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Hello!
I am new to the forums, and while I have other chickenanigans going on, I am hoping to get some tips and advice for my first incubation adventure!
I have twelve silkie eggs coming within the week. I have an incubator arriving tomorrow. It is a Mini Advance Automatic Egg Incubator by Homaker. I already have a Premier Heating Plate for the hopeful chickadees, as well as a safe little coop setup inside for their first few weeks.
The incubator has a built in candler, but I am thinking about buying a stand alone, just in case? I'd love advice, and suggestions as a whole!
I have had four lovely hens for about three years now (four silkie/easter egger mixes named Dandelion, Viola, and Orchid, and a spunky barred rock named Carnation), and recently added a sixth to my personal flock (a broody bossy black maran we have dubbed Hellebore), so I am not new to chickens persay, but certainly to incubation! We only hatched one chick a little over a year ago, and she was a surprise, as our roosters were rehomed not long before hand, haha. She's a lovely little silkie mix named Magnolia, our fifth hen, and is almost a mirror image of her mother, Dandelion.
I am mostly making this venture for fun, and in light of the fact we finished renovating a 100+ year old brick greenhouse on our property into a big, cozy coop for our present five girls. They certainly have room for some future company!
Thank you for the opportunity to be part of such a fun, chickie lovin' community!
I am new to the forums, and while I have other chickenanigans going on, I am hoping to get some tips and advice for my first incubation adventure!
I have twelve silkie eggs coming within the week. I have an incubator arriving tomorrow. It is a Mini Advance Automatic Egg Incubator by Homaker. I already have a Premier Heating Plate for the hopeful chickadees, as well as a safe little coop setup inside for their first few weeks.
The incubator has a built in candler, but I am thinking about buying a stand alone, just in case? I'd love advice, and suggestions as a whole!
I have had four lovely hens for about three years now (four silkie/easter egger mixes named Dandelion, Viola, and Orchid, and a spunky barred rock named Carnation), and recently added a sixth to my personal flock (a broody bossy black maran we have dubbed Hellebore), so I am not new to chickens persay, but certainly to incubation! We only hatched one chick a little over a year ago, and she was a surprise, as our roosters were rehomed not long before hand, haha. She's a lovely little silkie mix named Magnolia, our fifth hen, and is almost a mirror image of her mother, Dandelion.
I am mostly making this venture for fun, and in light of the fact we finished renovating a 100+ year old brick greenhouse on our property into a big, cozy coop for our present five girls. They certainly have room for some future company!
Thank you for the opportunity to be part of such a fun, chickie lovin' community!
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