July Hatch-a-long

You're lucky howfunky! Must be your climate there. I have no drafts, but I think central air system has a big effect on the drying out of the bator. I've even closed vents to the room. No change. I'll try a different, smaller room next year.

I know how you feel Sclark. I drive my family nuts! They just don't understand. Then they wonder why I spend all my free time on these forums. Lol!
 
Wow that's some bad service. I think I'd go elsewhere to order.
Everyone is sold out for the season because they lost 2 batches of poults :( I have to wait until next year, and I'm not sure which hatchery these people get them from. What happens is they wait for enough amount of requests to order the turkeys and order them through a hatchery I guess I could do the same but I don't know very many people in the city who want to raise turkeys lol Yes, bad business on the hatchery. I can't believe they lost the invoice, then sold all the poults after charging for them. UGH! Also, if this is the same hatchery they get their chickens from, I was sold barred rocks, only to find out they were black sex links, sold as araucanas, only to find out they were Ameraucanas, and a RIR which is - well - not sure. New Hampshire, more than likely a hybrid with RIR in it & I had to put down my BO at 2 years of age (because of internal laying).... My friend has true RIR and they're 8 years old, that lay eggs every single day. The only hen that now lays an egg for me every day is my black sex link, all her eggs hatched too. I just got lucky with her. They are all around age 2 and they only lay 2-3 times a week - the first year I had them they were laying every day.. I am done with hatcheries for good. Backyard breeders from here on out.
 
I have Leghorns that are 7 years old and lay daily. The comets or w e they are called are just coming 2 and have already slowed down. We have some other production reds that don't lay very well at 2.
Which im not overly upset about as before this hatch I was up to 117+10=127 chickens, by end of week should be another dozen if goes well. Btw 10th chick just hatched so 3 to go.
 
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The new crew so far. Hope you don't get sick of photos.
 
Good luck to all on their hatch.Think i might be last mine due Friday.
Im inlockdown day 19.My Palomino eggs.Sold the parents and have ne
ver had an Palomino egg hatch hope this changes that but not sure.Also have Lavender Amercauna eggs in Tried a higher humidity last hatch.Didnt work dismal hatch so this back to 35.The Lav Ams hatch pretty well usually.
 
I have Leghorns that are 7 years old and lay daily. The comets or w e they are called are just coming 2 and have already slowed down. We have some other production reds that don't lay very well at 2.
Which im not overly upset about as before this hatch I was up to 117+10=127 chickens, by end of week should be another dozen if goes well. Btw 10th chick just hatched so 3 to go.
This is what I'm talking about. I have a leghorn that is 2 years old, she lays fart eggs and a regular egg, but only about every 3 days. This is ridiculous, and my husband is not happy about it because we're suppose to get all these eggs and now we don't it's like we invested all this money into them and not getting anything in return. Except, I love my leghorn. After this they're no longer pets. I can't stand putting them down when I get attached. ANYWAY...
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soundls like your hatch is going great!
 
Heidisgran..what state are you in?I have lav orp eggs and my roo and hens are unrelated hens are hinkjc/greenfire lines.Ppl usually get really great hatches with my eggs often 90% but shipped some good some bad.Not sure about shipping in this heat.I bought shipped all last summer and would get a few chicks but not many fromshipped Even with ice packsshipped were about the same as no ice packs
 
One of my chicks that hatched with the cord, finally came off, I'm still keeping her in a separate brooder I ended up putting her inside the house. I do not want another vulnerable chick to die in this heat
 

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