Second Time Hatching — shipped & backyard eggs

[cluckingheck]

Figured I’d make another thread since the first one seemed like it had good reception and I’m still new to this. So, I’m using eggs from 3 different sources and using two different incubators. My NR 360 incubator — “Hatch Batch” — and my cousin’s old styrofoam still air incubator he last used in 2006...lol. As for the egg sources, i just received shipped eggs that I purchased from Meyer’s. I ordered 4 partridge cochin and 4 speckled sussex hatching eggs, but they discontinued the speckled sussex eggs and never got ahold of me let me knows this ( by the sounds of it, they didn’t tell anyone ) until the eggs were ready to ship out. So!! I got my 4 partridge cochin eggs and 4 assorted eggs. They were:

• Light brown leghorn. Kind of wish I didn’t get that, because, while I like my 4 white leghorn pullets, I prefer being able to pick up or pet my chickens without them acting like it’s their last moments on earth. Also, I ordered a light brown leghorn pullet from them that I’m picking up in April
• Black Australop. Yeah, not too happy about this one. I have two BA roosters and a hen already in my flock, so I could’ve just hatched out eggs from her if I wanted more BAs. Oh well.
• Welsummer. Definitely excited about this one. I don’t have any welsummers and I do think they’re pretty. I just hope it doesn’t end up being a cockerel
• Oliver Egger. Happy about this one too, I just hope it doesn’t end up being barred. I have too many barred chickens.

I’m using eggs from my own flock and the other source is eggs from someone my cousin knows. He’s giving me a dozen of eggs from his flock for free. His rooster is a BR and his hens are blue Orpingtons, BRs and ‘ameraucanas’ ( pretty sure they’re just EEs. he got them from mcmurry hatchery ). Definitely interested in what they look like.

I already have Hatch Batch running with eggs from my flock in it because I’m impatient. All I’m waiting for now is for the shipped eggs to settle and to get the dozen of eggs from my cousin’s friend.

Link to my first thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/first-time-hatching-incubator-edition.1436940/

 

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sorry about not keeping up with this thread, but here’s the first external pip in Hatch Batch!

 

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a second external pip

 

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there’s 7 babies now! more still working at it

 

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There’s 64 eggs in total. Ideally, I’ll have 64 peepers in 21 days but that’s not likely. Local dude’s eggs are marked and the shipped eggs are stamped, so I know which eggs came from where. Hopefully I get a good hatch rate on my cochins...

 

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i have never seen a chicken with a more vacant yet adorable expression like the salmon faverolle hen has....

...perfection

 

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there’s three babies so far and more still pipping

 

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The styrofoam incubator alone will be holding 42 eggs. I originally planned on only putting 34 in there but I got more eggs from local dude than I expected.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

So in other words I guess I'm saying that if it's all you can get and waiting isn't an option, then it's better than the one you're having issues with but if you could wait I would put the money towards another.

 

[cluckingheck]

So in other words I guess I'm saying that if it's all you can get and waiting isn't an option, then it's better than the one you're having issues with but if you could wait I would put the money towards another.

yeah, there really isn’t any other options. I need to transfer the eggs from the borrowed incubator and if I get another NR360, I would have 20 eggs with nowhere to go. Anything ( besides the chinabator ) would be better than a 14 year old LG incubator right now lol