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

[Sally Sunshine]

I am wanting to join. I am planning to hatch some local Silkies and some Bantam Silver Penciled Wyandottes. I also might throw in some of my OE's. Right now my bator is full of Texas A&M quail. and 5 OE's. I'm wondering 1 dozen Silkies or 2? I am wanting to put the Silkies under my BSPW roo. I am wanting his color pattern. Does anyone know what color Silkie would work?

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Awesomeness!!! do you have pics to share? @Egghead_Jr

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Last year I had a bugar of a time hatching eggs. I would have a bator full and only get a few chicks. So I made my mind up that I was buying a Brinsea 20 this year. I had almost 2 dozen eggs collected and I hadn't ordered my Brinsea yet so I went ahead and set up my Hovobator still air. For some reason I couldn't get the temp up past 96 degrees. I changed the batteries in the thermo/hydrometer and couldn't understand why. So I added an old thermo/hydrometer that you use to measure the outdoors with. The temp was 100 degrees and humidity wouldn't even register. So I went to Walmart and bought a new one. The temp was 103 and humidity was 56. By this time my Brinsea had arrived and I set it up and put the new meter inside to test it and the temp was 99.5 and humidity 43%.

So I came to the conclusion that I was cooking the poor chicks. Last year most of them actually made it to lock down then would die. Now I'm hoping this year will be different. I have eggs that are due to hatch from the Hovobator on the 24th. I'll see what damage was done from the temp being to high early in incubation. The eggs in the Brinsea are due on the 30th. I have been collecting eggs and will set them after the eggs in the Hovobator hatch or don't hatch and I will start all over with a good meter. I'm hoping I do better on the next batch. It will be my last batch using the hovobator. A friend is giving me a couple dozen call duck eggs when ever I'm ready for them. I want to use the Brinsea for those since I dont' have good luck with duck eggs.

Oh I am glad you have it under control, I pray all goes well! Call duck eggs are tough to hatch!

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I'm sure I'll be setting more eggs in April. I'm hatching some silkies and olive eggers for my sister's birthday 4/16.

AWESOME!!!!

 

[philyaw539]

I hope I can join this Hatch-A-Long even though I set my eggs 5 minutes ago in the incubator! 26 eggs: 21 Buff Orpington, 3 Black Cochin Bantam, 2 Barred Rock Bantam! P.S, when I took this picture the temperature was still coming back up to normal.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I hope I can join this Hatch-A-Long even though I set my eggs 5 minutes ago in the incubator! 26 eggs: 21 Buff Orpington, 3 Black Cochin Bantam, 2 Barred Rock Bantam! P.S, when I took this picture the temperature was still coming back up to normal.

AWESOME!!! Of course you can!! you will have eggs in the bator in April!! welcome!! Did you calibrate? have you incubated a lot? Good luck!! I am setting soon again too!

 

[Pensmaster]

@Sally Sunshine

Sally I'll put together a pen for the springing chicks Hal prizes

 

[mlm Mike]

I hope I can join this Hatch-A-Long even though I set my eggs 5 minutes ago in the incubator! 26 eggs: 21 Buff Orpington, 3 Black Cochin Bantam, 2 Barred Rock Bantam! P.S, when I took this picture the temperature was still coming back up to normal.

Welcome and good luck with your hatch!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

@Sally Sunshine

Sally I'll put together a pen for the springing chicks Hal prizes

Thank you so much from Everyone!!!!



you want to donate!!!

That is fantastic Peter!!!! I love your pens!!!! you can message Mike with the info he is going to put all the info for the donations in the contests and list the donator as well as the images and info you wish to show!!

thank you TONS!!

 

[philyaw539]

AWESOME!!!  Of course you can!! you will have eggs in the bator in April!!  welcome!!   Did you calibrate? have you incubated a lot?  Good luck!! I am setting soon again too!

Yes I have calibrated and I incubate to much! Haha! I just got this incubator but my last was a Little Giant 9200 and I would always have 100% hatch rates after learning the incubator.

 

[philyaw539]

Welcome and good luck with your hatch!

Thank you!

 

[Pensmaster]

thank you TONS!!

Your welcome. As soon as I get it put together I'll send pictures to Mike.