Yippee!!!! I have internet!!! Happy dance!!!!
Yes, Avonshire I may have been a little early on lock down. I set eggs 5/12/12 at 7pm and locked down on 5/29/12 at 7pm but I could not do it this morning as I had WAY too much going on and I'm lucky to be home and inside already tonight. I guess I shouldn't of counted 5/12/12 as day 1. Live and learn!!!
The first hatch I just threw them in and checked on them when I could. I yoyo'd the temps as I fiddled with it the entire time. Humidity was totally all over the place. I filled it full of water when I set the eggs, let it go dry, refilled it, went dry again. I really didn't do a good job watching it. I opened the bator over and over again, checking on the chicks and removing them 2 by 2 and still got 12 of 15 good eggs.
This time I tried to read as much as I could. I have tried to cross my t's and dot my i's but somehow feel that I messed this batch up more than the first, lol.....
We will know by Fri/Sat. Fingers crossed I get at least a few healthy happy chicks. I really wanted these Salmon Faverolles. I've been thinking about them since last year but choose the Light Brahmas first. It's going to be a long couple of days waiting and one of my co-workers broke her ankle and I got slammed with a ton of hours, not a day off until next Wednesday, grrr...... I actually scheduled time off to be around. I had Friday-Monday off. HAD being the key word. If all goes I should only be gone for like 11 hrs each day.
Good to chat with you both!!! Do either of you plan to hatch again soon? I'll be sure to post when I can, please do the same. I tried to look at the web cam and can't seem to get it I'll try it again when I have time to mess around more. For now it is good night!!!!
OH and a question!?!?!?! When you said you had lots of pips, what do you mean??? The actual noise they make within the shell, out of the shell or when they start to break the shell? This term seems to have multiple meanings or is it me not getting it?
