that were set. Gonna try and not change a thing. I think the weather here has been kinda helpful. We have plenty of humidity. My bator right now is reading like 60% and I don't have any water at all in there right now. Well, here goes another 21 days of waiting!

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

One of the 3 eggs that I didn't expect to hatch is pipped and rocking!

Pam Pittman

 

[CGinJCMO]

Quote: I've been reading the LG Incubators tips thread since that's what I've got and it's my first time incubating (first hatch was incubated by a broody). I've read that the larger number of eggs will help keep the temps steadier than few eggs (good idea to fill up with water in closed jars if you don't have a lot of eggs esp. if electricity tends to go off a lot in your area) and around hatch time more eggs will produce more heat/humidity and require higher oxygen levels. Each individual egg isn't needing more oxygen - there's more eggs "breathing" and using up the Oxygen. Hope that makes sence.

CG

 

[Heidisgran]

I have one lone little guinea egg, the only one that survived the momma tries to incubate, in the bator rocking and rolling...cross your fingers for that baby!

on a sad note neither of my peababies survived....I discovered the other egg had died day before