~MALAYSIAN SERAMA THREAD~ (PICS!!!)

[justtoni44]

Hi Everyone..............

Crazy chickens.I am sure there are many ways that folks hatch.
This is how I do it.
I put new eggs in every 7 days..................
Helps me keep track because I know to expect a hatch in a certain day each week.
I like having them the same age......
Helps me organize my time..................and keep records of hatches..........
Mine have been hatching on day 19.............not sure why as I have LG still air
that gave me late hatches with my regular sized eggs............
Last hatch they were peeping thier little heads off on day 18 when I candled.
Good Luck, I already know you are going to have Wayyyyyyyyyy to much fun.....

My little ones are doing great.I cannot quit watching them...................
Toni

 

[froggiesheins]

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Cool story muddyhorse, what are you going to name that little fuzzy-butt that was hiding in the christmas decorations???? Kris, Angel, Claus,

FUZZY-BUTTS RULE!

 

[justtoni44]

You are a wise chicken Mama muddyhorse........
To scary, one little Serama in a big ole basement.....
Glad you recovered it.
Your story goes hand in hand with my philosophy.......
I am much to busy watching chickens to work..........

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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you can store eggs up to 9-10 days before you start to lose fertility. put them in an egg carton big end up and store them some place cool but not cold. after you have some eggs saved up pop them in the incubator.

Thanks for the reply. I want to do that. but i'm starting off with to adult hens, let them lay for a week, pop them eggs in the bator, let lay for another week pop them in to, and so on, Would that be ok?

Only if you have a separate hatcher. Some on here that have been hatching for years do staggered hatches without a separate hatcher, but I don't think I'd try it with Seramas....

 

[ZooMummzy]

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Thanks for the reply. I want to do that. but i'm starting off with to adult hens, let them lay for a week, pop them eggs in the bator, let lay for another week pop them in to, and so on, Would that be ok?

Only if you have a separate hatcher. Some on here that have been hatching for years do staggered hatches without a separate hatcher, but I don't think I'd try it with Seramas....

I did try it and I never will again. They are hard enough to hatch as it is...it didn't go well

 

[HatchingFever]

What color is this boy?

 

[justtoni44]

Knew I forgot something.
I do use two incubators.........

 

[Cackling Hen]

ZooMummzy two have pipped

Rome & Othello

 

[aprophet]

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Thanks for the reply. I want to do that. but i'm starting off with to adult hens, let them lay for a week, pop them eggs in the bator, let lay for another week pop them in to, and so on, Would that be ok?

Only if you have a separate hatcher. Some on here that have been hatching for years do staggered hatches without a separate hatcher, but I don't think I'd try it with Seramas....

I have been doing it with seramas , chukars and quail the last coupla years and my beat up hova bator I use the t-stat is not perfect on . I am not sure why it works so well it just does my small flock is like 20-25 seramas and they were all hatched the best I have done on shipped eggs were 35 eggs and only 11 hatched, local eggs I have hatched constantly 80-90%

 

[justtoni44]

aprophet,
You said it so well.I do not know why it works for me.it just does..........
I hear horror stories about LG's all the time.but I love mine...........
I did go through a learning curve though..like, don't mees with the temp gage.
My last two shipped eggs I got 4 out of 18each order.And I am thrilled with that,truely.
But my own I got 5 out of 6.....and 6 out of 6
I don't want to discourage folks buying shipped eggs.
I wanted the lines that were shipped to me...