"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[mlm Mike]

We are in lockdown!!! Our first hatch has made it to lockdown. Stats are:
30 eggs set
13 eggs infertile
17 at lockdown
(2 eggs possible have passed and 1 egg I dont this was fertile but the shell is so sark it is hard to tell, and it is my first time so their is that learning curve thing).
Eggs due to hatch 8pm Thursday night unless I am suppose to add one day. I set them 8pm on a Thursday.

Good Luck!

 

[emvickrey]

My first batch in my new Brinsea are starting to hatch. They aren't due till tomorrow and 2 are out already. I have 15 egg set. I cleaned the Hovobator and am waiting for things to stabilize and I'll be setting more eggs in it soon. What I'm hatching are English orps and paint silkies.

 

[Purpletie3]

My first batch in my new Brinsea are starting to hatch. They aren't due till tomorrow and 2 are out already. I have 15 egg set. I cleaned the Hovobator and am waiting for things to stabilize and I'll be setting more eggs in it soon. What I'm hatching are English orps and paint silkies.

Congrats- I def prefer my brinsea to my hovabator.

 

[billiejw89]

day 5, same egg as day 3 picture. And I got movement on video!

 

[mamahmendez]

Congrats- I def prefer my brinsea to my hovabator.

So far my Brinsea has been awesome, but it is the only thing I have. I just wanted something easy to use that was durable and reliable.

Also, is that a White Pavlo in your profile photo??? If not what is it? I am in love. Want!!!!

 

[emvickrey]

Congrats- I def prefer my brinsea to my hovabator.

I had a surprising good hatch with my Hovobator. I set 12 eggs. 2 where clear and 10 developed. 8 hatched. the last one is a weakling and was being active but is now slowing down. But still a good hatch. I cleaned it and have it drying out to set eggs in it again. I have 2 chicks hatched in the Brinsea and another zipped and many pips.

 

[billiejw89]

We gifted the chicks from our last hatch to a family friend, they in return sent us 24 eggs to incubate, but I can't because the brinsea is full of serama eggs! So the only thing to do is go out and buy another incubator tomorrow!!!! I was just waiting for an excuse to do so! I might also pick up a silkie chick or two!

 

[darkbluespace]

I have lots of eggs hatching in April....

Two batches of duck eggs...

Serama eggs in the incubator and under a few hens...

and emu eggs that should hatch in April if they are going to do anything.

And hopefully my Silkies will start laying so I can set all their eggs! Any day now, I'm sure.

 

[chicken19]

We gifted the chicks from our last hatch to a family friend, they in return sent us 24 eggs to incubate, but I can't because the brinsea is full of serama eggs! So the only thing to do is go out and buy another incubator tomorrow!!!! I was just waiting for an excuse to do so! I might also pick up a silkie chick or two! 

Chicken Math..

 

[harrellkd]

Help! My friend gave me a dozen eggs and I want to put them in today, but one of them is really dirty/poopie. I got as much off as I can by just brushing it, but it is still really bad. I don't want to not put it in because I only have a dozen eggs, but I also don't want it to compromise the others. Can I wash it? Should I wash just this one?