NY chicken lover!!!!

[featherz]

No snow here, a few ice pellets but it's 35 outside so I don't *think* we will get any white stuff. Which is good since I need to repair up my coop today!

 

[queenchick16]

The new soap opera on BYC- AS THE EGG TURNS

 

[demp4]

ONE HATCHED!!! I thought the second egg had a pip, but it didn't....Domed glass/optical illision.

This incubator is less than 9 inches around, has hollow molded plastic legs you fill with water, a thermometer that cost 12/$1.00 and uses a night light bulb and aluminum Foil to reflect the heat toward the egg. I turned the eggs twice a day, every day (three times one day, cuz I couldn't remember if I did it in the morning or not). The eggs were pullet eggs. The hen hadn't laid more than 5 eggs prior to my putting 2 in the bator.

Sooooo all of you who worry and monitor, worry and spend more money on better equipment, worry and well, worry....Don't worry, be happy....cuz eggs aren't as picky as you have been lead to believe.


BTW, I have the cutest chick in the world. Just so you know.

Congrats on your cute baby chick! I agree it doesn't have to be "perfect" for an egg to hatch!

 

[demp4]

I have been gone for a few days trying to get throug our son's 4th Birthday... now that I we are done with the party I can catch up on the many pages of posts I missed.

 

[featherz]

BTW, I have the cutest chick in the world. Just so you know.

So are you gonna try out the new ecoglow? =)

(just got my ecoglow 50 all set up for the easter hatch.. now something better hatch or I'm a gonna find me a chick days somewhere).

 

[stonykill]

congrats Cass!!!!!

 

[Cass]

Update: (Do I sound like a new mom or what?)

The second egg is cheeping and has a crack in it. It started to crack after I took the hatched chick out. Beleive me there isn't enough room in this thing for 2 chick and 2 empty shells...the first out had to get out of the way for the second to think about hatching.

I am using my ecoglow with the Sumatras....they aren't overly bright, I have to push them under it every night or they huddle up in a corner...but during the day they run in and out of it like it is a chicky playground. Oh, and OVER it , now they are big enough to jump that high.

I wish I was better about taking pictures, but I am just not good with camera, much less the technology to post it online.

 

[Aria]

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[featherz]

Woot!! We gotta get it so you can post pics. Would love to see chickies.

Update: (Do I sound like a new mom or what?)

The second egg is cheeping and has a crack in it. It started to crack after I took the hatched chick out. Beleive me there isn't enough room in this thing for 2 chick and 2 empty shells...the first out had to get out of the way for the second to think about hatching.

I am using my ecoglow with the Sumatras....they aren't overly bright, I have to push them under it every night or they huddle up in a corner...but during the day they run in and out of it like it is a chicky playground. Oh, and OVER it , now they are big enough to jump that high.

I wish I was better about taking pictures, but I am just not good with camera, much less the technology to post it online.

 

[Lynzi777]

Aria, Doug is in Upstate NY, and is the one who posted that ad listed in my post. He has silkies. I replied to the ad via email but Sandy got back to telling me they would have some but to please text or call Doug. His number is in the ad.