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[BirdBoy88]

LOL i know right.. i still can't believe it's still only day 1 for my first set of eggs.. it already feels like i'm on day 14 or something..lol

i know everytime i hatch eggs it will big in big numbers i just can't see only hatching 4 or 7 eggs not my style...lol

i get my new bator tomorrow so some of the eggs will be moved in that to make room for the other box i'm getting next week

Oh and my little zebra finch i raised from a tiny 1 day old chick she laid her first egg today! i'm so happy

 

[monarc23]

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awh!!! i bet that was a lil bit of a challenge raising a zebra finch by hand!!!! I had a pair that raised a few clutches of chicks for me (but all died within a day of eachother even the parents...no chemicals no nothing still have no idea what happened) anywhooo i dont think i could personally sucessfully raise such a lil chick up by hand i'd be so scared to suffocate it with food! Kudos to you for doing it and now she may potentially produce her own babies!

You should be a proud grandpa if so he he!!!

I've raised wild birds but the smallest were larger sparrows, and then ofcourse I released them when tehy were finding thier own food.

 

[BirdBoy88]

lol yea it's hard to do if you don't have the time or the effort .. i hand raise all my finches and pigeons from day old chicks to adults

i hated it at first but now i'm use to it..lol

 

[sara]

Good luck on your huge hatch!

I just love the color of those pheasant eggs, it almost makes me want some.

 

[Mrs MIA]

You're welcome, Mark.

It's always nice to know that the chicks that hatch will be loved.

Those 6 are from Elvis - white non-bearded silkie with white, blue or lavender roos. Not sure what you'll get, but I know they'll be fuzzy and cute!
Next weeks are Button quail, Coturnix, and more eggs from Elvis, since a few from this first box were "experiments". There is at least one silkie egg so far from our adorable blue hen, but that one is a fertility test.

Don't forget that Bobs take 23 days to hatch...

Good luck!

 

[BirdBoy88]

Thanks Tori

Yea all these babies will be spoiled..lol

I'm buying myself and early birthday gift tomorrow ( a new bator ) shhhhhhhhhh...lol

i'm going to have that as a hatcher

because the last week of august and the first week of september is going to be a busy week for me i'm going to have eggs hatching left and right and i just can't wait

And yup i already have my calendar mark down of all the hatch dates and when to take each set of eggs off the turners then when your other box comes next week i'll do the same with them

Oh and thanks everyone for the good vibes your the best!!

 

[Mrs MIA]

Happy (early) birthday, Mark! Woo hoo!

I'm right with you... I wish I could take some of Sam's quail eggs, but with all the eggs I have, and have coming next week, I've had to plug in another incubator and now have 3 running plus a hatcher! I just appreciate you helping with the fertility testing... hubby would kill me if I was hatching more chicken eggs right now (my bators are full of quail/chukar eggs for clients).

 

[mamaboyd]

Good luck with your hatches!!

And I thought I had big hatches in the past... mine are wee in comparison to yours

Oh to have some variety of birds around here..my hubby would have my head right now, you are making me jealous!!

 

[austinhart123]

omg u raised a finch!?!? i could barely stand raising kittens and bunnies, and there easy! kudos to u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep us posted and i better see a lot of pics up when they hatch lol