May hatch along :)

[mrshaggie810]

Finally got my temp regulated and set my eggs this morning so hatch day is 5/12! It's just 8 Isa Brown eggs, but I'm still excited!

 

[pewterchick]

Finally got my temp regulated and set my eggs this morning so hatch day is 5/12! It's just 8 Isa Brown eggs, but I'm still excited!

You should get a nice mix of colors if you are breeding isa browns together.

 

[emma p]

How is everybody doing with their hatching? Anyone else hatching bantams? I am on day 6 so in 4 days I am going to candle light them and see what I have got! I hope some of mine hatch.

 

[pewterchick]

How is everybody doing with their hatching? Anyone else hatching bantams? I am on day 6 so in 4 days I am going to candle light them and see what I have got! I hope some of mine hatch.

Yes I am I have a few of my bantam mix hens and some of my BBS cochin eggs in with the LF.I also have some Chocolate bantam Orpington eggs I bought.

 

[Peep_Show]

Dog got the Gambel Quail hen that set up nest under the rosebush. Phoned Fish & Game to see if I'd be a jail or citation candidate if I incubated the 15 eggs rather than let them become a food source. They gave me their blessing and also the number for the local Wildlife Rescue for after they hatch. The hatch date should be around 5/15? Once again the Brinsea is in action.....

 

[randerson846]

I have a final count of 5 chicks :/ pretty bad from 21 eggs, out of that 9 were infertile, and 6 died during incubatoin!

 

[WalnutHill]

I have about 70 turkeys and chickens popping throughout May, hot on the heels of 48 turkeys hatching between now and the end of April.

 

[mrshaggie810]

I think bantams are so cute, but we have such a large family, and I primarily need them for eggs right now, that it's just not practical for me to keep them...one day I'll have a small flock of bantam frizzle cochins. What's everyone's dream flock??? Since I am trying to pass the time until candling...for me it would be Buff Brahmas, Frizzle Cochins, Swedish Flower Hens, Barred Rocks, Freedom Rangers or some other good meat heritage breed, Porcelain D'Uccle, Ancona ducks, Silver Appleyard Ducks, Buff ducks, Cayuga Ducks, lilac guineas, ring neck and Golden pheasants, and some heritage breed of turkeys.

I had 2 temp spikes to 104...I'm hoping because it's a still air and I'm checking it frequently, that it didn't cause too much of a problem...I'm not expecting huge hatch rates, but 50% would be nice...we are ordering our guineas and meat chicks through the feed store soon...I might slip a few buff brahma's, poults, and buff orps into it...the chicks will arrive almost the same time as these hatch, so hubby will never notice the difference, right? lol

 

[mrshaggie810]

I have a final count of 5 chicks

pretty bad from 21 eggs, out of that 9 were infertile, and 6 died during incubatoin!

I'm sorry, that stinks.

 

[pewterchick]

I think bantams are so cute, but we have such a large family, and I primarily need them for eggs right now, that it's just not practical for me to keep them...one day I'll have a small flock of bantam frizzle cochins. What's everyone's dream flock??? Since I am trying to pass the time until candling...for me it would be Buff Brahmas, Frizzle Cochins, Swedish Flower Hens, Barred Rocks, Freedom Rangers or some other good meat heritage breed, Porcelain D'Uccle, Ancona ducks, Silver Appleyard Ducks, Buff ducks, Cayuga Ducks, lilac guineas, ring neck and Golden pheasants, and some heritage breed of turkeys.

I had 2 temp spikes to 104...I'm hoping because it's a still air and I'm checking it frequently, that it didn't cause too much of a problem...I'm not expecting huge hatch rates, but 50% would be nice...we are ordering our guineas and meat chicks through the feed store soon...I might slip a few buff brahma's, poults, and buff orps into it...the chicks will arrive almost the same time as these hatch, so hubby will never notice the difference, right? lol

I almost have my dream flock incubating and waiting too ship
Have
EE ,Mixed free range (cause I like to see what hatches) BBS cochin bantams,ducks,frizzle large fowl and Iowa blue.


Will have
White egg layers (will be shipped in may)
Incubating now
chocolate bantam orpington
speackled Sussex and (will be shipped in may)
Dark egg layer mix
Lavender orpington
Cream Legbar/Silver Spangled Appenzeller Spitzhauben (blue eggs)