Post New Hatchlin Pix here!!!

[LeelaK05]

Howdy Every1,

Post ur New Hatchlin Pictures here!!
Show off ur Babees!!
Tell us what breed r they??
Hatch Rate??
Broodin Hen r Incubator??

Show Us!! Show Us!!

Tell Us, Tell Us!!

 

[LeelaK05]

My 1st try in an incubator....8 outta 11 eggs

Golden Comets (Mommies)

Old GQF 1202 Incubator

10 brown eggs r from my coop & 1 white egg is from my landlords coop!



Araucana mix

(Landlords only white egg, hatchling)

Black band for the 2 lil Roos!


7 (2 boys & 5 girls) from my batch Arauacana Roo with Golden Comets
Hens!!
& 1 lonely girl from my landlord ??

 

[cochins1088]

This little guy hatched this morning, he's the first one to hacth so I don't know what the hacth rate will be. This would be my first sucessful broody hen. He's a blue cochin.




Here are 2 photos from my first hatch with an incubator a few years back, I now hatch twice every spring. They are cochins, a mix a black, blue, white, and partridge and my hacth rate was 95%

 

[cochins1088]

Sorry about all the stupid spelling mistakes, I type to fast and I didn't read over this one before I submitted it.

 

[cochins1088]

By the way, my favorite chick picture is probably my avatar. And your's are so cute, I love the all the different colors, I bet they will be some real pretty chickens!

 

[LeelaK05]

This little guy hatched this morning, he's the first one to hacth so I don't know what the hacth rate will be. This would be my first sucessful broody hen. He's a blue cochin.




Here are 2 photos from my first hatch with an incubator a few years back, I now hatch twice every spring. They are cochins, a mix a black, blue, white, and partridge and my hacth rate was 95%

OMGosh....ur 1st pic is ADORABLE!!...how many is she layin on?
LUV the different colors & shades! & Mommy looks real healthy!!
Her featherin lays beautifully!!

Thank U..Wonderin if I can get a Rainbow of "Designer Chickens" with different shades, patterns & colors..
like the quilts & afgans I make...lol
I think its Amazin how these lil fluffy chicks comes out of an egg half the size they r...lol

Ive always used a Broody hen, once in the spring & again in the fall,
But now I have an incubator....Im tryin it out in the HOT Summer months.
did have it on my carport...but the outside temp raised it to 105 once,
so took it in my office.
Im SURPRISE I got ANY to hatch out! & Thankful!!

what was ur humidty in the incubator?...do u like it dry b4 lock down?

 

[LeelaK05]

Sorry about all the stupid spelling mistakes, I type to fast and I didn't read over this one before I submitted it.

its ok....I type the "short hand" r "slang" versions sumtimes....makes it easier 4 me...& every1 can still read it (I hope...lol)

 

[LeelaK05]

By the way, my favorite chick picture is probably my avatar. And your's are so cute, I love the all the different colors, I bet they will be some real pretty chickens!

He/she is a cutie!!...whats wrong with the leg??...straddle?
heard & read bout alot of different thangs that can go wrong with the new chicks,
had to make sure I learned bout EVERYTHING, just in case!!

Thanx, luv the different colors & prints too!!

 

[cochins1088]

The chick in the photo dislocated her achilles tendon. I had to negotiate it back into place and wrap it to keep it from going back. The poor baby, that is one of the worst injuries for a chick, must have been in so much pain but I was kinda proud of him. He got over it about 3 weeks later. I had one other chick that did that and I was unable to put it back in place no matter how hard I tried, and who is going to pay the $40 vet fee for a chick. Well she's still in my barn tonight, hobbling around not using her leg, it's deformed by this point, but she still lays eggs and is a great hen.

For my incubator, I keep the humidity around 40 - 45%. I find that works best for me, and then the last three days, I raise it to 65%. But the first time I hatched, the directions said to simply fill the middle tray with water, and on the last 3 days, fill the outer tray. I didn't even have a hydronometer then but got a hacth rate of 95%, so it worked. I just have the cheap styrofoam HovaBator without any extras like egg turners or forced air fans. I think I payed $30 and it can hold up to 42 eggs, but it really does work. I read others complaining about their incubators that they spend upwards of $300 for them.

As far as my broody, I actually have a slight problem. There are 8 eggs and another one hatched yesterday, and I knew it would but the others are behind. 4 of them look like they won't hatch for another 4 days, and the last 2 are even farther behind, one looking like it's at day 7. I guess she layed 2 extras when I took out the duds and I don't know why the other 4 would be behind. I'm worried now that she has 2 chicks, she'll give up on her eggs even though they are very much alive.

 

[LeelaK05]

The chick in the photo dislocated her achilles tendon. I had to negotiate it back into place and wrap it to keep it from going back. The poor baby, that is one of the worst injuries for a chick, must have been in so much pain but I was kinda proud of him. He got over it about 3 weeks later. I had one other chick that did that and I was unable to put it back in place no matter how hard I tried, and who is going to pay the $40 vet fee for a chick. Well she's still in my barn tonight, hobbling around not using her leg, it's deformed by this point, but she still lays eggs and is a great hen.

For my incubator, I keep the humidity around 40 - 45%. I find that works best for me, and then the last three days, I raise it to 65%. But the first time I hatched, the directions said to simply fill the middle tray with water, and on the last 3 days, fill the outer tray. I didn't even have a hydronometer then but got a hacth rate of 95%, so it worked. I just have the cheap styrofoam HovaBator without any extras like egg turners or forced air fans. I think I payed $30 and it can hold up to 42 eggs, but it really does work. I read others complaining about their incubators that they spend upwards of $300 for them.

As far as my broody, I actually have a slight problem. There are 8 eggs and another one hatched yesterday, and I knew it would but the others are behind. 4 of them look like they won't hatch for another 4 days, and the last 2 are even farther behind, one looking like it's at day 7. I guess she layed 2 extras when I took out the duds and I don't know why the other 4 would be behind. I'm worried now that she has 2 chicks, she'll give up on her eggs even though they are very much alive.

Oh...thanx for the info & glad the lil guy made it!!

...definately gonna put in my "chick journal"!!!

I keep my incubator bout the same as u....temp 100* & humidity at 45*

& if ur hen gives up...u can put the eggs in the bator if u have room!!

Got my Phoenix eggs Saturday....Amanda sent me 13!!
Box & eggs had NO DAMAGE!!

But ALL the eggs air cell was broken with lots of tiny bubbles!!

Let them settle for 24 hours....3 had to b tossed due to 1 no air bubble, 2 embryo was detached, on the bottom!
Put the rest in the bottom of the bator (no turnin)

read that "Miracles" can happen....so Im goin to try & see if it works!!