JUNE - JULY HATCH-ALONG!!!!!!!

[CluckNDoodle]

@CluckNDoodle your numbers are better than mine!

My totals for July:

• 39 chicken eggs
  • 21 shipped
    • 12 Rare
    • 9 Serama
  • 12 local
    • Serama
  • 6 long-shots
    • 2 New Hens
    • 4 Eating eggs we bought roadside.. that we kept in the refrigerator for the wknd.
• 19 eggs made it to lockdown
  • 5 Serama (Local)
  • 7 Serama (Shipped)
  • 2 Roadside
  • 5 Rare (Shipped)
• 13 hatched
  • 3 Serama (Local)
  • 6 Serama (Shipped)
  • 1 Roadside (EE x)
  • 3 Rare (2 Barnies, 1 Isbar)

Hatch Percentages:

• 43% of Shipped
  • 67% Serama
  • 25% Rare
• 25% of Local
• 17% of Long-shots

68% of Lockdown
33% Overall

This was a tough hatch month. The 12 shipped “rare” eggs arrived in awful shape. 6-7 of the local Serama eggs were old/clear. 2 of the long shots were from new hens that had been housed with cockerels. 4 of the long shots were the roadside/then refrigerated eggs.

Regardless, we are happy with the chicks that hatched. And... there is always next month.

Shipped eggs are ALWAYS a toss-up! It's not that I needed all those chicks, I just really don't like losing eggs. It has really helped me this month and last month partaking in these hatch-a-longs because I can see that others are having similar experiences.

You should wait until fall to do another hatch and if we can get enough people involved maybe a fall hatch-a-long! lol

 

[jolenesdad]

Shipped eggs are ALWAYS a toss-up! It's not that I needed all those chicks, I just really don't like losing eggs. It has really helped me this month and last month partaking in these hatch-a-longs because I can see that others are having similar experiences.

You should wait until fall to do another hatch and if we can get enough people involved maybe a fall hatch-a-long! lol

I want to do shipped eggs this fall of two or three breeds I want to work on long term. I’ll just focus on raising pullets this year and practicing evaluating them with a mentor in the breed. So maybe a mid to late September hatch?

@CluckNDoodle your numbers are better than mine!

My totals for July:

• 39 chicken eggs
  • 21 shipped
    • 12 Rare
    • 9 Serama
  • 12 local
    • Serama
  • 6 long-shots
    • 2 New Hens
    • 4 Eating eggs we bought roadside.. that we kept in the refrigerator for the wknd.
• 19 eggs made it to lockdown
  • 5 Serama (Local)
  • 7 Serama (Shipped)
  • 2 Roadside
  • 5 Rare (Shipped)
• 13 hatched
  • 3 Serama (Local)
  • 6 Serama (Shipped)
  • 1 Roadside (EE x)
  • 3 Rare (2 Barnies, 1 Isbar)

Hatch Percentages:

• 43% of Shipped
  • 67% Serama
  • 25% Rare
• 25% of Local
• 17% of Long-shots

68% of Lockdown
33% Overall

This was a tough hatch month. The 12 shipped “rare” eggs arrived in awful shape. 6-7 of the local Serama eggs were old/clear. 2 of the long shots were from new hens that had been housed with cockerels. 4 of the long shots were the roadside/then refrigerated eggs.

Regardless, we are happy with the chicks that hatched. And... there is always next month.

Great update, sorry you had a rough hatch overall! Your lockdown percentage is pretty good for shipped eggs!!!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I want to do shipped eggs this fall of two or three breeds I want to work on long term. I’ll just focus on raising pullets this year and practicing evaluating them with a mentor in the breed. So maybe a mid to late September hatch?

September sounds good to me! I'll start making plans! Hehe

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

@CluckNDoodle your numbers are better than mine!

My totals for July:

• 39 chicken eggs
  • 21 shipped
    • 12 Rare
    • 9 Serama
  • 12 local
    • Serama
  • 6 long-shots
    • 2 New Hens
    • 4 Eating eggs we bought roadside.. that we kept in the refrigerator for the wknd.
• 19 eggs made it to lockdown
  • 5 Serama (Local)
  • 7 Serama (Shipped)
  • 2 Roadside
  • 5 Rare (Shipped)
• 13 hatched
  • 3 Serama (Local)
  • 6 Serama (Shipped)
  • 1 Roadside (EE x)
  • 3 Rare (2 Barnies, 1 Isbar)

Hatch Percentages:

• 43% of Shipped
  • 67% Serama
  • 25% Rare
• 25% of Local
• 17% of Long-shots

68% of Lockdown
33% Overall

This was a tough hatch month. The 12 shipped “rare” eggs arrived in awful shape. 6-7 of the local Serama eggs were old/clear. 2 of the long shots were from new hens that had been housed with cockerels. 4 of the long shots were the roadside/then refrigerated eggs.

Regardless, we are happy with the chicks that hatched. And... there is always next month.

You had an interesting month! And did well with shipped eggs. What’s the story behind wanting to incubate the roadside table eggs???

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Shipped eggs are ALWAYS a toss-up! It's not that I needed all those chicks, I just really don't like losing eggs. It has really helped me this month and last month partaking in these hatch-a-longs because I can see that others are having similar experiences.

You should wait until fall to do another hatch and if we can get enough people involved maybe a fall hatch-a-long! lol

We are planning to try again with BCM in the fall, especially if we can get eggs from dark layers within driving distance!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Depending on how many eggs I decide to set I'm eventually going to do a side by side evaluation of my incubators. I may wait until spring to do that simply because if I want to set a lot of eggs, it will be easier to rehome that many chicks in spring.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

We are planning to try again with BCM in the fall, especially if we can get eggs from dark layers within driving distance!

Whoo hoo! It will be another hatch-a-long party! lol

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I want to do shipped eggs this fall of two or three breeds I want to work on long term. I’ll just focus on raising pullets this year and practicing evaluating them with a mentor in the breed. So maybe a mid to late September hatch?



Great update, sorry you had a rough hatch overall! Your lockdown percentage is pretty good for shipped eggs!!!

What are the three breeds that you are working with, Jolenesdad?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Whoo hoo! It will be another hatch-a-long party! lol

Oh man, I’ve been looking for an excuse to use the dancing rabbit!!!!

 

[two j farm]

Here's all 5. Mama lost 2 to the others mama hen when she got in the nest. #6 hatched but didn't make it.