May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[SueT]

1st Spright---In the first few minutes of its life, it has gone from one end of the incubator to the other and back, talking constantly.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Do I have to worry about the humidity getting too high as the eggs hatch? It got up to 79% with the first one. I opened the lid to re arrange the thermometer which had been knocked on to an egg. Now humidity is 74%.

No, short periods of time with the humidity spiking as they hatch doesn't hurt anything.

 

[BertyRoux]

We should start a club. Mine isn't empty yet and I just got 4 dozen more eggs, plus collecting the barred rocks...

Got to get your money's worth out of the incubator, I say! I intend to keep my ones that just hatched but if I hatched more, those could be sold, or eaten. That's my theory anyway. I might wait a few weeks to do another batch just so I will have these chicks moved outside and not be dealing with multiple brooders.

Overall I'm reasonably pleased with this being my first attempt, 8/11 hatched and are doing well. And. If I hand turn the next batch too, I can easily fit quite a few more in there!

 

[SueT]

2nd egg to zip

 

[kelseyk]

We should start a club. Mine isn't empty yet and I just got 4 dozen more eggs, plus collecting the barred rocks...

I have silkie eggs coming and seriously considering buying some swedish flower hens....and the person who bought my silver appenzellers asked if I had any more copper marans. So might be looking at hatching some more of those.

 

[SueT]

The first chick was travelling around and around the incubator, until #2 began to zip, then it stayed right there w it.

Finally there are 2, and they are sleeping.
Star Wars Chicks -- May the 4th be with them.
R2D2 and 3CPO

 

[FortCluck]

I have an early pipper in one of my polish eggs

 

[Camellia]

How do I keep the humidity in my incubator from fluctuating? It went from..45 to 40 to 37, then back to 40. I went to bed and woke up and it was at 21. How do I keep the humidity steady? Also will the eggs die if this keeps happening?

 

[FortCluck]

@CluckNDoodle it will be a Polish deathlayer cross. I'm hoping it'll look awesome. Not sure how coloring will play out.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

What’s a fair price for Guineas keets? I’m getting a lot of requests for me to hatch them for people. Chicks I’m fine for a few bucks on mixes, but no idea on keets.