Major's Chicken Journal.

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Here are a few pictures of the new coop. It is not occupied yet, I will probably move a flock into it on Thursday.

 

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April 19, 2024
Lockdown day.
Today I removed the automatic turners from my three incubators and increased the humidity and did one last candling. I saw movement in all of the eggs that made it to lockdown.

April 1 - Set Day	LF Cochin - 53 eggs SLW - 49 eggs Orpington - 21 eggs Marans - 18 eggs BJG - 7 eggs 148 Eggs set
April 6 - First Candle	LF Cochin - (-5) 48 SLW - (-5) 44 Orpington - 21 Marans - (-1) 17 BJG - 7 137 Eggs fertile (93%)
April 16 - Second Candle	LF Cochin - (-5) 43 SLW - (-1) 43 Orpington - 21 Marans - (-4) 13 BJG - 7 127 Eggs still going
April 19 - Lockdown	LF Cochin - 43 SLW - 43 Orpington - 21 Marans - 13 BJG - 7 Total 127 Eggs in lockdown

Incubator 1 - Orpington and Marans

Incubator 2 - LF Cochin

Incubator 3 - SLW and Black Jersey Giant

 

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April Hatch Results:

These chicks were removed at the end of Day 20, they are the early hatchers.

Out of my total hatch of 95 chicks, two had to be culled for leg deformities and two did not survive the first night.
Everybody else is doing really well outside in my brooder pen under the "Ohio Brooder."

I'm in the process of buying my late grandfathers 56 acre farm and will be moving these chickens from the backyard to a pastured situation on the farm in around 8 weeks. Will be posting pictures of his ~80 year old chicken house and my progress in getting it ready for new chickens and fencing in part of the pasture as the work progresses. I'm excited about the new farm! I've already ordered a Starlink Kit for the farm so I can hook up some cameras and such to help me monitor things when I'm not there.