May 6, 2011 #1 Mrs.brown Songster 8 Years Joined Apr 14, 2011 Messages 218 Reaction score 1 Points 101 Location In a coop Hi! I'm setting 24 mutt eggs tomarrow. Anyone want to join me? This is my 3rd hatch. First two hatches I got nothing. Thats why I need a hatching buddy! Thanks!
Hi! I'm setting 24 mutt eggs tomarrow. Anyone want to join me? This is my 3rd hatch. First two hatches I got nothing. Thats why I need a hatching buddy! Thanks!
May 6, 2011 #2 AlexKilpatrick In the Brooder 8 Years Joined Mar 20, 2011 Messages 36 Reaction score 0 Points 22 I just set out about 30 eggs I got from McMurray today. I can join you. What do you think went wrong with your first two batches? What are you doing differently this time?
I just set out about 30 eggs I got from McMurray today. I can join you. What do you think went wrong with your first two batches? What are you doing differently this time?
May 6, 2011 Thread starter #3 Mrs.brown Songster 8 Years Joined Apr 14, 2011 Messages 218 Reaction score 1 Points 101 Location In a coop I think it was the humidity. The chicks were fully developed then died without pipping. I made a styrafoam incubator this time. Last two times I used cardboard.
I think it was the humidity. The chicks were fully developed then died without pipping. I made a styrafoam incubator this time. Last two times I used cardboard.
May 6, 2011 Thread starter #4 Mrs.brown Songster 8 Years Joined Apr 14, 2011 Messages 218 Reaction score 1 Points 101 Location In a coop Anyone else?
May 6, 2011 #5 Nikki1976 Chirping 11 Years Joined Apr 25, 2011 Messages 31 Reaction score 0 Points 75 Location Vilonia, Arkansas I put 23 in my LG bator on Wed. and another 36 in my hova bator this evening. These are going to be my first hatches if everything goes as planned!!
I put 23 in my LG bator on Wed. and another 36 in my hova bator this evening. These are going to be my first hatches if everything goes as planned!!
May 6, 2011 #6 valley ranch Songster 9 Years Joined Jun 2, 2010 Messages 309 Reaction score 1 Points 111 Location Mountain Valley near Tahoe Well ~We put 26 in yeaterday 25th. All but 2 are Cochin over Leghorn except two Cochin over EE.
May 7, 2011 Thread starter #7 Mrs.brown Songster 8 Years Joined Apr 14, 2011 Messages 218 Reaction score 1 Points 101 Location In a coop Great! We're going to pick up eggs today. So eggsited! My incubator keeps spiking up to 108. How can I fix that? Last edited: May 7, 2011
Great! We're going to pick up eggs today. So eggsited! My incubator keeps spiking up to 108. How can I fix that?
May 8, 2011 #8 AlexKilpatrick In the Brooder 8 Years Joined Mar 20, 2011 Messages 36 Reaction score 0 Points 22 What are you using to control the temperature?
May 8, 2011 #9 VioletandBodie Songster 9 Years Joined Aug 11, 2010 Messages 385 Reaction score 6 Points 111 Location port mind if i join in with goose eggs?
May 8, 2011 #10 clayb226 Songster 8 Years Joined Mar 31, 2011 Messages 266 Reaction score 2 Points 113 Location Missouri I set 18 on 5/5, but just had a temp spike of 104, for several hours today, but I am in.