Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Yoyo with chick]

I would candle them for signs of life and place them into an incubator... you may be able to use a heating pad or heat lamp to keep them warm till you get an incubator set up

I'm newer to this whole thing so I don't have an incubator yet. But I think she sat back on them. Let's hope in the next four days she doesn't abandon them.

 

[winteree]

well the cool thing about incubators is that they can be made with stuff normally mostly all bought at Walmart

 

[Yoyo with chick]

well the cool thing about incubators is that they can be made with stuff normally mostly all bought at Walmart  

Yeah I really like the hovabator 1588 genesis though. Might ask for it for my birthday .

 

[winteree]

yeah i have heard that the store bought ones come with a already made automatic egg turner that would be so much more awesome then having to make one from scratch. But i also heard that the temp meter can lie so be careful

i has the faith in you

 

[bumpercarr]

yeah i have heard that the store bought ones come with a already made automatic egg turner that would be so much more awesome then having to make one from scratch. But i also heard that the temp meter can lie so be careful

i has the faith in you

My genesis is absolutely wonderful! I keep a thermometer in it and it hasn't budged off of the set temperature. Love the turner, I got 4 of them free from a friend and I don't know that I would be able to incubate without them.

 

[winteree]

yeah i just ordered a motor to make the egg turner for my homemade incubator cause i don't want to get stuck turning eggs that offten

 

[winteree]

My genesis is absolutely wonderful! I keep a thermometer in it and it hasn't budged off of the set temperature. Love the turner, I got 4 of them free from a friend and I don't know that I would be able to incubate without them.

i wish incubators weren't so expensive i would love not having to run to mine even few hours to make sure the temp didn't spike.....again

 

[Yoyo with chick]

yeah i have heard that the store bought ones come with a already made automatic egg turner that would be so much more awesome then having to make one from scratch. But i also heard that the temp meter can lie so be careful  i has the faith in you 

Yeah the egg turner is a big plus.
And thanks!

My genesis is absolutely wonderful!  I keep a thermometer in it and it hasn't budged off of the set temperature.  Love the turner, I got 4 of them free from a friend and I don't know that I would be able to incubate without them.

from all the reviews it sounds wonderful!

i wish incubators weren't so expensive i would love not having to run to mine even few hours to make sure the temp didn't spike.....again

I know... But with some of them I think it's worth the price

 

[Mrs Hutcherson]

Only one more to go! Already pipped!

 

[Sydney Acres]

Sooooo cute!