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

[LeroySouthpaw]

Sitting in my office at work and I think I keep hearing tiny chirps... ~signs I am chick obsessed~

YES!! I'm convinced that I'm hearing the chicks throughout the day and therefore need to go downstairs to check to see if they are in distress.

 

[darkbluespace]

I'm suppose to have chicks hatch today but I think my Hovobator killed them. The temp was great all up till lock down. I took out the turner and added water which ended up being too much. The temp spiked to 103 and humidity up to 69. I finally got the temp down and it went down to 96. I removed some water but haven't been able to get the humidity down more without removing it all. The temp is at 99. I have no pips and haven't heard any peeping. I'll leave them in a few more days in case all the instability slowed down their growth. Last time I almost gave up I had my best hatch I ever had in that bator.

Ahhh, I wouldn't worry too much! Give them a little time. I have had a spike to 106 degrees that didn't kill my eggs! It takes them a while to heat up so I am hoping for the best for you!

 

[LeroySouthpaw]

I'm suppose to have chicks hatch today but I think my Hovobator killed them. The temp was great all up till lock down. I took out the turner and added water which ended up being too much. The temp spiked to 103 and humidity up to 69. I finally got the temp down and it went down to 96. I removed some water but haven't been able to get the humidity down more without removing it all. The temp is at 99. I have no pips and haven't heard any peeping. I'll leave them in a few more days in case all the instability slowed down their growth. Last time I almost gave up I had my best hatch I ever had in that bator.

 

[bbgranch]

Quote: Nothing special. I have a brincea mini advance and have followed the basic directions with filling half the water cup and temp of 99.5. Last year, I had 100% hatch rate for fertile eggs. The first one I did, I weighed every three days and compared to what they were supposed to lose and it was spot on. So after that I just fill the water cup and hoped for the best. My guineas seem to be very fertile and hardy. I also put 7 eggs under a hen and let her sit until the last moment. Took them out and when putting in the incubator, saw pips and heard peeping. All 7 came out just fine.

In addition, I let the guinea hens accumulate a pile of about 30 eggs. some got eaten by a snake, some didn't develop, but ended up with about 25 keets hatched over a period of two weeks. I really think they incubated themselves in the 100 degree heat last summer because the hen was not a good mother and I ended up putting the eggs in an aquarium with a sponge and a heat lamp after the first two hatched outside. I can't believe they hatched and were healthy birds.

 

[LeroySouthpaw]

@SallySunshine, hope you feel better soon!!

I'm becoming so depressed! My last hatch for the year is over (until maybe fall when our Rooster reaches 6 months). I want to keep incubating!!!!

 

[kimalulu]

Super cute! What kinds of chicks?

 

[mlm Mike]

I'm glad you guys said it is ok to be crazy, cause here are my newest chicks as of a few minutes ago. I am now officially banning myself from the Rare bird Auction site. I am powerless over good deals and my life is unmanageable.

GCM's from @Moribus should start hatching today!


15 East Frisian Gull and 2 packing peanuts (probably Queen Silvia).




Hopefully Frisian Gull in Lemon and Gold


Packing peanut.

Oh my, how cute!!!

More cute ones!

Quote: Thank You!

@SallySunshine, hope you feel better soon!!

I'm becoming so depressed! My last hatch for the year is over (until maybe fall when our Rooster reaches 6 months). I want to keep incubating!!!!

We won't stop you, incubate some more!

 

[skunknchatter]

Hey all! My son and I got out the trusty homemade cooler incubator today. We'll be putting a dozen eggs in from our back yard flock. The rooster is one bird that was successfully hatched by old fashion broody hen. He's 3/4 BO and 1/4 Welsummer. The hens are some mixed we've hatched, BO, Dominique, and Sussex. So far our best hatch was 8 out of 17 eggs. We'll see what this year brings. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a good hatch.

 

[Susieq2015]

Super cute! What kinds of chicks?

Thank you! Lemon East Frisian Gulls & a Queen Silvia, but I didn't hatch them. The ones I hatched are a page (or maybe two) back.

Edited to say oops they are on this page, group photo above

 

[mlm Mike]

Hey all! My son and I got out the trusty homemade cooler incubator today. We'll be putting a dozen eggs in from our back yard flock. The rooster is one bird that was successfully hatched by old fashion broody hen. He's 3/4 BO and 1/4 Welsummer. The hens are some mixed we've hatched, BO, Dominique, and Sussex. So far our best hatch was 8 out of 17 eggs. We'll see what this year brings. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a good hatch.

Wonderful, good luck!