NY chicken lover!!!!

[Pyxis]

The bator looks fantastic! How do u like ur brinsea?

Love it! Seriously, I love this thing. It is fantastic. Never had better hatch rates, and it seems that anything that is fertile will start in it, regardless of the condition it's in. I think I just work well with it. While I hated my LG, my hatching technique and this Brinsea seem to go together very well. I had eight speckled sussex eggs shipped to me recently and all eight are developing and look strong. Cannot say enough good things about it.

 

[PhoredaBurds]

Love it! Seriously, I love this thing. It is fantastic. Never had better hatch rates, and it seems that anything that is fertile will start in it, regardless of the condition it's in. I think I just work well with it. While I hated my LG, my hatching technique and this Brinsea seem to go together very well. I had eight speckled sussex eggs shipped to me recently and all eight are developing and look strong. Cannot say enough good things about it.

It's on my wish list. Someday. I was surprised that the hovabator maintained relatively stable temps. Humidity was tough to keep stable though. Not a great hatch rate, but I'm sure there was significant user error (me).
Do you weigh ur eggs prior to incubation? How do you decide on the right humidity for your hatches?

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Love it! Seriously, I love this thing. It is fantastic. Never had better hatch rates, and it seems that anything that is fertile will start in it, regardless of the condition it's in. I think I just work well with it. While I hated my LG, my hatching technique and this Brinsea seem to go together very well. I had eight speckled sussex eggs shipped to me recently and all eight are developing and look strong. Cannot say enough good things about it.

I love my Brinseas too I actually get better hatches with the Brinseas than I do my R-com. I am trying to con hubby into getting me a cabinet incubator next.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Morning.

 

[SunnysideupstateNY]

I just got back from the ER with my husband who I must say luck was on his side this morning. He went to work and slipped on oil, falling through a sheet of plate glass that was there to replace a window that was cracked, smacked his head on the concrete floor and blacked out, plus while falling backwards he grabbed a shelving unit that was full of metal pipes and pulled it down on himself. He ended up with a minor concussion, a separated shoulder, cracked rib and some cuts. He is lucky that he didn't get hurt worst. But got to love the stubborn man he came home and is out there now on the tractor tilling my garden up again.

Yikes! I'm glad it wasn't anything worse.

This is what my incubator looks like tonight. I blame Metella. Somehow I also need to add nine duck eggs tomorrow. Wish me luck.



And here are three of my girls enjoying the sun on the deck steps, where they are not supposed to be:

Thats one full incubator! Pretty girls!

 

[Metella]

Nutty - best to him for a quick recovery .... my mother's long term signif other just won't go the doctor unless is he is nary dead. I worry for him because I really really like him - he is a great person - so why won't he go ? I don't unless I have to due to insurance and money - but that is not his issue now as he is on medicare.


Pyxis - like I said - I can pass up the peeps in a store - but knowing I could get my own .... I can't resist loaded you up with eggs from my dear pets !!!! DH is going to FLIPPPPPPPPPPppppppppppp if you are able to get all those to hatch out ! I'll meet you sometime this week to give you hay and leg bands ..... I see you even got the buff orp in there .... ha ha Maybe my first batch will hatch out before you add the next set of eggs ....

I don't always comment - but I love the morning updates and all the other sharing ... so just know to all of you - I enjoy this site and all of you and you make my day - even if I don't respond to it all - love the pics

 

[rancher hicks]

Morning.

Just call me Angel of the......

 

[Lynzi777]

Morning All!
Been busy busy this weekend. My mom and MIL are here along with my brother and his GF. They came up my daughters recital that was yesterday and are all heading home at some point today.

I candled my duck eggs yesterday and all 5 have pipped internally. They had 5 days left! So I stopped the turner and let them be. This morning at 4 days left two have pipped and I can hear all sorts of cheeping! Crazy. Can't wait to see these litter duckers!

 

[rancher hicks]

11 days to go on the eggs in the bator. Don't know when Frenchy's eggs are due.

Went out to close up last night and in the Marans coop there were THREE hens all packed into on nesting bucket! Which by the way does not allow for the moisture of their exhaling. I had to pull them all out all sitting on two eggs.

I've been waiting to move them till nearer the deliver time of my special eggs. I may have to move them sooner if this keeps up. Plus I'll have plenty of broodies for the 24 eggs I'm expecting.
I may just leave the one hen that is in there on eggs now as she is. Though she will have a few chicks I hope. I'll just wait til she hatches out as many I as I want and then pull the remaining eggs.

Nutty - I don't know what you're buying if anything but you might want to wait.

 

[featherz]

Here's my broodyfest.. yes, there's another nest box section but nooooooooooo.. that's three LF and two banties (one buff is UNDER the black one and seems to like it there) -- all in the tiny banty nestboxes..

All from County Boy ..