Mixed Snacks hatch-a-long just for fun

[LoveLoveFluffybutts]

Get to growing you snack chicks! We want to see lots of snacks!!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

I'm kinda glad I've had a broody to learn from first (who nested in Nov/Dec in Indiana) bc these eggs have had a rough start lol!

Our weather has gone from 70/80F to 30/40F in two days AND BACK and the AGAIN! Well... we forgot to turn on our heat after shutting it off bc of the outside heat, didn't want it running. Oops. It's a good thing it's week one.

And another good thing, I only spent 12$ on the egger eggs. Rest were free/from own flock. So their temp has gone up and down, same with humidity.

We'll see! They are stronger than they look haha

I've even had a successful hatch with power outage, so fingers crossed!

Eta: they weren’t "cold" just cooler than normal bc of where I have them

 

[LoveLoveFluffybutts]

I had 2 successful hatches with finding out 2 of my incubators are reading 2 degrees lower on one side, so I was turning it up getting all freaked out...then I notice it's 101 degrees after the next turn. Just yesterday I realized this. I don't know why it took me so long to figure it out. They are forced air and new this year, but they aren't expensive ones. I'm not sure if I should keep using them.

I wish I had a broody hen! That would be so great to have a mama and little ones! My only worry would be if the others would pick on the little ones. Do you separate them or does it work out? If I get a broody I definitely want to know that piece of it!

I'm hearing lots of peeping right now and I have 13 pips. No zipping as of yet.

 

[LoveLoveFluffybutts]

I'm kinda glad I've had a broody to learn from first (who nested in Nov/Dec in Indiana) bc these eggs have had a rough start lol!

Our weather has gone from 70/80F to 30/40F in two days AND BACK and the AGAIN! Well... we forgot to turn on our heat after shutting it off bc of the outside heat, didn't want it running. Oops. It's a good thing it's week one.

And another good thing, I only spent 12$ on the egger eggs. Rest were free/from own flock. So their temp has gone up and down, same with humidity.

We'll see! They are stronger than they look haha

I've even had a successful hatch with power outage, so fingers crossed!

Eta: they weren’t "cold" just cooler than normal bc of where I have them

Indiana weather is probably much like Ohio--all over the place in the spring! I hope your hatch goes well!

 

[SunriseChickers]

You need more snacks! I'll take C3 and name her Chips (for tortilla chips... Or chocolate chips!)

 

[TinyChickin]

Can I name C12 Pretzel and BL M&M?

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

I had 2 successful hatches with finding out 2 of my incubators are reading 2 degrees lower on one side, so I was turning it up getting all freaked out...then I notice it's 101 degrees after the next turn. Just yesterday I realized this. I don't know why it took me so long to figure it out. They are forced air and new this year, but they aren't expensive ones. I'm not sure if I should keep using them.

I wish I had a broody hen! That would be so great to have a mama and little ones! My only worry would be if the others would pick on the little ones. Do you separate them or does it work out? If I get a broody I definitely want to know that piece of it!

I'm hearing lots of peeping right now and I have 13 pips. No zipping as of yet.

Grats on the pips!

I do have a few threads that follow my broody journey. We separated her for a few days but then let her go. She only squabbled once with another hen.