Setting Eggs Sept. 24th-Oct. 4th-Last Hatch of the Year. Anyone care to join me?

[Brookhavens]

Ok I'm done to
14 local EE eggs never candled couldnt see in(LOL)


4-never pipped
8- did all by theirselves
1- pipped sat forever so peeled him out doing fine
1- pipped and died

So here are my 9 out of 14

Over 50% hatch rate that is GREAT!!!! They are tooo cute!!

 

[Brookhavens]

Quick question can I give some of these to my broody with week old chicks she hatched or will that not work plus I have another broody due to hatch her eggs Friday was just thinkin I could split them up and give them to broodys to raise. Any thoughts on this?

I would give it a shot. Night time is probably better.

 

[debchick]

I would give it a shot. Night time is probably better.

so what would be the worst scenerio would she kill them or just not let them under her?

 

[Texasmja]

I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer last night and went to bed at around 2am with my 2nd chick 1/2 way pipped. I woke up around 7:30 this morning and the chick was totally shrunk wrapped. How does a chick shrink wrap when the humidity is high 60's low 70's? Went to bed and it was 66% and woke up it was 71%. Makes no sense to me. I had to do major shell removal and literally bathe the chick in warm water to get the membrane off. It was so shrunk wrapped that I thought it was missing a wing...LOL. Both chicks are doing well and #3 just finished hatching. Now if the any of the other 5 would do something I would be even happier.

Edit: Oh and BIG congratulations on your hatch!!

I wonder if shipped eggs shrink wrap more often...

Shipped eggs have more issues during hatching imo. The second SLW chick was sideways in the egg...if I hadn't helped it would of died. I already lost one that didn't pip in the right spot (but that egg had a badly shaped air cell). And the last egg hasn't done a thing..(that air sac is BAD and sloshy) Good news is I have one of my own eggs zipping (SLW x Aust).

I think my SLW eggs had additional issues because she sent me eggs that looked like pullet size. Remember 1/2 were not even fertile.

 

[Roxanneinla]

hey all, have a question

how are you setting up your brooders for all the cute little bundles of joy? I had mine in an old baby play pen but i was such a pain in the but to clean when they got older. I am looking at our 10 gallon terrarium it has some bugs that kids catch but lost interest and really tierd of looking at bugs..... and thinking it might work as a brooder since i am expecting no more then 3 to hatch...would that be really good for the little chicks?

 

[Texasmja]

hey all, have a question

how are you setting up your brooders for all the cute little bundles of joy? I had mine in an old baby play pen but i was such a pain in the but to clean when they got older. I am looking at our 10 gallon terrarium it has some bugs that kids catch but lost interest and really tierd of looking at bugs..... and thinking it might work as a brooder since i am expecting no more then 3 to hatch...would that be really good for the little chicks?

Make sure it doesn't cook them, glass holds the heat in big time.

I use a small wire cage, I clip the red light on top facing one end so they can get away from the heat if it is to hot. I line the floor with paper towels so they don't hurt their legs.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

70 eggs set bout an hour ago.

 

[Roxanneinla]

Make sure it doesn't cook them, glass holds the heat in big time.

I use a small wire cage, I clip the red light on top facing one end so they can get away from the heat if it is to hot. I line the floor with paper towels so they don't hurt their legs.

That could work...I have cage building stuff laying around.....Thank you

 

[Roxanneinla]

70 eggs set bout an hour ago.

Wishing you the best of luck!!!

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

These are up the road SAFELY away from my children... Still in egg scramble mode trying to make up some ground lost by the little egg-smashers -.-