May Hatch Thread--Fill up those bators n' broodies!

[el pollo rey]

Hey jac , my realization of adding a new breed to this country has just moved a lil closer to a 50/50 shot I had one slw chick out and about when I left and one zipping ,,,, Cha Ching ! A few more and propagation is possible man I tell ya if I can pull it off I will be estatic !

 

[chickydee64]

Hey jac , my realization of adding a new breed to this country has just moved a lil closer to a 50/50 shot I had one slw chick out and about when I left and one zipping ,,,, Cha Ching ! A few more and propagation is possible man I tell ya if I can pull it off I will be estatic !

That is great news...................

I am setting shipped SLW's in a few days.......................had them before and found them to be really nice hens.

Off topic, but I have been wanting to tell you that DH and I are owned by great danes also. We had 5 at one time some years ago.
Have one big boy left, NIkki.......My husband has Parkinson disease and has a hard time with movement and balance.I probably do not even have to
tell you about the bond between he and my dh...........Getting out of bed is one of the activities difficult for DH. .Nikki stands beside the bed and lets my husband use his back to balance getting up............or will walk beside him and stop, letting my husband use his back it catch himself if he starts to
fall..............it is a sight to see.....................and Nikki just knows instinctivly how to help.

 

[chickydee64]

hi! i'd like to join in! I am on day 13 of my first hatch ever! We candled last night, and after a scare, when I came home from work last week and the temp was 103, we had 20 egg with chicks moving!! 5 I culled and there are still 6 that are possible quitters, but I have been so nervous! Sunday I will move these to the hacting bator, and have babies on wed! *fingers crossed*!! 14 -BLRW (shipped.)..(4 culled,- 2 infertile, 2 quitter.... 2 more possible quitters...) 17 -mixed buff orpinton, maran hens...with a SLW roo! .. (1 culled, 4 possible quitters) I cant wait!! and we are almost done with the shed remodel/coop addition!

Hey Molly.............

to the May hatch...............
Good Luck with your hatch .and keep us posted.........................

 

[NinetreesMom]

Question;
Another of my hens just went broody. I have some eggs in the incubator with 10 days left to hatch. I will wait a few days to see if she is serious, but if I slip one under her, would the timing be close enough to convince her she did her job? I think I would slip it under her about the same time the rest go into lockdown. What do you think?

 

[el pollo rey]

[COLOR=008080]That is great news...................e [/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]I am setting shipped SLW's in a few days.......................had them before and found them to be really nice hens.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=008080]Off topic, but I have been wanting to tell you that DH and I are owned by great danes also. We had 5 at one time some years ago.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]Have one big boy left, NIkki.......My husband has Parkinson disease and has a hard time with movement and balance.I probably do not even have to[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]tell you about the bond between he and my dh...........Getting out of bed is one of the activities difficult for DH. .Nikki stands beside the bed and lets my husband use his back to balance getting up............or will walk beside him and stop, letting my husband use his back it catch himself if he starts to[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008080]fall..............it is a sight to see.....................and Nikki just knows instinctivly how to help.[/COLOR]

wow what a story chickadee I know they are a special breed and I can not praise them enough I don't think I could picture my life without them any one who has never had the pleasure of knowing a gentle giant has surely missed out on a very rewarding experience

 

[el pollo rey]

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Question;
Another of my hens just went broody. I have some eggs in the incubator with 10 days left to hatch. I will wait a few days to see if she is serious, but if I slip one under her, would the timing be close enough to convince her she did her job? I think I would slip it under her about the same time the rest go into lockdown. What do you think?[/quote yes I think she would be very satisfied with her performance I hatch far more chicks per year with Broodys than in bators and do the broody shuffle quite a bit it helps my girls from post partum I think that's right lol any way what I mean is go for it

 

[jnjmanning]

Hey jac , my realization of adding a new breed to this country has just moved a lil closer to a 50/50 shot I had one slw chick out and about when I left and one zipping ,,,, Cha Ching ! A few more and propagation is possible man I tell ya if I can pull it off I will be estatic !

OK how can we both have the same hatching day and you already have one out and one zipping??? LOL
I can shine a light on mine and see inside air cell, not even an internal pip here!

BUT I am soooooo happy for you!!!!

 

[el pollo rey]

hi! i'd like to join in! I am on day 13 of my first hatch ever! We candled last night, and after a scare, when I came home from work last week and the temp was 103, we had 20 egg with chicks moving!! 5 I culled and there are still 6 that are possible quitters, but I have been so nervous! Sunday I will move these to the hacting bator, and have babies on wed! *fingers crossed*!! 14 -BLRW (shipped.)..(4 culled,- 2 infertile, 2 quitter.... 2 more possible quitters...) 17 -mixed buff orpinton, maran hens...with a SLW roo! .. (1 culled, 4 possible quitters) I cant wait!! and we are almost done with the shed remodel/coop addition!

. Welcome

 

[BearSpringsFarm]

Just candled the 13 that I have set to hatch on the 30th. They looked great. I could see movement in all but one - it was a really dark egg though but the air cell looked good and there were no visible signs of blood rings or spots - so I'm gonna leave it - the "dark spot" looks to be keeping up with the other eggs in formation.


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Maybe soon!!

 

[el pollo rey]

OK how can we both have the same hatching day and you already have one out and one zipping??? LOL
I can shine a light on mine and see inside air cell, not even an internal pip here!

BUT I am soooooo happy for you!!!!

. Lol these guys started last night on day 20 I don't want to jinx it but remember these guy flew 6000 miles to get here they are on vacation and don't want to miss nothing layed up in a shell how many American chickens get to come to costa rica ? It's a trip of a lifetime lol