November Hatch-A-Long (2014)

[Junibutt]

Alright, someone asked so here are pics! 10 Lavender Orpingtons and 5 un-cream legbar

The lavenders first:








And my cream legbars that are doing really good impersonations of silkies:

They are very cute. However seems like the seller meant "eggs from Creme Legbars" and not "Creme Legbar hatching eggs" lol. Seriously I can send you some for free in case you want to start all over again.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Alright, someone asked so here are pics! 10 Lavender Orpingtons and 5 un-cream legbar

The lavenders first:








And my cream legbars that are doing really good impersonations of silkies:

They are beautiful! Congratulations!

 

[Farias1124]

Morning all. Great news... We had our first hatched chick this morning.

This little guy is 1 of 2 eggs we let our young broody bantam sit on. (Not her eggs) Not the greatest pic because I didn't want to hassle mama or the baby's. Still waiting on chick #2 to make an appearance but I can hear chirps so I assume it won't be too long.

Dad is a barred rock and mom can either be barred rock, RIR, buff Orp or blue Langshan. I know it's not the greatest pic but does anyone have any guesses?

Anyways I'm pretty excited and I know my 6yr old daughter is going to go crazy. Great start to my day. Have a good day everyone.

Brian

 

[rachelpotter]

We have hatched! Only of of the two hatched, but I hadn't seen movement from one in several days so I wasn't thinking it would. Started to pip yesterday and hatched about 4:30 this am. Me and my daughte (five) got to see most of it. It is just SO TINY... Now I feel like I've never had chicks before (always gotten them in the mail or TSC).


I've left him/her in the bator for now... trying to decide when to take him out (I don't know why I keep saying he...), and if/when to get the other chicks (two ) that are about a week old to help keep him company....


HELP!!!!

 

[ChickyChickens]

We have hatched! Only of of the two hatched, but I hadn't seen movement from one in several days so I wasn't thinking it would. Started to pip yesterday and hatched about 4:30 this am. Me and my daughte (five) got to see most of it. It is just SO TINY... Now I feel like I've never had chicks before (always gotten them in the mail or TSC).


I've left him/her in the bator for now... trying to decide when to take him out (I don't know why I keep saying he...), and if/when to get the other chicks (two ) that are about a week old to help keep him company....


HELP!!!!

I cant wait to see my own litle babies!!

 

[Junibutt]

I have never ever hadn incubator before and now im finally getting one!!!

Production Capacity:​

Produce 600 Chicks Per Month
Egg Types:

Chicken, Quail, Duck, Guinea Fowl, Parrot, Pheasant
Item In Stock:

YES!
Exported to:

Worldwide
Setting Capacity

360 Eggs
Hatching Capacity

200 Eggs​

Ideal egg incubator for a breeder looking to start a small to medium scale poultry business
The Surehatch SH560 is our best selling medium-sized egg incubator. It is widely used by hobbyists, poultry breeders, farmers and entrepreneurs who seek to hatch eggs. You can also use the SH560 Combo as a starting point for your new poultry business. It can provide you with a steady income by selling the day old chicks that you produce. You will get an exceptionally good return on investment with this incubator.
The Surehatch SH560 can hatch up to 600 chickens per month. The Surehatch SH560 is regarded as one of the best-value-for-money and most advanced egg incubators available on the market.
You need very little space to use this incubator - it can even be placed on a small table. The Surehatch SH560 Egg Incubator is a durable and user friendly incubator that will give you excellent incubation results and many years of service!
How to get great incubation resutls
Specifications: Surehatch SH560 Egg Incubator

• Ac-Q-Temp™ Highly Accurate DIGITAL Temperature Control
• Easy-Flow
  
  Humidity Control
• Siemens Automatic Egg Turner
• Lightning/Surge Protectors and Auto Reset Fuses
• Extra Large Clear-View
  
  Observation Window
• Incubator made of Ultra Durable, Water Resistant DURABOARD
• Tru-Temp
  
