Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[kathyinmo]

The person who posted that GREAT picture of the hens going down a shoveled out path in the snow be sure and send the picture to kathyinmo to be put in the calendar contest. It is a super picture for winter.

Got it !

Gettin' some great calendar photos! Looking forward to even more.
See them HERE

 

[countrygirl911]

If you have the 1588, I can help you!!

If it's at 97, you'll want to raise it two degrees.
Look on the underside and in the square hole, you'll see 8 switches.
The #4 switch should be turned on.
Turn it off and turn on the #7 switch.

Let me know what it does.

Hope this helps.

i do not have the 1588 model i have the 1602n model hopefully putting a third thermomiter in will give me an idea of how hot it actually is in the incubator

 

[Cedarknob]

ok i have a question i have more eggs that were suppose to be here today but will not be here to monday i do not have a third incubator and they one i went and borrowed it is broken so no incubtor to put them in when they get here is it ok for me to place them with the eggs i put in today and if so if i stop turnning them 2 days early will it hurt them will hate for the eggs from cj to go to waste.

They will be fine. One of my better hatches came from sitting in a turner accidently unplugged several days early.

 

[greeneacre]

Made it home and got to set at 12:15 pm. Total 31 eggs.

6 blue andalusian from Mrs. Mooncat
5 cochin form mrs Mooncat
3 green eggs from chickenfever
3 brown eggs from chickenfever
the rest from my hens
2 coronation sussex
4 light sussex
8 Wheaten/ Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas

 

[Melissa Rose]

106 set with three batches about to arrive any second. I will set them when they come but not rotate them untill tomorrow that way they can be Easter egglings

 

[kathyinmo]

I think I will have an auction for ALL the eggs I gather here for the next 3 or 4 days. Otherwise, I am just gonna eat them.

 

[coldupnorth]

I won't be able set mind until later because of the hatching happening in the bator. All set at the same time - started hatching Wednesday and I still have some late-comers pipping and hatching! Silly, cute, little fuzzy butts! I have already set my turkey eggs for the hatch!

 

[Wisher1000]

Countrygirl --
1. Take a deep breath
2. Go back and re-read the comments since the first posts you made on the bator and late egg questions. You have been given advice on both questions, but you must decide.
3. Try the suggestion that Mahonri gave you on adjusting the temp on your thermostat
4. Take another deep breath
5. Remember, you don't have to set at noon, you have time to work it out.

 

[Mahonri]

DW and two of the boys are out doing yard work and sweeping out chicken pens. I'm laying here in pain feeling guilty.

I haven't taken a pain pill since yesterday morning at 9AM... narcotics scare me... but I'm givin' in now.

I'm absolutely LOVING all of the newly set egg pics!!!!

 

[Mahonri]

Wisher, you've been taking lessons from kathy and The Sheriff... that's how they talked to me on my first few hatches... when I thought I'd go bat crap crazy!

Wait, I already did that.....