June Hatch a Long

[el pollo rey]

Have to show off my mama. She hatched out her last baby on the last day of May. Bantam Favorelle. She's a good mama. I haven't had a broody in a few years, so I am loving this! I lifted her up, and all 7 popped out. She started clucking at them, telling them to get back in here. She went back to the corner of the area, can you see the little one peeking out in the picture below? Can ya tell I'm loving this? Haven't had a broody in years. Did I already say all of that? lol.. Fun!

she is a very nice fav and proud moma

 

[MadamContrary]

Well well well Good morning gang I hope everyone made it over from the may thread ,,,, pheeeww may what a busy month and a bunch of chicks ducks and all sorts of other critters hatched out in may what fun we all had kinda hate to see may go but June is up and runnin now for a few weeks so let's get this party started and get some June 1st chicks hatched today to kick it off with a bang good luck to all on them June chickies HAPPY HATCHING a big welcome to all the new hatchers to the thread and a welcome back to all the may hatch a holics ( u know who u are ) JUNE ,,,,, let's roll

Well I am happy report my quail eggs are pipping! Only one day late to throw me over here! One is pipped on the wrong end, I am watching it and I see breathing but no peeping sounds. Should I intervene or leave it be?

 

[NinetreesMom]

Have to show off my mama. She hatched out her last baby on the last day of May. Bantam Favorelle. She's a good mama. I haven't had a broody in a few years, so I am loving this! I lifted her up, and all 7 popped out. She started clucking at them, telling them to get back in here. She went back to the corner of the area, can you see the little one peeking out in the picture below? Can ya tell I'm loving this? Haven't had a broody in years. Did I already say all of that? lol.. Fun!

That is so heart-warming! I can't wait to see this for myself. I don't have a mature rooster yet, so none of my broodies get any satisfaction I have a hen that has been broody on my wooden target egg for about 2 weeks. If I put some hatching eggs (I am getting some for my incubator) under her tomorrow, do you think she would hatch them, or is another 3 weeks too long for her?

 

[chickydee64]

That is so heart-warming! I can't wait to see this for myself. I don't have a mature rooster yet, so none of my broodies get any satisfaction

I have a hen that has been broody on my wooden target egg for about 2 weeks. If I put some hatching eggs (I am getting some for my incubator) under her tomorrow, do you think she would hatch them, or is another 3 weeks too long for her?

good chance she will hatch them.at least that is my experience..........................good luck
And make sure she is eating...............

 

[chickydee64]

I am actually having a problem getting the humidity up. Right now it around 50%. I keep adding a bunch of water through a straw but it won't go up. I think that I am going to put a pot of boiling water in the room. That helps put humidity in the air when it is really dry in the house in the winter. I noticed that a week ago when it was really humid outside and the window was open it kept humidity in the incubator. I know how important it is to have that humidity high so that the membrane is kept moist.

good idea....I moved mine to the kitchen yesterday and put a pot of water to boil.it helped..........

 

[Reurra]

I added a wet paper towel to bring it up for me. It worked really well, but it will dry out so keep feeding it water. Make sure it is in a position where you can reach it with your straw. This was in addition to the water in the trays.

 

[Wrightsx4]

Have to show off my mama. She hatched out her last baby on the last day of May. Bantam Favorelle. She's a good mama. I haven't had a broody in a few years, so I am loving this! I lifted her up, and all 7 popped out. She started clucking at them, telling them to get back in here. She went back to the corner of the area, can you see the little one peeking out in the picture below? Can ya tell I'm loving this? Haven't had a broody in years. Did I already say all of that? lol.. Fun!

Beautiful mama!!! Love those faverolles! That's what I'm hatching, but under an australorp hen

 

[el pollo rey]

I am picking up some fresh eggs to hatch this weekend. I have a broody who has been broody for 2 weeks now. If I gave her eggs, do you think she would set on them for another 3 weeks or is that asking too much? So far she goes back every time I throw her out of the box, so it is either hatching some eggs or the broody buster for her

. If she is that determined I would say she would go another 21 days but if not you can always finish them in the bator my wife has a lil Banty x that can't hatch a egg for anything but when she goes to being broody she won't quit she will stay on the nest for six months if you let her just make sure she eats and drinks so she don't come off skin and bones and let her try

 

[ChickidyChick]

Candled and 9 of 12 looked okay. Lock down is tomorrow. Ready for a good hatch!

 

[ChickidyChick]

Have to show off my mama. She hatched out her last baby on the last day of May. Bantam Favorelle. She's a good mama. I haven't had a broody in a few years, so I am loving this!

I lifted her up, and all 7 popped out. She started clucking at them, telling them to get
back in here.

She went back to the corner of the area, can you see the little one peeking out in the
picture below? Can ya tell I'm loving this? Haven't had a broody in years. Did I already
say all of that? lol.. Fun!

What a pretty chicken mama and beautiful babies! I am just starting my 'chicken craze' and hope to someday have my chickens hatching their own chicks! So far I have 2 chickens that are 7 weeks old and 2 chicks that are 4 weeks old and 9 in the incubator due to hatch this week.