My First Hatching Experience!!!

[pedoodle]

Sad to say that I didn't use a set of plans! Did the same as with the coop, one idea at a time!

Started by attaching a 6x12 to the workshed!

Nesting boxes, then aviary.

Touched it off with a brick walkway! LOL

Couldn't stop my thinker and came up with a feeder with rubber bibs for near 0% spillage!

My 7 year old grandnephew helped me with the incubator!

So! If you're ever in Stockton CA, I'd be happy to help you build one!

 

[darkbluespace]

Mine are Rhode Island Red Chicks. I have 8. They were hatched in my grade one classroom. I like your coop idea!

That is super fun... my son is homeschooled and I could pretend my incubating was a homeschool project but I would be kidding myself! Although my son has learned more than he ever wanted to know about it. Are you keeping them or do you have to find a home for them? I never know what happens to chicks that hatch in a classroom.

 

[chickieluver26]

Just put the eggs in the bator 5 in the carton(air cells still rolling) and 6 in the (off) turner(with partially stabilized air cells). I am praying I can at least get one little miracle baby!

 

[chickieluver26]

 

[chickieluver26]

Ok here are updates!!:
2 are now fully attached, 6 are almost there, and only 3 are still rolling!!!

 

[spotsplus]

Glad to hear the 2 attached Hopefully the others will too

 

[chickieluver26]

Glad to hear the 2 attached Hopefully the others will too

Now three have attached!!!

 

[chickieluver26]

Call me crazy but I just went out to discover that my favorite silkie/winner of the most devoted broody award, was broody so I took one of my serama eggs from my incubator and stuck it under her! Is there anything I should know about using broody hens?

 

[Veer67]

Call me crazy but I just went out to discover that my favorite silkie/winner of the most devoted broody award, was broody so I took one of my serama eggs from my incubator and stuck it under her! Is there anything I should know about using broody hens?

Aww, your lucky. I was going to use my lill' Silkie to brood my eggs (if she ever got broody this summer), but during the winter time she died.

If your broody is in the communal nesting box, you should move her to a more private area like a garage, extra coop, and etc... Here's a good site on broody hens: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/08/caring-for-broody-hens-facilitating-egg.html

 

[chickieluver26]

Aww, your lucky. I was going to use my lill' Silkie to brood my eggs (if she ever got broody this summer), but during the winter time she died.

If your broody is in the communal nesting box, you should move her to a more private area like a garage, extra coop, and etc... Here's a good site on broody hens: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/08/caring-for-broody-hens-facilitating-egg.html

Awww I'm sorry about your little silkie and I am planning on making a little box to go around her luckily she is the only one who uses that nest box, I plan on putting more eggs under her from the the incubator under her if she does better I will check out that website and I have a very big brooder I will move her and the chickies to if they hatch