Second hatch started

[Roo-man]

well this is my 2nd hatch started with my new 7 egg incubator the first hatch had a success rate of 6 out of 6 so hopefully this seven will all survive, they are a mix of american sex link and barred rock.

will keep you all informed of results on the 29th there due date.

 

[goldnchocolate]

Those were really good results. What brand of incubator are you using?

 

[Roo-man]

The wife and I decided that we would like a small auto type incubator and we went with the Brinsea Mini ADVANCE Egg Incubator.
it only will hold 7 eggs at a time but that is just fine with us, the kids get to help and watch the babys hatch.
the last hatch I only placed 6 eggs in the tray since that was all I had at the time. when we candled them on day 10 they were all baby chicks, so we very excited and they all hatched.

I had built a homemade incubator a few weeks before and never did have any chicks survive, after two failed hatch attemps, we decided to buy this type.
it is all automatic, auto egg turning, and auto count down with auto lock down at day 18, plus it is hard plastic, not styrofoam, and easy to clean.

So I will keep you posted on the results.

Roo