Mahonri's 2nd Annual BYC EASTER HATCH. Post pics of your chicks!

[SteveH]

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[daisychick]

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She may just take some time to catch up to the others. Sometimes the "sticky" late hatchers or ones that are a little smaller seem needy for a while and then a few weeks later you can't tell them from the others. I hope it hangs in there and does great! Just keep an eye on it.

 

[SteveH]

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Translation: those of us more severely affected by incubitis still have time to get a hatch in between now and then.

eggs supposed to arrive today

 

[scbatz33]

So I was reading about how some folks double stack eggs in their incubators. I had no idea you could do that! Glad I found out about such possibilities because I over ordered eggs plus with my girls laying regularly, I ran out of room very quickly in my 42 space turner. I have two actual hatches going now. I will have to acquire a second incubator by next week though so I can hatch these guys out.......

Welcome to my madness......

First hatch contains:
4 serama x BOEGB
10 orpingtons of one kind or another
1 OE
1 FBCM

Second hatch has:
29 Split to lav black orps - ordered
19 Split to lav black orps - homegrown
12 Seramas

That's a total of 76 eggs in that thar 1588! I did put my eggs on top since my fertitlity isn't at 100%. That way if the "too warm" issue is a factor, it will be my young girls eggs that are being experimented on.

I did unplug the turner and am shifting the whole incubator from left to right every 4 hours since stacking them prevented the top eggs from actually "turning" correctly.

Yup, I'm insane.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Um, I think you need a bigger incubator! LOL Or another one!

 

[scbatz33]

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Um, I think you need a bigger incubator! LOL Or another one!

I have decided my christmas present to myself this year will be a cabinet incubator. One way or another, I'm gonna get one!

 

[TOL Chick]

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That is AWESOME! I am not worthy

Very interested in seeing how that technique works for you, as I may end up doing something similar - please share results!

 

[kathyinmo]

Sarah,
Watch Craig's list for incubators. I got my Sportsman from there, and it had only been used a couple times. Sometimes you can get great deals there. Good luck! You deserve to have one!

My 5 Lavenders I hatched. I think they will fluff up and look better for pictures tomorrow, but here they are.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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[countrygirl911]

hi everyone well she made it thru the night i am actually holding her now she will be exactly 1 day old at 3:30 this evening my worry is that she want eat or drink. will she adventually eat and drink