July Hatch-a-long

[Sclark73]

Sorry yours didn't make it I'm headed to bed now, and I can't wait to see what we have going on in the morning!

Good night, won't be much sleeping going on here tonight. I can't wait either!

 

[newduckie]

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.

 

[Sclark73]

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.

Good luck with your hatch.

#16 is hatching atm which is the third of 13 in this batch.

 

[Sclark73]

First 3, 2 more just hatched.

 

[EverMystique1]

Need you to come to my house.    Actually, what I really need is someone to get after my 2 boys that they can't just leave their trash and junk all over so I don't have to clean.
Wow!!  I just keep track of chicks once they hatch...and when they die after living for a month or more (in other words if they die early because they were weak I don't do much to acknowledge them like name them and figure out if boy or girl, etc.).  May have to rethink what I keep track of.

CG

I don't think boys ever learn that... at least most. My hubby does well. The kids... not so much. Lol

 

[Gen9]

Good night, won't be much sleeping going on here tonight. I can't wait either!

Well I had a bit of a scare. Checked the incubator at 1am, 45% 99*... Slept until 4:45am.. Forced myself up immediately to go check.... 34% 102*!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!

Sorry yours didn't make it I'm headed to bed now, and I can't wait to see what we have going on in the morning!

It's ok if it didn't die then it would have died later. Just glad it died when it did.

 

[Gen9]

First 3, 2 more just hatched.

Too cute!

 

[Sclark73]

Well I had a bit of a scare. Checked the incubator at 1am, 45% 99*... Slept until 4:45am.. Forced myself up immediately to go check.... 34% 102*!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!
It's ok if it didn't die then it would have died later. Just glad it died when it did.

Hope you have it straightened out, my humidity dropped some thru the night also which spiked my temp to 104, see this is why im not sleeping til its done. I now have 4 I need to help out slowly.

 

[Shellz]

Holy crap! I missed a bunch again! Argh!
Sorry to those who've lost chicks & had bad eggs. Some incubators too can be very fussy! My new genesis is only slightly better than my LG, in that it really holds temp well. If only I didn't have to STILL add water every 4 hours! I'm dreaming of a Brinsea!

Love the log idea! I take rough notes. It helps me get a feel on how a new incubator works. Something more permanent, organized & better detailed would be better. Think I'll go buy a special notebook.

Yeah, so I got 3 broodies now, so incubator not an issue. I checked on my 2nd broody's eggs, hoping they weren't going to turn out like my first broody's. They're both first timers at this. We have life in those eggs! Yay! 6 days to go! I tried to tempt a broody off her nest so I could pull a few eggs out for my first broody. No dice! I think I will run the incubator & wait for an opportunity to get the eggs. I can keep them in incubator until such time as broody #1 gets off her nest. Then I can make the switch. Oh the drama! Lol!

 

[Heidisgran]

I had 6 shipped lavender orp eggs...1 was a dud 1 quit early...2 died just before hatch day...3 hatched and 2 died yesterday the day after they hatched...they never seemed strong!! it's the breeder...!! the birds are too closely related!!