March Hatch-Along Thread- Come Hatch With Us!!!!!

[hokankai]

Usually bathrooms are on their own circuits. Have you checked your electrical panel to see if you flipped a breaker?

I just looked and I can't decipher which one goes to the bathroom outlet. The lights and fan work though. I can't read my father's handwriting, haha.

 

[Annemarie]

Hey all.. For me its also 2 days to lockdown can't wait . I didn't candle this batch of eggs- candler broke so have no clue what's going on inside the eggs, just hoping for the best.. Strongs for everyone... Ps.. Wish here in SA the stores would sell fertile eggs that would make my egg buyings so much easyer..

 

[Crzy4Chickns]

I've got two days left before my 15 French Copper Maran eggs hatch. I pulled these out of my bator after 2 weeks and placed them under my broody after she hatched 3 chicks.
The chicks are in my brooder and doing great. I got 2 blues and 1 black from that hatch. They are so much friendlier than the ones hatched in the bator last year. Has anyone else noticed a difference in the disposition of chicks hatched in the bator vs. under a broody?

good luck everyone with your March Hatch Madness. I am so looking forward to the Easter Hatch-A-Long.

 

[thehappynunu]

I'm putting 6 eggs in the incubator tomorrow (waiting for my incubator to stabilize). I'm so excited!

I'll update tomorrow once they go in!!

 

[Roxannemc]

Hi all!! I need some hatch luck!!!

My grandma gave me these eggs, which she swears were/are fertile, & I'm on day 21 now!!!!! As a Homesteading Homeschooling science project I did it differently this time; my first hatch, 2 weeks ago, I did everything I could diagnostically to make sure they were developing. This time I did the opposite!! I stuck em in, turned them like crazy, but never peeked inside. I have no idea if they will hatch or not.... out of 5 I'm hoping for at least 2!! I wanted to do this as part of the science project- simulate the environment of a hen by turning, temp, humidity, but don't get all techy on them & see what happens.... That was all fine until I have to sit on my hands now!!!!

I think I put them in at around noon when my aunt brought them over.... send me luck, hatchers!!! Thanks!!! I put my chicks back in the same room so the babies could hear them... I hope!! Sitting on hands, sitting on hands!!!

Rose GOOD LUCK!!lets hope yu get some babies .Im very interested to see if we are all wasting our time on being so careful!

 

[Roxannemc]

That's still pretty techie considering my grandpa used to set them on a shelf with a light bulb and walk away

Good luck!

Guess all the old farmers are jus rollin' their eyes at us !

 

[Roxannemc]

I've got two days left before my 15 French Copper Maran eggs hatch. I pulled these out of my bator after 2 weeks and placed them under my broody after she hatched 3 chicks.
The chicks are in my brooder and doing great. I got 2 blues and 1 black from that hatch. They are so much friendlier than the ones hatched in the bator last year. Has anyone else noticed a difference in the disposition of chicks hatched in the bator vs. under a broody?

good luck everyone with your March Hatch Madness. I am so looking forward to the Easter Hatch-A-Long.

I never used a broody but there are differences i think in maybe the parents dispositions.Had some hatch were wild and then the same breed ...calm all shipped bator chicks that said i am sure the chicks watch Mom and if shes scared they are and if shes not they arent.They even watch other chicks to se what to do so i am sure thats true.
The bator they dont have any reference point.

 

[ga_goat]

just set 92 on 3/3/13 some chicken ( 6 different varities) and 18 duck , here in south Ga
to the hatcher on the 19th , also have 1 goose setting parttime ( on /.off ) but she just has 6 eggs so I'm guessing that the times I see her on the nest she's just laying still .

 

[Roxannemc]

Well after hearing on here from some smarter person than me another problem that can happen with multiple lock downs diff days same bator. left over germ from first to hatch infecting the second or bloom whatever you want to call it making others not hatch
I got freaked what to do so today built my own from her daughters description of what she did ....a simple one not much electric etc to it.
A hatch bator . FREE. it is just last 4 days bator but think it might work fine Thank you for your inspiration!

Wally little $2.50 cooler
took a lamp apart for the fixture spliced the cord
put hole in the side for the bulb
piece of hardware cloth from coop windows for the bottom (4 chumks of 2x2 to hold the wire up
some left over plexiglass for the window on top
and 25 watt bulb and themometer (Brook that box of therms was a GREAT idea enough for every place!)

On the test run it went to 99 so i think this will be perfect.I do only have 3 or 4 pencil sized holes in it at the top to let heat out .Probably need more which might mess up my perfect temp but so far so good. Only took about 45 minutes start to finish including finding all the stuff here and there.
I did have the top of the cooler cut out previously gonna use for a brooder but too small.
So now i have to look at my calender and see which lucky egglets i will set in first!

One question of you bator builders....i know ppl say one sheet of glass will fog but 2 wont Wasnt sure if it needs a speration or not .think so but I didint do that Thought the tape thickness of the first would give a little space.Will see if its enough Iguess Have wet rags inand the paper towel too.
Now the big test... of my stolen creation

 

[chickydee64]

Hi everyone.
Busy thread today so doubt I will be able to respond to each entry...............
Soooooooooooooooo GOOD LUCK TO THOSE HATCHING.................And Thanks for posting to those who help keep it interesting

Also

to anyone new

I have one more hatched. 5 so far. Three blacks and one blue English Orp.....1 sweet little RR.
I have them in the dining room and love the sound of thier having conversations..........

About the difference between incubator and broody hen chicks:
I can never get near my chicks that the Mom hatched out.I do not even try anymore
I just sell them. The ones I hand raise talk to me, follow me around, sit on my lap and are much more like pets.
Not really sure if they are trained or I am...........

They are pretty well guaranteed to get a treat while I am holding them.
The upside of Broodies, for me, is watching the Mom teach those babies...........just fascinating..........and much less work for me.
Later