SEPTEMBER HATCH-A-LONG!!!

[Bookworm0124]

Not hatching any more right now (Wife has forbidden it) so I can only watch everyone else hatch

I "forgot" to collect some eggs lol

 

[Bookworm0124]

Aww, i am so sorry to hear that! But I love hatching with a broody, and i think you will too, just wait till you can watch them little fluff butts run around the y ard behind their momma . What breeds are ya hatchin?

It was definitely much easier. My duck adopted two that I had hatched in the incubator so I didn't have to brood ducks!! Big win!
The eggs under my silky are a barnyard mix. I have a multi gen Olive egger roo and the eggs that she has are from a silky hen, my OE hen and a maran cross I believe. The Easter egger eggs didn't develop sadly.
I have kept her in the main pen so that I don't need to reintroduce later.

 

[john_wrightson2003]

It was definitely much easier. My duck adopted two that I had hatched in the incubator so I didn't have to brood ducks!! Big win!
The eggs under my silky are a barnyard mix. I have a multi gen Olive egger roo and the eggs that she has are from a silky hen, my OE hen and a maran cross I believe. The Easter egger eggs didn't develop sadly.
I have kept her in the main pen so that I don't need to reintroduce later.

Lucky you, I want a broody right now sooo bad!

 

[aliciaplus3]

Wow, that’s gorgeous!!! I love tin! I want to put it over the guineas coop but for the sake of expediency, I’m putting a tarp up for now. Does a tin sided coop like that get very hot? I’ve used white metal roofing so far because I was told that heat transmits through silver tin?

Well the top space will stay open only covered by hardware cloth so the heat has a place to escape. My other 2 coops that are designed similar are usually pretty warm... I will have to check the thermometer when I get home so I can tell you the difference between the coops and outside.
This coop is going to be built a little different than the others, they have clear fronts this one will be solid. I will report back what that does for the temp

 

[Gringa]

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum.
I am not exactly sure what a Hatch-A-Long is but today is Hatch Day for me.
Would you like to see a picture?

 

[aliciaplus3]

Lucky you, I want a broody right now sooo bad!

So come pick your bird!

most of these in this pic are marans cross... but the next 2 pens over also have 2 to 3 broodies...

 

[aliciaplus3]

Hello everyone! I am new to the forum.
I am not exactly sure what a Hatch-A-Long is but today is Hatch Day for me.
Would you like to see a picture?

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Hatch a long is a place to chat share pics stories and encouragement... and keep our hands busy while we wait for the hatching to happen. Welcome

 

[john_wrightson2003]

AAAWWWW, how cute, what breeds are you hatching? And the hatchalong is really just a chat where we talk about our hatches and our hatching addictions. Its really a support group where we can make our addiction sound reasonable

 

[john_wrightson2003]

So come pick your bird!View attachment 1899289 most of these in this pic are marans cross... but the next 2 pens over also have 2 to 3 broodies...

AH, I wish!!! I always have eggs that I am incubating, so I can use all of them! I need them so bad I like them way more than incubators!

 

[john_wrightson2003]

So come pick your bird!View attachment 1899289 most of these in this pic are marans cross... but the next 2 pens over also have 2 to 3 broodies...

BTW that is an awesome setup, i am jealous...