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

[Mahonri]

Tonya... I'm looney toones too!

 

[crazyeggs]

Do any of you keep a hatching journal? Last year I kept track of everything. Date, day eggs are on, how many to go, temp, humidity, basically everything. This year I am doing something different. I have a printed out calendar and I put down when and what I set, when due, and date of lockdown. When I candle, I subtract any that I take out. At the end of the hatch I write down how many of which breeds hatched. Any deaths in the brooder are also accounted for.

Does anyone else do this? I hope so, I would hate to think I am the only looney person out there.

No you are not the only looney one out here. I like to keep track as well!! I have only hatched a hand full of times and always refer back to previous records. I print out a spreadsheet where I record everything even what time I turned the eggs,

 

[kathyinmo]

isn't there a song about that somewhere.... "four & twenty blackbirds (color of your chicks) baked in a pie"

Yes! That's right!

Does anyone else do this? I hope so, I would hate to think I am the only looney person out there.

Not me! I think you are the only looney toon here.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

What if I only have one and twenty black birds?

 

[Mahonri]

In a pie?

That would give coworkers something to talk about around the water cooler for eons!

What if I only have one and twenty black birds?

 

[kathyinmo]

I say, eat the pie and forget about it.

 

[BHep]

they are her eggs. this was the first time i did a dry hatch with turkey eggs. I do pretty good with the water tray full at all times but I want to see if I could increase my hatch using the dry hatch and I do very well in keeping the poults alive. the only time i lost any was if the hen steps on one.

I just hatched turkey for the 1st time. 4/7 developed and 4 hatched. Dry incubation, in the Brinsea, humidity was at 16%. I candled at lock down and all 4 were internally pipped and hatched the next day. 3 days early. Cute little things. I showed them food & water and they are on their own and doing great. 5 days old today.

 

[Lady Chickadee]

I just hatched turkey for the 1st time. 4/7 developed and 4 hatched. Dry incubation, in the Brinsea, humidity was at 16%. I candled at lock down and all 4 were internally pipped and hatched the next day. 3 days early. Cute little things. I showed them food & water and they are on their own and doing great. 5 days old today.

Cute!

 

[craz e laid e]

Yup, but those duck folk and the Okies are just extremely chatty.

Yeah, but a bunch of those "duck folk" are now signed up for your Easter Hatch-a-Long, so watch out!

 

[tazcat70]

Yeah! I am in good company!

Kathy......