She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[TwoCrows]

Still somewhat new to all this Incubating stuff, but I'm loving it so far.... wish I would've seen this post a month ago.... I have a Styrofoam incubator from TSC and first attempt was with 48 eggs... we lost 13 and the rest are starting to hhatch as I type

Welcome to BYC and the thread!

Hey, for a first timer, you did pretty darn good! If you get a 75% hatch rate, you are doing ok.

 

[TwoCrows]

My first paint chicks that I hatched from my own! I'm very happy with them, so far. So would they be considered F1?





@AmyLynn2374 @RavynFallen

Adorable!!

 

[TwoCrows]

Thought I'd jump in and say hi! I'm starting my 2nd hatch on Monday after having a 100% failed hatch. This time is going to be MUCH better. After talking with a local about the eggs he set about the same time and how low his hatch rate was (like 5 or so from 3 dozen) He said it could have been the cold snap we got right around when those eggs would have been laid/collected. it was disappointing because we did everything we knew right (and it was in a classroom with 1st-3rd graders!).

So I'm trying again! I got some local barnyard mix eggs from someone, and I got a Brinsea Mini Advance (on Amazon's warehouse deals so the price wasn't too bad) and I'm taking everything to my daughter's classroom on Monday. I'm hoping the "set it and forget it" method will work nicely in the classroom setting.

I have 3 hens at my house, and they are a year old in the next week or so. Just starting laying again after a winter break and I *love* getting eggs again. I'm hoping to add an EE or Ameraucana, and a Maran to my flock to give myself--I mean, my kids the excitement of a colorful egg carton

The roo that's over the eggs I got is a Maran and I have one pretty dark egg in my mix so I'm hopeful it will hatch beautifully and be a girl!

Oh I am so sorry about the failed hatch! It happens sometimes. This is a rough time of year for fertility and good hatch rates.

Brinsea makes good incubators. The mini's are built just as well as the larger models.

Good luck and keep us posted!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Wow, chicken math really took hold with you both! It starts out so innocent and before you know it, every inch of your property has chickens on it.

I know how it is!

LOL! Mind if I share my take on chicken math?

4 hens plus 2 roos
=22 chickens. (because you should have 10 hens per roo)

20 hens, (silkie and BO) + 2 roos, + the arrival of spring, (can anyone say BROODIES??)
= 45 chickens, of which 20 are roos.

Then, 20 roos = chicken soup, which equals a mysterious package from someplace called "Brinsea". (Must have been the cat...)

1 mysterious package + 25 hens + a feeling of inadequate chicken numbers because of aforementioned processed roosters = 70 chickens.

But then you have an urge to get ducks which means 2 ducks =17 ducks, but you absolutely have to get turkeys, geese, quail and pheasants and then you have to debate emu and peafowl.

70 chickens (Other poultry does not count here!) plus the discovery of an exiting place called "ebay"
= 40 hatching eggs

(While getting coffee, the cat walked in again and placed the winning bid on 40+ frizzled tolbunt polish hatching eggs.)

40 hatching eggs + 21 days = 20(+) chicks.

(After the tolbunt hatch, you realize those guys are so stinkin' cute you really should have more and set up a breeding program. Sooo....)

4 chickens + 2 chickens =
150 chickens and a 200 egg incubator on the way that that dumb cat accidentally bought!
(the 17 ducks, 5 peas, 3 geese, 7 turkeys, 5 pheasants, 15 quail, and 2 emu don't count)
-Banti

 

[TwoCrows]

Quote: -Banti

Love it!!!

 

[LocalYokel]

Incubator warehouse sent me the old one....

 

[BYC910]

Incubator warehouse sent me the old one....

????????????? as in the one you sent .or the old style ?

 

[LocalYokel]

????????????? as in the one you sent .or the old style ?

old style

 

[AmyLynn2374]

LOL, you should probably visit Texas several times first, before you decide on becoming a Texan,

Huge state, several types of climates.

The hill country is beautiful.

I really want to move to Texas. I don't know where in Texas, but there's gotta be a part I would like...lol

Thought I'd jump in and say hi! I'm starting my 2nd hatch on Monday after having a 100% failed hatch. This time is going to be MUCH better. After talking with a local about the eggs he set about the same time and how low his hatch rate was (like 5 or so from 3 dozen) He said it could have been the cold snap we got right around when those eggs would have been laid/collected. it was disappointing because we did everything we knew right (and it was in a classroom with 1st-3rd graders!).

So I'm trying again! I got some local barnyard mix eggs from someone, and I got a Brinsea Mini Advance (on Amazon's warehouse deals so the price wasn't too bad) and I'm taking everything to my daughter's classroom on Monday. I'm hoping the "set it and forget it" method will work nicely in the classroom setting.

I have 3 hens at my house, and they are a year old in the next week or so. Just starting laying again after a winter break and I *love* getting eggs again. I'm hoping to add an EE or Ameraucana, and a Maran to my flock to give myself--I mean, my kids the excitement of a colorful egg carton

The roo that's over the eggs I got is a Maran and I have one pretty dark egg in my mix so I'm hopeful it will hatch beautifully and be a girl!

Welcome to the thread!!! I hope you have much better luck this time around, and we're all here to help you any way we can.

old style

Yay, you got it!!! When you loading it?

 

[LocalYokel]

I really want to move to Texas. I don't know where in Texas, but there's gotta be a part I would like...lol

Welcome to the thread!!! I hope you have much better luck this time around, and we're all here to help you any way we can.

Yay, you got it!!! When you loading it?

Coupla days

I have to sell some!