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

[lindalouly]

This is my first year without working in 20 years.... It was easier to work and then parent.... For me anyway. Not gifted in raising kids.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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I am in, I will be hatching around 9 silkie eggs. One of our 2 silkies passed away and my son was devastated so I want to hatch him out a few from our last silkie (we have other chickens but well anyone with silkies knows what I mean)

Welcome!!! so sorry about her!!

see the front page for the contests!!

And you can find help if you would need it here:
NOTES LINKS & Informational POST LINKS -

Im in. Just set black copper and blue morans that I won in an auction here. (my first) Also set a few white silkies from "Elvis" and "Marilyn". Ive recently gotten back into chickens, ducks, guineas, and dark throated golden pheasants, after being raised up with many chickens. My Dad hatched a ton of chicks when I was a teen and we sold chicks every spring. These incubators were a 400 egg and a 600 egg. No digital, no auto turners, etc. We lost my Dad 3 yrs ago. My bday is next week and I asked for and got (early) an incubator from my mom. Hatched my first batch and out of 45 eggs set, only hatched 11. While this is discouraging, I was lucky to do that good, bc I have found out that my dang digital thermo was WAY off. 4 dang degrees cooler than it should have been. Most hatched on 23rd day and was throwing out eggs tonight, found one 24th day) pipped and stuck to paper towel with pip on bottom. I had to help the little guy, (a big no-no and my Dad would be horrfied, lol. So far he is alive and improving on a rough start.
Anyway, I am SO DISGUSTED with Farm Innovators! Why the heck bother to put the digital digital stuff on there if they cant even get it reasonably close? I am hoping to do better this time, I did learn a lot about all these high tech (supposedly better- haha) tools. I bought two new thermometers today,, the old fashioned kind, so now I have FOUR in there in addition to the digital..ALL are reading different but close, but the high tech digital that came with incubator is 4 over..I didnt come across this site until recently so I didnt know that FI's are notorious for this. : ( . OK rant over. : )

Welcome Nin!!! Congrats on your first auction!!!!
do you have pics of the pheasants? they sound cool!! sorry about your dad, And Happy Birthday Early!!!
see the above links I posted for the other hatcher!! calibrations is a must!

Quote: Hi Mike!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good morning all. It's quite here today

Sally was gone!! bawahahhahaha

Morning Mike and Pen

Hi

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go figure!!!

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Saturday was good. Sunday colder and rainy. We are at 60 this morning.

Didn't get as much as I would have like done over the weekend, maybe today.

bawhahhahhahhahaaaaaaa

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Here is the thread Link, come join us!

www.backyardchickens.com/t/1046313/incubating-w-friends-come-hatch-learn-chat-meet-new-friends/0_100

 

[BantyChooks]

  Sally was gone!! bawahahhahaha

Hi


go figure!!! 

  bawhahhahhahhahaaaaaaa

Thanks!

Twas very silent with you gone!
-Banti

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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heritage sweetgrass descendants from Ariel birds in Mass. the to last year hatch hens are sitting tight. I haven't bothered the hens afraid they would get off.
One of them got off last week to stretch her wings. She flew over the pasture fence to the neighbors (bad german shepherd over there) I had drive over there to get her back on my side. They can never find there way back. They just pace the fence line. If they get off again I'll check their eggs. My little one eyed turkey is sitting in my horse trailer on 7 eggs. I have seen her off at all. Have to check on her. Thank the rain has let up.
awesome!! I cant say anything about dogs, my springers killed nuff of mine own!! Ole one eye eh?

Good morning all and welcome to the new recruits. I will add you to the list.

I just set 18 eggs in my bator last night, so hatch day will be April 3rd, and then in 7 days I am going to add what I get in that time frame, so the hatch day for them will be April 10th. I have 2 incubators so I am going to incubate in one and hatch in the other. Can't wait for babies. I didn't hatch last year and I wish I would have. I just got 2 pekin ducks friday and can't wait till they start laying and I can hatch some from them. My sister also just got ducks and if I end up with 2 of the same gender she will let me switch one with her!

