Setting the week of August 22 (or so... ) Everyone join!! You know you want to!

[Roxannemc]

I'm hatching pharaoh quail. Not sure about how sensitive they are. This is only my second time hatching ever, my first batch all but one egg was good seven of eight eggs hatched. And all four of my chicken eggs hatched. But all those guys were from my friends house down the road, no evil mail man delivery

Yeah im a glutton for punishnent keep buying these shipped eggs and best Ive done is 5 out of 12 eggs...so why do i keep buying.Duh!Should just wait to get some i can just pick up..Get a decent hatch ...but no i bid on more

 

[swindledana]

Just set a 100 eggs last night. RIR, Blue and Black Copper Marans, Polish, Jersey Giants, and EEs. Have 44 RIRs hatching out on Thursday. Just went into lockdown on them. Also have 21 Seremas going into lockdown on Wednesday. Will busy the next several days.

 

[ChicksinPR]

is it too late for joiners? I set on

8 24- (12 Lemon Cuckoo Orp eggs) and

8- 25 (4 Barred Rock, 17 EE/OE/Ameruacana assortment not sure how many of each...) I am using a Hovabator Genesis 1588

I have been on a few Setting eggs threads and I see a LOT of familiar names!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

[Texasmja]

User Name Date Set Incubator Eggs
1 Texasmja 8/20/2012 Brinsea Eco 20 set 6 eggs on 8-20-12 at 11:30 pm, my first hatch! WOOT!
2 Luvinchickens 8/21/2012 1588 Hova Bator set 4 Serama eggs 8-21-12 set 1 more 8-22-12.
3 yokohamamama 8/21/2012 unknown
set 4 B/B/S ameraucana eggs the 21st and have a few more to set the end of this week
4 Aschenfire 8/22/2012 Hovabator 1602N still air setting 15 Serama on 8-22-12
5 shwung79 8/22/2012 Brinsea mini & Hova Bator setting 12 Serama & 30 Button quail 8-22-12 p.m. Brinsea mini - serama and hovabator - buttons and serama. *First time with serama. ;Any advice?
6 swirler 8/22/2012 Hexabator type
set 16 eggs on August 22: a mix of French wheaten Marans, Wyandottes (silver laced and blue laced buff), and Brahmas (buff and partridge). My incubator is a fan-forced hand-turn Hexabator type. Day 4 candling shows 15 of 16 are developing, despite them being shipped eggs! This is my second hatch.
7 Fiveladybugs 8/23/2012 Hova Bator 1588 12 Lavender Silkie eggs, set on 8-23-12
8 Chicksooner 8/23/2012 farm innovators circulated air 12+ Black Orpingtons, hopefully set 8-23-12
9 Noelg 8/23/2012 17 swedish flower hens,6 lav orpingtons, a dozen marans and some of my own backyard mixes, which will be BO/RIR crosses, set 8-23-12
10 chichichickapea 8/23/2012 Brinsea Mini Adv set 5 cream legbars and 2 isbars....this is my first time incubating, Brinsea Mini Adv, 8-23-12
11 barnyardmommy 8/23/2012 set 1 Ameraucana, 2 Cochins, & 5 Dominiques, 8-23-12
12 Wrightsx4 8/23/2012 Homemade 4 australorp, 3 speckled Sussex, 1 ameraucana, 3 salmon faverolle, a homemade incubator! Set 8-23-12
13 Sahwithchicks 8/23/2012 hovabator genesis 1588 2 ea black americuana hen and birchen Cochin bantam roo eggs, 2 ea silver laced Easter egger hen with birchen Cochin bantam roo, 2 ea black silkie hen with paint silkie roo eggs, 1 black bantam Cochin with birchen bantam Cochin too egg
14 silkiemelon 8/23/2012 Little Giant 2 silkie eggs
15 Reedgirl20 8/24/2012 Brinsea Oct 20 using Brinsea octagon 20, 12 eggs from my barred rock and golden sex links
16 wildriverswolf90 8/24/2012 setting 8/24/2012, 12 easter eggers, bantam black orpingtons, 12 buff orpingtions, and 6 barnyard mutts.
17 JodiLynn 8/24/2012 havobater genesis 1500 series set 15 Salmon Faverolle's and 2 eggs from my orpington roo/columbian rock hen this morning (8/24/2012). This is my first time hatching and I am using a havobater genesis 1500 series with egg turner.
18 knightie 8/24/2012 Homemade 7 pekin/Cayuga cross eggs for my first hatch ever from my own ducks with a sorta homemade incubator (guts of an old still air hovabator in a homemade box) at 9:15 am. Wish me luck!
19 what did I do 8/24/2012 Hova-Bator 2362N with a turner 4 dz Ameraucana green eggs
20 ChicksinPR 8/24/2012 Hovabator Genesis 1588 8 24- (12 Lemon Cuckoo Orp eggs) and 8- 25 (4 Barred Rock, 17 EE/OE/Ameruacana)
21 wahmommy 8/25/2012 2326N Hovabator with auto turner 13 ameraucana eggs and 12 black copper marans
22 outdoorsii 8/25/2012 Brinsea & 1588 Hova Bator setting 8-25-12 in my Brinsea Hoverbater 1588 w/egg turner!! 21 total, 10 australorps, 3 jersey giants, 8 JG/BR & JG/PR
23 mstricer 8/26/2012 Using a broody hen setting 12 Blue Barred Rocks under a white EE.
24 Chucklecluck 8/26/2012 1602n still air Hova-Bator, quaileggs on Sunday or Monday (8-26-12 or 8-27-12)
25 mstricer 8/26/2012 setting 8-26-12
26 swindledana 8/26/2012 set a 100 eggs last night. RIR, Blue and Black Copper Marans, Polish, Jersey Giants, and EEs
27 Dandydoodle unknown Dandydoodle
28 Drover unknown Brinsea Mini Eco 12 Buff orp eggs, Brinsea mini ECO
29 plowboybunny unknown Gqf sportsman 1500 24 Gabbard "surprise" purebreds, 24 Americanas, 8 of my own frizzle Bantams, 10 Speckled Sussex,12 Naked Necks,12 Black Copper Marans