  Thermometer and Hygrometer
• Opti-Flow
  
  Specialized High Volume Incubator Fan
• Maxi-Heat
  
  Energy Saving Incubator Heating System
• Incubator can retain heat for 3 to 6 hours after power outage
• Incubator is mounted on wheels —can be moved around with ease
• Internal Light for observing the insides of the incubator
• Medical Grade Anti-Bacterial Inner Coating for better hatch rates
• Full Incubation Instructions Included
• 2 Year Guarantee on all parts
• Dimensions: 70 cm High x 80 cm Deep x 105 cm Wide
• Weight: 62 Kg

I am not even going to ask what you will do with all these chicks

 

[ChickyChickens]

I am not even going to ask what you will do with all these chicks

LOL!! I know it a lot hey?? 100 chicks a week! 400 a month!!!
Im gonna be selling them and also growing my flock!!

 

[Junibutt]

LOL!! I know it a lot hey?? 100 chicks a week! 400 a month!!!
Im gonna be selling them and also growing my flock!!

I am glad you have a plan.

 

[ChickyChickens]

I am glad you have a plan.

Yeah otherwise it would be a disaster!!

 

[Kaylish]

With the one bowl It's been pretty stable at 61%. I'd rather have 65 but I can be somewhat content with where it's at.

Yay on the baby making it out! So many baby's and half the time I don't say anything because I've spent so much time looking at pictures I have to step away from the 'puter and do stuff like cook dinner and what not, LOL.

I've been told that 60% is fine and that the humidity will go up when they start hatching. Good Luck!

Here's a couple messy pics of my brood so far. I'll get better ones tomorrow once they are in the brooder and fluffy.

Cuties!

SHE was still stuck so I opened a bit more membrane and she just bounced right out.

Unfortunately my webcam lens is really blurry and out of focus so the friends I'm sharing it with can't see much. But it did all get broadcasted so I'm happy.

Yea! Glad she is doing well.

Oh that is so awesome!

I think after I build my new incubator I'm going to try a hatch-along where we all set eggs on the same day and livestream to each other. There's got to be some interest in that. I would love to see chicks responding

Another excuse to incubate?! Im in!

We had a bit of a surprise today! My legbars are not legbars. They're adorable but the price I paid for mixes has me a bit irritated. The eggs were pretty bright blue, but of the three that have hatched they have silkie features! Two have the extra toes, two have the black skin, the third looks like a possible Easter Egger. One more of those to go. It'll be interesting to see what comes out of it. I have one of the silkie mixes in my armpit in bed lol. Had to help it out of its shell a little and it's such a snuggle little guy! All 10 of the lavender orpingtons are out and healthy as well! They're so cute!!

Bumer about the mixes - hope the seller makes it right.

So... I have a huge pip in my solitary egg... I have to go back to work tomorrow. This baby needs to GET out before am! Lol...

LOL!

OK, I looked to see who gave me the first humidity advice and I haven't had enough coffee for the patience so, up at 4 this morning to let my elderly dog out and checked the bator, still at 60% so I took the cloth in it and pulled it up to the top edges of the bowl and rechecked at 7am, it's holding at 65% so whoever gave me that advise THANK YOU. There is some condensation in the corners of the top glass but I can live with that. No dripping and I can see inside.

When I candled the eggs yesterday, everyone still had a bit of room to fill in the shells so I don't believe I will see any day 20 pipping like many of you have been having. Everyone was still moving and the eggs are still rocking. Knowing me I will go in and talk to them and suggest what a great idea it would be to hatch by day 21 and not 22 or 23 like in my last bater.

I may have to try this! Let me know if the pep talk works for your littles.

So, here's a little collage of our first 9 hatchers. (#10 just put in his appearance in the bator.) So far so good. My malpositioned hatcher is doing wonderful. I do have one that managed to chip it's bottom beak on something (I believe one of the thermometer,) and has a bit of blood still in its beak, but seems to be pretty spunky despite that. My 9th born, the runt so far has been picked on by someone (probably my bully, ya, I have one) and has a boo boo on top of his head, but he seems to be doing well too.



I have two more that have made small pips and 4 that haven't done anything. We don't start day 21 until 4 tonight, so there's still time for everyone to be on time...lol

Nice variety! Thanks for the pictures.

