Myshire Farm SSC Hatch 🐣

[mintandmyrtlefarms]

Well, I ended up minimally assisting our little stuck nugget who has since wriggled free and is regaining some strength. At the same time, we’ve moved our other 8 to the brooder and they are having lots of fun exploring their new surroundings! The temp and humidity recovered quite quickly, so I’m hoping that more will successfully emerge...

 

[muddy75]

oops wrong link!
not sure if you’ve seen this thread yet, but you are welcome to join and submit your hatch stats to be added to @Kiki sheet!!

 

[muddy75]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/posts/20544391
here’s the correct link!!

 

[mintandmyrtlefarms]

oops wrong link!
not sure if you’ve seen this thread yet, but you are welcome to join and submit your hatch stats to be added to @Kiki sheet!!

Thank uuu!

 

[mintandmyrtlefarms]

Not the best photos, but have 15 beautiful and healthy babes! Three expired, all of which had issues hatching out. I’ve learned from this hatch (which is my second), that I won’t be assisting again (as hard as it will be to let things take their course).

My hatch rate isn’t as good as I hoped it would be, but it is leaps and bounds better than our first go around (where only 2 hatched from 48.) I made the mistake of trusting the incubator temp and humidity readers, which was the reason for the poor outcome.

This time, I had additional readers working, which helped, but I think we’re still a bit off, and I discovered some large hot and cold spots within my incubator. I’m hoping to improve the airflow and I have also ordered 2 more thermometers that should work much better than the cheaper Amazon option that I went with for this hatch.

50 eggs went onto this lockdown, and 15 are alive and well in the brooder, currently on their day 20 (with the exception of 1 little fluff muffin who arrived unexpectedly late last night- Yay!)!!

So, as said, not the best hatch rate, but I’m sure it’s due to this only being my second incubation, and still needing to iron out some wrinkles on my end. I SO want to learn more and do better.

These aren’t the best photos, but still worth sharing! I’m so proud of their progress so far! Well done, little chicky babes!

Will post better photos as I snatch them! Who knows? Maybe their will be another who pops a bit late. I’ve read that they can hatch as late as day 23? We shall see!

 

[Ted_Harrell]

Had my first quail hatch this year, they are about 3-4 weeks old and growing fast...

 

[mintandmyrtlefarms]

Had my first quail hatch this year, they are about 3-4 weeks old and growing fast...

Congratulations!! Are you loving having quail??

 

[mintandmyrtlefarms]

Some additional picks of our hatchlings! *This isn’t their brooder. We took these while they were in a bin while we were giving the brooder a cleaning.

 

[FloorCandy]

Some additional picks of our hatchlings! *This isn’t their brooder. We took these while they were in a bin while we were giving the brooder a cleaning.

Do they drink from the waterer or just the bowl? I have big pretzel jugs with nipple waterers, and trying to teach adult birds to use it was like herding cats, maybe if I put one in the brooder like yours they can figure it out before I move them outside.

 

[mintandmyrtlefarms]

Do they drink from the waterer or just the bowl? I have big pretzel jugs with nipple waterers, and trying to teach adult birds to use it was like herding cats, maybe if I put one in the brooder like yours they can figure it out before I move them outside.

We put a bowl waterer and the nipple waterer in with them from day 1. They all tended to go for the bowl waterer but it got SO dirty so fast, I ended up taking it out today (they are about 3 days old), and they took from the nipple waterer almost immediately. I think with my next batch I’m going to only put in the nipple waterer. Once one started pecking at it, they all did, so I think if you add one in and take out their dish, they should figure it out pretty quickly! If mine need coxing, I usually just poke at things for a minute or two with a pencil eraser and they mimic. I hope that helps! The nipple option makes thinks SO much cleaner and easier. Mine are from RentaCoop. Good luck!