Question about the Premier brooder? does anyone know how hi is the thermostat set at in degrees? Will it cool down when reaching that temperature?
The reason why is (I aquired some old windows from a old house. This window fits prefixly over my brooder box. I thought maybe it would save on electricity if the brooder box is covered..
I notice the chicks were on the outside of the brooder at 2 AM when I checked on them last night . Happy tho.
Love the premier brooder chicks so much happy then with the lights. I personally think they do better too.

alot are making their own with better results
Heating pads, Caves, Plates

http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=135875
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/956958/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update
http://www.farmandfleet.com/product...feedsource=1&gclid=CKacxYbgjsoCFdgGgQodvBMOOw
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...mpid=04csegb&gclid=CM_5iMngjsoCFYYjgQodQQ8Dcg
https://www.enasco.com/product/C31504N
SWEETER HEATER post #3572
Heat PLATE post #27809
Premier one brooder plates https://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=135875
Heating pad cave By Joey Ur! post #23974 post #24341 post #25309
Gotro7s heating pad post #46388
Mama Heatinig Pad UPDATED click here
Momma cave fer cheap https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/yes-you-certainly-can-brood-chicks-outdoors
For cold weather and lots of chicks, Ohio brooders. https://web.extension.illinois.edu/hkmw/downloads/46524.pdf in action post #26965
NOTE OF CAUTION ON those momma heater brooder things: post #8192

Hi everyone!

(This is the user formerly known as J&T Ranch lol)
Just getting caught up from a busy weekend! I set 12 of my own Blue Copper & Splash Marans eggs on Friday (my first from my breeder birds woohoo!!) So hope to see them hatch on/around April 1st. I'll also be setting some more lavender/self blue bantam Cochins when the eggs arrive in the next day or so. I wouldn't be surprised if a few more of my Marans eggs jump in the bator then too

We had chicks and juveniles in 5 different areas

But integration is going well so we can move 3 groups this week if we get to it and I'll have an empty brooder when these April chicks arrive!

THERE YOU ARE!!!!! Welcome back!!!!

A work in progress.. this is what I have for the members of the HAL. I will need to fill in information as I get it.

@BantyChooks

@Chaos18

@campingshaws

@jnr005 will be setting April 1 or 2nd.. EE, copper marans, olive eggers.

@Pensmaster

@Yorkshire coop Brisea 20. Needs prayers for fertile eggs.

@Razadia Barnyard mutts

@chickygirl7 Looking for duck and polish eggs to hatch

@mumofsix

@Laurel Meadows Aliak J&TRanch... Hatch date planned for April1 Blue and splash Marans. plans to stagger hatch with cochin eggs in a week or so.

@howfunkyisurchicken

@tao chick Mad chicken labs??

@Jessimom

@mamahmendez Brinse 20 Looking for ancona duck eggs

@Phage

@jwlpoultry

@sarah25bear

@deserteggs22 Barnyard mixes

@FeatherCreek 2 Royal Palm Turkey eggs Due April 1

@Purpletie3 hatching a dozen ? in March?

@blkjak setting late in April

@mollybuck

@CLSranch Dark cornish due on April 2nd.

@dolfi

@MotorcycleChick

@Sueg4332 Set Hen turkey eggs. 5/6 5/5

@pjnbill22 6 cockoo bluebar, EE, Plymoth mutts.

@Susieq2015 March 28 and April 18 Saphires

@rossfam06

@flocktastic

@Saris

@Brittsplace 9 silkie eggs for son

@Nin315 Auction bought Black and blue copper marans. and white silkies from Elvis and Marylinn.

@jphendrix 18 eggs set, hatchdate April 3 Aiming for a staggered hatch due April 10

@Sally Sunshine

@mlm Mike

@lindalouly Coolerator build to hatch quail eggs and mixed mutts in April.

Feel free to correct me. LOL

LOL you do know I only have a color coded calendar with color coded eggs in the bator right?

Quote: I would like to take a walk.... long walk in the woods ya

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[Chaos18]

This is my first year without working in 20 years.... It was easier to work and then parent.... For me anyway. Not gifted in raising kids.

Sure you are. They're still alive and breathing right?

 

[lindalouly]

Sure you are. They're still alive and breathing right?

True story!!! Even if the headache never fades. Lol

 

[jewelsong]

Hubs just bought me an incubator... i ordered some Orpington eggs and will also set some Jersey Giant eggs, some RIR's and some RIR/EE mixes... hopefully I will have them ready to set this weekend? that is my hope anyway.... can't wait for chicks!

 

[lindalouly]

Hubs just bought me an incubator... i ordered some Orpington eggs and will also set some Jersey Giant eggs, some RIR's and some RIR/EE mixes... hopefully I will have them ready to set this weekend?  that is my hope anyway.... can't wait for chicks!

Awesome. My white jersey are some of my favorites. Will add you to the list!

 

[Chaos18]

True story!!! Even if the headache never fades. Lol

Well than it sounds like you're doing a half decent job of raising them.