Good luck at your new job, K ( even though I was left out of your big hug yesterday!)
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Good morning WVgot something new going to orientation for my new job in the morning .
now have to back up and do someyhing
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Looks like I missed the hug-fest.![]()
You know I was just teasing you!K!![]()
I put a sponge right under the vent and add very warm water with a syringe. Works great. This is in addition to the channels and paper towels. Stayed between 65 and 70. It has been dry with this cold snap. It was a bit rougher this last time because I set alot more eggs than I usually do.
How does that hold up overnight?
Yes, hatch just finished up. Kinda a long story but I bought a dozen silkie eggs at a poultry show from a breeder, who I won't mention by name but she is one of the best in the country...a national champion. Well 3 of us that bought a dozen that day stayed in touch throughout the hatch. All anxiously awaiting this "amazing" stock. Well out of 36 eggs combined we only got 4 chicks!! (I got 3 of those). The eggs were a bust! And the chicks look like an average silkie chick. Very disappointed with this breeder. But I also set some other eggs we won at the show and all the ones that developed hatched. So here's pics of my first D'Uccles, 1 Cochin, and 1 GLW.
@WVduckchick
How does that hold up overnight?
Yes, hatch just finished up. Kinda a long story but I bought a dozen silkie eggs at a poultry show from a breeder, who I won't mention by name but she is one of the best in the country...a national champion. Well 3 of us that bought a dozen that day stayed in touch throughout the hatch. All anxiously awaiting this "amazing" stock. Well out of 36 eggs combined we only got 4 chicks!! (I got 3 of those). The eggs were a bust! And the chicks look like an average silkie chick. Very disappointed with this breeder. But I also set some other eggs we won at the show and all the ones that developed hatched. So here's pics of my first D'Uccles, 1 Cochin, and 1 GLW.
@WVduckchick
How does that hold up overnight?
Yes, hatch just finished up. Kinda a long story but I bought a dozen silkie eggs at a poultry show from a breeder, who I won't mention by name but she is one of the best in the country...a national champion. Well 3 of us that bought a dozen that day stayed in touch throughout the hatch. All anxiously awaiting this "amazing" stock. Well out of 36 eggs combined we only got 4 chicks!! (I got 3 of those). The eggs were a bust! And the chicks look like an average silkie chick. Very disappointed with this breeder. But I also set some other eggs we won at the show and all the ones that developed hatched. So here's pics of my first D'Uccles, 1 Cochin, and 1 GLW.
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@WVduckchick
Wow, that's a bummer on the silkies, but those are some adorable chicks!The only d'uccles I tried were DIS, but that is pretty dang cute. Cochins are really cute babies too.
Oh, I think I'm going to slip a few silkie/cochin eggs in with the quail this weekend...I hope he doesn't overload my bator! I'm hoping to add maybe 4 of mine.
I've gotten some nice eggs the past few days, nice shape and color. I marked the ones I was able to catch before they got too cold. I think...