Setting Eggs Dec 31 - first time since last summer

[midget_farms]

Hi all - its been a while since I set any eggs - my hens from this past year are all laying now and I have 3 roosters left for my 8 hens - all raised together.

The top rooster (Rooster Cogburn) is a frizzle!

The hens are buff orpingtons - who knows what will come out!

I have 11 eggs collected so far - I hope to have about 18 to set.

I have the incubator up & running now - planning to let it stabilize etc.

Anyone else want to set on the 31st?

 

[3forfree]

I set eggs last night so I guess today is day 1

6 barred rock
1 rir
1 BSL
1 BUFF CHANTECLER ?
5 ??????????????????

Set eggs at 9:30pm December 30

 

[midget_farms]

Congrats! - I plan to collect the eggs 1 more time today around noon - then they all go in.

I think I will have 16 to 18 eggs total from the past 5 days.

I need to update the hatch calendar

 

[abbylane35]

All of this talk about hatching eggs makes me want to soooo badly! BUT I don't want chicks in my house for months! Can't wait to hatch in April!!!! Until then, I will drool over everyone else's adventures! Good luck with your hatches!

 

[abbylane35]

PS....LOVE your frizzle...so badly want to try that endeavor too!

 

[adillenal]

I set my shipped eggs last night so today is day #1. (december 31) I have Buff Orpingtons, Gold Laced Wyandottes, one Lavender Wyandotte, Silver Sussex and Buff Brahma. I have never had any of those breeds except the Orpington and never a Lavender. Here's hoping that one egg does hatch. Since I got more eggs than I bought by 15, I had to make an extra row in my incubator and double stack the last three. I have never done that before so I hope I am successful.

 

[Lark Rise]

Set lavender orpingtons and olive eggers last night!

 

[Emptywagon2]

I DID!!! I set 44 eggs at noon today( the 31st)!! This is my first hatch.... can ya tell?!?

 

[ChickenChaser34432]

We set 42 in bator this afternoon for a friend and let one of my BO hens who just went broody have her 1st shot at mommyhood and set 13 under her!

 

[midget_farms]

Awsome! I have 15 in the bator - Since I have 3 roosters (2 BO & the friz) I'm not really sure what will come out of the eggs. All 3 roosters & most of the hens were hatched together last spring - I'm hoping they are fertile - it may be too early yet, but Cogburn has been crowing now for months so I'm guessing he's getting the job done!

In about a week I'll candle for the first time & toss any that are duds.