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

[oesdog]

Yes, they are all shipped eggs. This is my 3rd hatch. First hatch gave me 5 out of 45. Second hatch I got 7 out of 40 (2 died the first day though.) I chalk those rates due to not having a fan in the incubator, since the only ones that hatched were located ONLY in the top left corner, and of course my inexperience. Have added a fan, but I fear these current eggs were already screwed up before the fan was installed. Mostly I think it has to do with the last 2 group of egg shipments having been nightmares. Lots of smashed eggs, lots of ooey gooey all over the place. Lots of delayed shipments, plus I may have waited too long to set this batch, as one shipment was very late and I didn't want to do a staggered hatch.

I have another batch set for lockdown on May 23 I think. Also lots of smashed and scrambled, so I will be surprised if I have a good hatch rate with those either, although they have been in with a fan for airflow since the beginning.

Hatching is not turning out to be my favorite thing. Love it when they hatch, but geez, the disappointment is huge. Too much stress for this gal.

I can so relate to that!!!!!

Oes - sorry your having a hard time of it.

 

[el pollo rey]

Alright, I get to enter the may hatch-along twice! Just started 100 coturnix quail eggs. These things come out of the egg like bumblebees! They are due on the 25th. Jim

. That's great Jim I hope you have the same hatch rate as the fowl ,,,

 

[el pollo rey]

I can so relate to that!!!!!

Oes - sorry your having a hard time of it.

. Good morning oes I hope the day finds you well I did some on line searches last night on the bator you are using but did not find to much info on other users experiences only came up with the user manuals and those I found were in Italian so not much use for me in trouble shooting the problems I did post in another thread I use but nothing back yet

 

[jnjmanning]

Heifers you living on a dairy or are You guys building a beef herd ?

Grass fed beef. Red and black angus.

 

[jnjmanning]

I am due 26th May chicks that is Lol Chamois polish and next week I'll have 6 more chammers and 6 creole polish too and then a mix of 6 polish. Can you tell I like polish?

Me tooooooooooooooo I have frizzles in lockdown, day 20 and Tolbunts at day 13 and day8. And I just got Sizzles!

 

[el pollo rey]

Grass fed beef. Red and black angus.

. Nice,,, you need to get hooked up with a importer here USDA grade A angus sells for over $30 a pound and stores can't keep it

 

[el pollo rey]

I'm happy to Have my bovine days behind me

 

[el pollo rey]

I'm happy to Have my bovine days behind me

do you guys keep a bull or AI ?

 

[jnjmanning]

I'm happy to Have my bovine days behind me

I love the grazing months. Not so much the rest...lol We have 175 acres on one farm, then 90 acres of pastures on an adjoining farm. I have 13 pastures I rotate them through. They know the schedule by heart. When they hear the 4 wheeler coming they head to the appropriate gate....lol We keep a bull with them year round. Which also means calving year round. But to have hormone free grass fed beef to eat is worth it.

 

[Loghousemom]

Here are my newest fluffy butts. Most of these are mixed breed blue layers with a couple of my farm mutts mixed in. I set a total of 18 eggs. I had 14 at lockdown and 3 did not hatch. 13 of those set were shipped. So pretty awesome results.

I have not had much time to get on here and post lately with the kids' school schedules and my own crazy schedule. Of course today being my only day home the wind is blowing like mad and I have one kid not feeling too well. Sheesh!