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

[Chaos18]

Kinda like this

 

[Chaos18]

First pip in the incubators- day 19 silkie

Sweet

 

[BantyChooks]

Kinda like this

You, M'dear, are disgusting. -Banti

 

[Chaos18]

You, M'dear, are disgusting.

-Banti

Why Thank You M'Lady

 

[chicken4prez]

 

[chantelhatt]

I see some rocking and rolling in the incubator but I cant get my humidity above 50% do you think that will be okay?

 

[Chaos18]

I see some rocking and rolling in the incubator but I cant get my humidity above 50% do you think that will be okay?

TIPS n TRICKS to raising humidity in incubators post #42512

 

[Coreenelane]

I have 6 silkis from TSC that I bring into my basement living quarters every night, it gets too cold for them. I think I am going to have trouble when the weather warms up at night about leaving them in the dog run. They wait for me at the gate after dark for me to pick them up and put them in a rubbermaid tote and bring them in the house. They are really snug in that tub! Does this mean I am spoiling them?! Last night I was later than usual and they were waiting at the door and a couple were trying to get in with a moma silki and her babies that I also have in a dog crate at my back door. Time to get son in law to build me another fenced in area for my silkis. Incubator on my table and saw a pip this morning and wondering if it will hatch before noon today, would love for my grand daughter to see it hatch before I take her to pre-school. My hatch rates are very poor but then that could be a good thing since I don't have any large areas ready for more chickens, a few here and there is about all I can manage anyways! Going to get a pair of Seramas from another member for grandson to take to our county fair and then I better slow down on the chicken population. Have a dozen eggs expected to hatch at the end of the month and set some Sultun and silki eggs last night for the May hatch. Now does that sound like I am slowing down?!
I have always liked birds and at one time hand fed a starling that fell out of a nest and would fly on my shoulder when I went outside. So now that I have found my happy place (with chickens) life seems to have less stress and a little more meaning.

 

[mammat]

I see some rocking and rolling in the incubator but I cant get my humidity above 50% do you think that will be okay?

use wet sponges

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Good morning all