Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[chickenraiser24]

I am incredibly happy! My pullet let me pet her. I know a lot of you can easily go up and hold your chickens all you want, but my chickens don't trust me a lot. It is pouring down rain, and I thought she would go in to the coop. No. she had to choose the doghouse. So for an hour, I was sitting out there without my jacket, with her by me. Eventually shefollowed me to her coop.

 

[BullChick]

I have to wait until Thursday to get the ducks.

I don't wanna wait! I want to hatch eggs NOW!!!!

Did I say that?

 

[chickenraiser24]

I know how waiting feels. A few days turns into a few years, or at least it feels like it.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I have to wait until Thursday to get the ducks.

I don't wanna wait! I want to hatch eggs NOW!!!!

Did I say that?

Poor MC.

 

[BullChick]

The brooder, heat lamps, feed, feeders, and bedding are upstairs now. The incubator is in the kitchen.

 

[cheeka]

sneaky Louise. very sneaky. smh. November hatch.

 

[XxMingirlxX]

What a cutie! Is she the only one?

 

[cheeka]

so far, but there are more eggs under her. not many, and there should be no staggered hatch really... if they don't hatch by day after tomorrow, they're duds. she's been separated because she refused to break her brood. meaning no one else got in there to add to her hidden stash. I really thought I got all the eggs, but that is a big and deep igloo and she is very sneaky hiding them on me

 

[BullChick]

LOL! Poor Cheeka!

 

[BullChick]

Today I realized that I wanted to go away for the New year. From the 31st-the 3rd. That means if anything happens to the ducklings, I won't be able to do anything.
I PMed a woman on Facebook that has my turkeys and chickens. She'll come over if I call. There is a woman on here that said she would help, but is too new. I told her she had to learn sometime! Besides, any help is better than no help. Her husband had Pekins as a kid, and wants some in the spring (sounds like permission to hatch a lot to me!!). I PMed her, and asked if she's close enough to help. I'll hide a key and maybe a small gift. I plan on having a camera on the incubator. If I see a problem, I'll see who is available to get over here. I'm not asking the neighbor, but she will be called as a last option.
Otherwise, they should hatch on the first, and be fine until I get back. I'll use sponges for humidity, but leave a bowl of water with marbles in there before I go in case they need it.