Setting eggs August 2 -- anyone else?

[Poetical Peeps]

Apologies if a thread has been started and I missed it. I'd love to have some company as I wait.

Tomorrow I will be setting 12 Black Copper Marans, 12 Wheaten Marans, and 4-6 Cream Legbars. I am still waiting for the WMs and CLs to arrive, but have had the BCMs since yesterday and don't want to hold them too long.

Because the Legbars are the only ones I anticipate much success in candling and those were a fairly expensive treat, I am going to try my hardest to just stick these on the turner, keep humidity in the 40s, and not candle till lockdown.

What about y'all? What kind of eggs are you "sittin" on?

I have yet to properly introduce myself -- swear I'll get to it one day!

Briefly, for now:

I'm a (secular) homeschooling mother of four kids -- ages 14, 13, 10, and 6 months. I was born and raised in Madison, WI, but have somehow found myself living on a small Indian reservation at the northernmost tip of the state for the past 14 years. I'm relatively new to keeping chickens, but am greedily learning all I can, because I would love to find a way to make a little income doing something I love so much. (As a poet, my income is dismal -- thank goodness my husband has steady work as a nurse.)

Because I live on a reservation, I am able to live in an area that is populated enough to be called a neighborhood, but has zero laws governing the keeping of chickens -- or any livestock for that matter. Our neighbors were disappointed when we stopped allowing our birds complete free range, but it became necessary for various reasons.

Looking forward to knowing more of you. The people here have been so generous in sharing what they know with a newbie!


Thanks muchly!

Kindly,
Andrea

 

[Zippy007]

We'll be incubating 7 eggs same day, barnyard crosses at the moment though, my others are too young!
Im jealous about the cream legbars

 

[Poetical Peeps]

Hope you'll post some updates on how you're doing!

I have my BCMs on the turner right now -- the heat goes on tomorrow, with or without the rest of my eggs. I'm also adding some from my hens... it's hard to tell which hen left an egg unless I catch them in the act. I just hatched a few of mine with my first batch (now three weeks old) and am excited to see them feathering out -- a few pretty mutts in there. I'd love to see what your barnyard mixes look like.

Fingers crossed for the Legbars. We don't have a lot of money for this chicken addiction I'm developing, so I *really* want some success with hatching these... hard to justify the expense if there's nothing to show for it in three weeks. My husband is being patient... but I keep wondering when I'll finally take it too far.

 

[DeannaOR]

I'm in!
I am setting 22 Speckled Sussex eggs. Tomorrow I am picking up some LF Salmon Faverolles, BBS Ameraucanas, and some Orpington eggs from a neighbor in the evening...then I'll set them all. I'm also going to set a couple from my own hens to check fertility of my roo...they would be mixes because I still have him in with everyone.
Some of them I'm hatching for a friend. She can only have three and wants some variety. I think it will be fun to share the hatching, and the addiction =)
I am also jealous of your Cream Legbars..I hope they all hatch for you.

DeAnna

 

[Poetical Peeps]

Yay!

I just hatched four Speckled Sussex a few weeks ago, along with a mixed bunch of other pure breeds (and of course four of our mutts!).

The SS have distinctly different mannerisms than their broodermates (is that a word?). Can't wait to see them all feathered out. I've been giving them yard time with my grown flock every day and there's one SS (the one with a bigger comb...) who is particularly fearless -- not mean, but willing to demonstrate that he's not going to be bullied.

Naturally, I'm jealous of the Faverolles!

I want them all!

I did lose my patience and start the bator up before I went to bed last night. The BCM eggs are just so gorgeous. Letting them deteriorate was driving me crazy. (I know, I know, they can last a while... just lost another match to my ADHD). The ebay seller shipped them on July 27. Not sure if they were laid that day... or if they were stored some before shipping. So, very much hoping my other eggs are at the PO when I check today. I ran a staggered hatch last time and it certainly made things more complicated than they had to be.

Let me know when you're all started up! Maybe having this discussion thread will be an outlet for my impatience, so I can leave my eggs alone!

 

[ChicksinPR]

Hi guys... I am setting 12 Lemon cuckoo Orp eggs today. And I have 3 more shipments of eggs arriving. 14 more Lemon Cuckoo Orps, 18 EE, and 12 Surprise full breed barnyard favorites...

I have had terrible luck this last month hatching eggs. I asked for cool packs this time... so I will see if that even helped any. I have hope that August is going to be a good month for me...

happy hatching vibes to you all...

Oh a little about me...I am Jenn and I am a hatch-a-holic... I am an Asian American and I live on a Caribean Island. I have 3 kids... 16, 4 and 1 years old. My husband enables my addiction... He just finished a brooder box/grow out pen for me. I currently have 1 PR Game Fowl hen, 5 EE, 1 SLW, 1 Polish Fizzle Split, 1 Ameraucana, 1 Barred Rock, 2 mutts, 1 Wheaten Marans, 1 OE who honks like a goose...

 

[Poetical Peeps]

Oh a little about me...I am Jenn and I am a hatch-a-holic... I am an Asian American and I live on a Caribean Island. I have 3 kids... 16, 4 and 1 years old. My husband enables my addiction... He just finished a brooder box/grow out pen for me. I currently have 1 PR Game Fowl hen, 5 EE, 1 SLW, 1 Polish Fizzle Split, 1 Ameraucana, 1 Barred Rock, 2 mutts, 1 Wheaten Marans, 1 OE who honks like a goose...

You have an even bigger age gap than I do with oldest/youngest kiddos! I am still in a state of shock with my latest babe. (She's the one in my pic -- named Olive.)

I should have learned my lesson about trying to synchronize egg shipments from multiple sources. Dang! I started the BCMs last night. Just got the Legbars today. Have been adding fresh eggs from my hens... even added one from my snotty Wyandotte. Waiting for Wheaten Marans -- hopefully tomorrow or this will be an extra messy hatch.

I have 9 laying hens (various purebreds) and a SLW rooster, plus sixteen chicks 3 weeks out of the bator. I am telling myself that after this hatch I will only do one more this year. The thing is, I don't want to order any more hatchery eggs, but I want one of EVERYTHING. I might cave in and place one more order to MPC. Wondering if anyone else here has had experience with their eggs -- and if so, what's your opinion?

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

Can I join? I had a hen go broody today. Just switched out her 5 golf balls for 9 eggs.

 

[Poetical Peeps]

That'll be exciting! Have you hatched under a broody before?

I think I'd be sleepless for the duration. Can't wait to hear how it goes for you!

 

[Ilovemyduckies]

I have hatched under a broody duck before, but haven't hatched under chicken before (although, I do have another broody, and her eggs are due to hatch Monday.)