 

[DustinT]

I have a white leghorn roo with maran,white rock, tetra tint, and golden comet hens.
I set 8 on 8/19, 5 on 8/25, and will add 1 more set by mid-end of the week. I have 5 ready to go but I'm trying to get 8-10 before setting them in the 'bator. I think after that all eggs will be going in the fridge again.

Oh yeah, this is my first time incubating chickens. I have had bred leopard geckos and incubated their eggs before, so it's a bit diff but just as exciting, if not more so. I never candled my gecko eggs, you don't really want to move them. I candled the first batch the other night and could see movement in 3 of the 8. The others were very hard to tell what was going on. The 3 are light brown the rest are med-dark brown. I may get another 'bator going by the weekend to seperate out anything that is questionable. I would hate to throw out a good egg just because I'm not sure what's going on in their. But I don't want to risk a bad egg messing up the lot.

 

[Sahwithchicks]

Since I only had one fertile egg, and since the timing was just right I threw in a quail egg just for the heck of it to see what happens. I have come to the conclusion that my bantam roo is just too small to fertilize my bigger chickens, even though he gives it a good shot

 

[Aschenfire]

Since I only had one fertile egg, and since the timing was just right I threw in a quail egg just for the heck of it to see what happens. I have come to the conclusion that my bantam roo is just too small to fertilize my bigger chickens, even though he gives it a good shot

Hehehehe sending good hatching vibes for the single chick and little quail. I have MGB's and a single Black Australorp, besides my Seramas, and I will be interested to see if he can jump up there to make long legged, long necked babies with the huge heifer of an Australorp once she is mature I bet he will try his best LOL!

 

[Aschenfire]

I have a white leghorn roo with maran,white rock, tetra tint, and golden comet hens.
I set 8 on 8/19, 5 on 8/25, and will add 1 more set by mid-end of the week. I have 5 ready to go but I'm trying to get 8-10 before setting them in the 'bator. I think after that all eggs will be going in the fridge again.

Oh yeah, this is my first time incubating chickens. I have had bred leopard geckos and incubated their eggs before, so it's a bit diff but just as exciting, if not more so. I never candled my gecko eggs, you don't really want to move them. I candled the first batch the other night and could see movement in 3 of the 8. The others were very hard to tell what was going on. The 3 are light brown the rest are med-dark brown. I may get another 'bator going by the weekend to seperate out anything that is questionable. I would hate to throw out a good egg just because I'm not sure what's going on in their. But I don't want to risk a bad egg messing up the lot.

Welcome, Dustin! Sounds like you're right on track with your hatching plans and such! The dark eggs can be a challenge to candle...maybe once they are a bit further along you'll be able to tell something. Great hatching vibes sent your way ^..^

 

[Roxannemc]

is it too late for joiners? I set on

8 24- (12 Lemon Cuckoo Orp eggs) and

8- 25 (4 Barred Rock, 17 EE/OE/Ameruacana assortment not sure how many of each...) I am using a Hovabator Genesis 1588

I have been on a few Setting eggs threads and I see a LOT of familiar names!!!!!!!!!! lol

Heck PR I dont even have my eggs yet to set!! Still on the way.t.Guess i should be on the next week thread but there isnt one...I feel so cozy here! yes names i know too (us BAD Addicts)...LOL......Think i will be setting Friday or Sat.

 

[Roxannemc]

I have a white leghorn roo with maran,white rock, tetra tint, and golden comet hens.
I set 8 on 8/19, 5 on 8/25, and will add 1 more set by mid-end of the week. I have 5 ready to go but I'm trying to get 8-10 before setting them in the 'bator. I think after that all eggs will be going in the fridge again.

Oh yeah, this is my first time incubating chickens. I have had bred leopard geckos and incubated their eggs before, so it's a bit diff but just as exciting, if not more so. I never candled my gecko eggs, you don't really want to move them. I candled the first batch the other night and could see movement in 3 of the 8. The others were very hard to tell what was going on. The 3 are light brown the rest are med-dark brown. I may get another 'bator going by the weekend to seperate out anything that is questionable. I would hate to throw out a good egg just because I'm not sure what's going on in their. But I don't want to risk a bad egg messing up the lot.

Good idea DustinT separate bator for the iffies just in case.