October Hatch-A-Long

[darkbluespace]

My chucks lol What a surprise. I have white leghorns also and these eggs did not look porous at all like my chicken eggs do. Both are cuddled up in the bator.

What!!?? I'm happy you got a couple babies... even if they aren't ducks!

 

[CharterChick]

I'm up to 8 chicks. The last one that hatched has a little bit of a herniated belly button but not bad so i'm hoping it'll work itself out. There is one egg left that hasn't piped at all so I candled it and it still looks ok from what I can see so i'm giving it some more time.

 

[CharterChick]

Out of 10 eggs 8 hatched! One quit around day 7 and the other around day 18 or so. I opened the egg and it was developed, not shrink wrapped and the yolk wasn't absorb. I'm not sure what happened there but I have 8! I like dry hatching! I added no water until day 18. Humidity never went lower that 23% and for hatching I brought it up to 65%. Worked fabulous for me and it was way easier only having to watch the humidity the last couple days.

 

[RooJi]

Got chicks hatching in the bator as we speak, started saving 4-5 a day three days ago, plan is to reset Wednesday...... trying to hatch as many as I can before winter sets in and I cant run the incubator ( we use wood heat exclusively ) I sell whatever hatches from the incubator and keep broody chicks

Will you be selling in the spring? what breeds do you have?

 

[pickledpenny]

Two pips on my trader Joes! I was in denial that these guys could actually hatch, but they're sure trying! We are on day 21

 

[DRGLENNON]

Thanks! I have two little Seramas and two Silkies are doing okay, so all in all, not terrible... I just feel bad about those little Seramas and wish I had dry incubated this time! Humidity was too high for the Silkies also but I managed to save a couple... one actually had his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and was pretty backwards in the shell but is looking okay this morning... we'll see! Sometimes I think the moisture we have here in the Northwest is double strength and not like anywhere else. I took all water out of the bator when I put my duck eggs in last week, hopefully in time for my Seramas that will hatch next week!

I'm glad you were able to save some. I'm in Florida and the humidity is a problem here too. I will dry incubate from now on. It increased my hatch rate from 20% to 100% from one hatch to the next.

 

[mbrock]

Just put 30 eggs in the incubator for a friend. This is day two. We will see how things go. If they go well I wounded mind incubating for others for the odd hen or two. My kids like it and it keeps them interested in things other than video games and tv.

 

[darkbluespace]

My two Silkies are doing really well and I think I am in love!!

I already want more. I snuggled them for a few hours while our power was out today. They are so funny and fuzzy with their adorable puffy heads!

I hope the rest of my eggs are okay after a 5 hour power outage. I kept putting bags of hot water in the bator and covered it with a down comforter...

 

[Fullofstitches]

Coming to the home stretch! Lockdown starts today!

Of the 24 shipped eggs set, 7 are going into lockdown. 6 of those have definite movement. The last one might have passed in the last two days, but I'm still new and am not totally sure... So, I'll give it a chance, just in case.

 

[CharterChick]

Just put 30 eggs in the incubator for a friend. This is day two. We will see how things go. If they go well I wounded mind incubating for others for the odd hen or two. My kids like it and it keeps them interested in things other than video games and tv.

My daughter does 4h. Just started this year and she's hooked! She lives studying about poultry, taking care of them and showing them.

My two Silkies are doing really well and I think I am in love!!   I already want more.  I snuggled them for a few hours while our power was out today.   They are so funny and fuzzy with their adorable puffy heads!

I hope the rest of my eggs are okay after a 5 hour power outage.  I kept putting bags of hot water in the bator and covered it with a down comforter... 

Sounds like the eggs will be ok! Silkies and top hats are the only chickens I can't bring myself to have. I'm afraid they won't see the bald eagles that live in a tree nearby!

Coming to the home stretch! Lockdown starts today!

Of the 24 shipped eggs set, 7 are going into lockdown. 6 of those have definite movement. The last one might have passed in the last two days, but I'm still new and am not totally sure... So, I'll give it a chance, just in case.

As long as it doesn't stink and isn't oozing I leave it in just in case. I've thrown out good eggs before... My daughter wants the "good egg/bad egg" meter off willy wonka to check our eggs! Lol