It's apparently one of those things like humidity where no one agrees on the "right way" lol I'm just happy that this hatch is going so well. that's all I care about. You can call it 20 or 21...they are here!!!

And I am ecstatic!!!!!

I have never ever hadn incubator before and now im finally getting one!!!

Production Capacity:​

Produce 600 Chicks Per Month
Egg Types:

Chicken, Quail, Duck, Guinea Fowl, Parrot, Pheasant
Item In Stock:

YES!
Exported to:

Worldwide
Setting Capacity

360 Eggs
Hatching Capacity

200 Eggs​

Ideal egg incubator for a breeder looking to start a small to medium scale poultry business
The Surehatch SH560 is our best selling medium-sized egg incubator. It is widely used by hobbyists, poultry breeders, farmers and entrepreneurs who seek to hatch eggs. You can also use the SH560 Combo as a starting point for your new poultry business. It can provide you with a steady income by selling the day old chicks that you produce. You will get an exceptionally good return on investment with this incubator.
The Surehatch SH560 can hatch up to 600 chickens per month. The Surehatch SH560 is regarded as one of the best-value-for-money and most advanced egg incubators available on the market.
You need very little space to use this incubator - it can even be placed on a small table. The Surehatch SH560 Egg Incubator is a durable and user friendly incubator that will give you excellent incubation results and many years of service!
How to get great incubation resutls
Specifications: Surehatch SH560 Egg Incubator

• Ac-Q-Temp™ Highly Accurate DIGITAL Temperature Control
• Easy-Flow
  
  Humidity Control
• Siemens Automatic Egg Turner
• Lightning/Surge Protectors and Auto Reset Fuses
• Extra Large Clear-View
  
  Observation Window
• Incubator made of Ultra Durable, Water Resistant DURABOARD
• Tru-Temp
  
  Thermometer and Hygrometer
• Opti-Flow
  
  Specialized High Volume Incubator Fan
• Maxi-Heat
  
  Energy Saving Incubator Heating System
• Incubator can retain heat for 3 to 6 hours after power outage
• Incubator is mounted on wheels —can be moved around with ease
• Internal Light for observing the insides of the incubator
• Medical Grade Anti-Bacterial Inner Coating for better hatch rates
• Full Incubation Instructions Included
• 2 Year Guarantee on all parts
• Dimensions: 70 cm High x 80 cm Deep x 105 cm Wide
• Weight: 62 Kg

Holy Cow! That's a LOT of fuzzies!

Alright, someone asked so here are pics! 10 Lavender Orpingtons and 5 un-cream legbar

The lavenders first:








And my cream legbars that are doing really good impersonations of silkies:

Lavenders sure are cute - and so are the Silkies - maybe you'll get some little tiny blue eggs!

Morning all. Great news... We had our first hatched chick this morning.

This little guy is 1 of 2 eggs we let our young broody bantam sit on. (Not her eggs) Not the greatest pic because I didn't want to hassle mama or the baby's. Still waiting on chick #2 to make an appearance but I can hear chirps so I assume it won't be too long.

Dad is a barred rock and mom can either be barred rock, RIR, buff Orp or blue Langshan. I know it's not the greatest pic but does anyone have any guesses?

Anyways I'm pretty excited and I know my 6yr old daughter is going to go crazy. Great start to my day. Have a good day everyone.

Brian

Congrats!

We have hatched! Only of of the two hatched, but I hadn't seen movement from one in several days so I wasn't thinking it would. Started to pip yesterday and hatched about 4:30 this am. Me and my daughte (five) got to see most of it. It is just SO TINY... Now I feel like I've never had chicks before (always gotten them in the mail or TSC).


I've left him/her in the bator for now... trying to decide when to take him out (I don't know why I keep saying he...), and if/when to get the other chicks (two ) that are about a week old to help keep him company....


HELP!!!!

Leave her in the bator untill she's all dried off - and personally I'd wait until she's eating and running around before getting putting older chicks in with her (as long as they are withing a week they should do fine once shes up and about)