NY chicken lover!!!!

[Gramma Chick]

Speaking of incubators one of the reasons why i made my is beacuse its heavy and wont rattle as my son and dogs run through our old house. Figure all the josling could bother the eggs even though i put it in a quiet room. Well im not thrilled about this but i might have to order muscovy eggs to hatch. Nervous about this its a lot of money to invest but only a few hatch it will be worth it. Have a good day .

Funny pick gramma

thanks ..
Doesnt someone on the thread have some ?
Oh they have got that weird head / comb thing going on ...
They look like a duck billed dinosaur .


these brown ones are kind of cute ..esp those babies

 

[Lynzi777]

Miquwid ~ I know you're kind of far from this area, but the girl I got my lavender chicks raises Muscovies, I believe she even still has ducks/ducklings for sale. I can ask her if she sells/ships muscovy hatching eggs if you want.

 

[rancher hicks]

They're upstairs in my old office. I actually closed the heat vent to that room because I believe that's what was screwing up my humidity before I started the hatch. The room stays between 60-67 degrees. I do not have a turner, turn them myself three times a day. I'm done with that LG. Haven't been too successful with it.

I've read to keep the room between 70 - 80* I think the higher end of that is best.

You could use an egg carton to keep them tilted a little.

I have sent you the pages I give out on hatching? There are many ops about how to hatch. You just have to find your groove. But that room temp could be the problem. Are you gauging the temp by a thermostat or a thermometer on the wall?

 

[Lynzi777]

I've read to keep the room between 70 - 80*   I think the higher end of that is best.  

You could use an egg carton to keep them tilted a little.  

I have sent you the pages I give out on hatching?  There are many ops about how to hatch. You just have to find your groove.  But that room temp could be the problem.  Are you gauging the temp by a thermostat or a thermometer on the wall?     

I thought my incubator states right on it to make sure the room isn't higher than 75 degrees but I will have to check that out. I turned the heat down in that room because I couldn't get a steady humidity reading. The thermometer I'm using is a hygrometer/temp reader in one that I had in the room. Perhaps I should try placing it elsewhere. Even so, I'll have my Brinsea in 6 more days and I'll be starting over with that one. ;-)

 

[Glasshen]

Well, I'm down to 14 hens. And one rooster who is on thin ice. I was wondering why with the warm day and sun none of the girls were outside. So I went down with their afternoon stuff, and by chance counted them. Total of 14. Then I saw that one of the Sussex was hidden behind one of the nest boxes...but I didn't see the other Wyandotte....at the back of the pen it looked like something had been digging, but it really was the Wyandotte with her feathers all scattered. There were wing marks leading to that spot, couldn't see a single bird footprint. I think that a hawk must have snatched her and tried to fly but she was too heavy and couldn't get up high enough and had to stop at the fence. It is significant that there are no marks of Earl coming to help. I don't think he is a very good protector. We may need to be looking for a new roo.next year.

 

[stonykill]

Morning

 

[Lapeerian]

Well, I'm down to 14 hens. And one rooster who is on thin ice. I was wondering why with the warm day and sun none of the girls were outside. So I went down with their afternoon stuff, and by chance counted them. Total of 14. Then I saw that one of the Sussex was hidden behind one of the nest boxes...but I didn't see the other Wyandotte....at the back of the pen it looked like something had been digging, but it really was the Wyandotte with her feathers all scattered. There were wing marks leading to that spot, couldn't see a single bird footprint. I think that a hawk must have snatched her and tried to fly but she was too heavy and couldn't get up high enough and had to stop at the fence. It is significant that there are no marks of Earl coming to help. I don't think he is a very good protector. We may need to be looking for a new roo.next year.

Sorry for your loss. I liked when I has the GLW roo pair, they would run to any ruckus. Or one would check while the other watched the hens. But the one bad boy had to go and the remaining roo does the best he can with the larger flock, that is why I kept one of the younger Olive Egger roos from last spring to help with flock patrol. I have a PR and Wellie roo from Deb growing out, both are very handsome, hatched in June. I know come spring I will need to reduce roos when hormones are raging, so you are welcome to those 2 boys if you would like them. Or the OE from Tab & trav's project. I'm keeping my GLW boy for certain.

 

[rancher hicks]

I thought my incubator states right on it to make sure the room isn't higher than 75 degrees but I will have to check that out. I turned the heat down in that room because I couldn't get a steady humidity reading. The thermometer I'm using is a hygrometer/temp reader in one that I had in the room. Perhaps I should try placing it elsewhere. Even so, I'll have my Brinsea in 6 more days and I'll be starting over with that one. ;-)

I had heard that Brinseas aren't good for silky eggs. Something about to many technical parts that silkies reconfigure causing them to emit sounds you can't hear, but other birds can hear.

 

[rancher hicks]

Well, I'm down to 14 hens. And one rooster who is on thin ice. I was wondering why with the warm day and sun none of the girls were outside. So I went down with their afternoon stuff, and by chance counted them. Total of 14. Then I saw that one of the Sussex was hidden behind one of the nest boxes...but I didn't see the other Wyandotte....at the back of the pen it looked like something had been digging, but it really was the Wyandotte with her feathers all scattered. There were wing marks leading to that spot, couldn't see a single bird footprint. I think that a hawk must have snatched her and tried to fly but she was too heavy and couldn't get up high enough and had to stop at the fence. It is significant that there are no marks of Earl coming to help. I don't think he is a very good protector. We may need to be looking for a new roo.next year.

I am sorry for your loss too. I doubt a roo could have helped but then I don't know everything about roos.

Not a single egg from the Del/orp coop today and I've been putting a light on in during the day.

Looks like warm weather so I may get a chance to do a quick scoop out of the coop. It's way to damp in there. Of course we are in a bit of a thaw too, so the air humidity is up.

 

[Lynzi777]

I had heard that Brinseas aren't good for silky eggs.  Something about to many technical parts that silkies reconfigure causing them to emit sounds you can't hear, but other birds can hear.   

The only reason I'm getting it is because the girl that breeds/shows/raises silkies, who I got my very first roo from, swore by the Brinsea. She has a 100% hatch rate almost all the time.