South Carolina

[RedBugPoultry]

Yay! I can't wait to see pictures, Heidi! The kids are excited too, especially to hatch the ones that got laid today.

Remember some of those will be "Olive Eggers" from the eggs you got today but those are beautiful eggs too!

 

[Avonshire]

OK I have a question. I had silkies mixed in with my d'uccles. Well I separated out the silkies to their own coop. However my silkies do not roost--they huddle on the ground. Apparently one of my d'uccles was huddling with them. Now that the silkies are gone she sits on the ground by herself. Everyone else is up on the roost(the other 4). I think there is room--it might be a bit crowded on the roost but I think she would fit. Should I put her up on it? Should I just wait and see if she figures it out?

 

[Moonchild]

OK I have a question. I had silkies mixed in with my d'uccles. Well I separated out the silkies to their own coop. However my silkies do not roost--they huddle on the ground. Apparently one of my d'uccles was huddling with them. Now that the silkies are gone she sits on the ground by herself. Everyone else is up on the roost(the other 4). I think there is room--it might be a bit crowded on the roost but I think she would fit. Should I put her up on it? Should I just wait and see if she figures it out?

You can wait til dark and go place her...my d'Uccles are the worst about roosting just any where. They want to roost out in their run where's theres no weather protection. They'll just sit/sleep in the rain. I use to have to go out everynight and move them back to their coop. I had to adjust the ladder in the run so it's not up high and now they actually go to the coop on their own.
Now I have my one silkie with my EE babies and it roost on the roost with the EE's so they can be close to the light. Now this behavior may change when I have to seperate the silkie from the EE, but I think this will be some time from now, cause I don't want to let the silkie be by itself.
Oh and other people told me that it's a roo...I had no idea. I still want a it to be a girl, but don't think i'll have such luck.

 

[riversedgefarm]

I sell the ones I don't fall in love with lol I to am a big pug fan it only breed I have. Here another pic of my. White pugs litter

this is one of my blacks from booger and diego ya I no I have a dog whoes name is booger the kids named her lol

 

[riversedgefarm]

I have a question for all of y'all I see where y'all are hatching chicks left and right I have tried and tried I candle them on day 21 and see movement yet zero hatch what am I doing wrong. I just lost 15 splash and blue marans and blue wheaten ameraucanas cuz I suck at hatching. That one reason I'm lookin for silkies

 

[Moonchild]

I have a question for all of y'all I see where y'all are hatching chicks left and right I have tried and tried I candle them on day 21 and see movement yet zero hatch what am I doing wrong. I just lost 15 splash and blue marans and blue wheaten ameraucanas cuz I suck at hatching. That one reason I'm lookin for silkies

Well to me it sounds like the humidity may be to low or way to high. Do you check your humidity right before lockdown?

 

[Moonchild]

I have a question for all of y'all I see where y'all are hatching chicks left and right I have tried and tried I candle them on day 21 and see movement yet zero hatch what am I doing wrong. I just lost 15 splash and blue marans and blue wheaten ameraucanas cuz I suck at hatching. That one reason I'm lookin for silkies

OH and also I always leave my eggs in the bator til day 24. I have had some hatch on this day and as early as day 18.

 

[RockerHen]

I have a question for all of y'all I see where y'all are hatching chicks left and right I have tried and tried I candle them on day 21 and see movement yet zero hatch what am I doing wrong. I just lost 15 splash and blue marans and blue wheaten ameraucanas cuz I suck at hatching. That one reason I'm lookin for silkies

Wait, why are you trying to candle on day 21? They shouldn't be taken out during the final days, messes up their positioning and humidity levels. Don't try late candling, especially on the predicted hatch day. Some hatch later, sometimes even a few days lafter.

 

[riversedgefarm]

Someone once told me to candle on day 21 if there dead ones take them out and lidityeave the good ones. Also I can't get my humidity up very high. 60% if I'm lucky I have a used hova bator I tryed plugging both holes only one hole and also tryed a extra bowl of water in there. Today is day 22. Should I just put them in there on day 18 and leave alone till day 25 just in case? I have thought humidity was a problem but not sure how to get it higher

 

[Moonchild]

Someone once told me to candle on day 21 if there dead ones take them out and lidityeave the good ones. Also I can't get my humidity up very high. 60% if I'm lucky I have a used hova bator I tryed plugging both holes only one hole and also tryed a extra bowl of water in there. Today is day 22. Should I just put them in there on day 18 and leave alone till day 25 just in case? I have thought humidity was a problem but not sure how to get it higher

THis is my opinion only...on day 17 I turn one last time and candle them.Then LOCKDOWN. I like for my humidity to be at 40-60ish just not toooo low, any higher and they can actually drown in the shell. When they start to hatch the humidity WILL jump cause of all the moisture in the eggs. After they start hatching I always leave them in there about 1-2 days til they look dry(ish). And I leave the eggs in there 24(ish) days.
Don't give up...I've only hatched 3 times and 2 where AWESOME 1 not so much, but alot of the eggs where infertile(so not my fault wink wink).

PS my bator is in a north facing room(temp doesn't change as much)