Hi everyone, My name is Paula and this is the first time I hatched eggs in a incubator. My hen named Mable hatched 12 eggs out of 15 that she laid. Then she proceeded to hide 22 eggs in the barn. So i decided to buy a incubator and see if any would hatch. So by the time i got the incubator the eggs were old. I left them where she hid them and did not touch them until i was ready for them. Well at 21 days one hatched, Oliver was born. Strong and healthy. Then the next day 3 pipped, and then nothing. I know i should have left things alone, but i hear this peeping and i know they would have died. So i picked the shell and peeled the membrane using warm water and coconut oil and hatched 2 more babies. I was such a nervous wreck hatching these eggs. But a mom has to do what a mom does. The third baby died before i started the process. Now Mable the mom also hid 8 more eggs just before the incubator arrived so i put them in 3 days later. Only one hatched, but it is strong and healthy. Unfortunately my 2 Rooster have since died by some animal, we live in a wooded area and i have seen hawks and owls. Hopefully one of my chickens that Mable hatched is a rooster so i can have more fertile eggs. Winter is coming and i could use the break. I have 4 babies to bring up now.
Congratulations on the new babies, way to go
We're so very excited that you've decided to join us
