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

[Honora]

Love this picture. so good to see children love animals. My daughter who is 50 years young now!!!! April 15. ad a pig and a sheep (not at the same time) that she would seek in to her room and sleep with them. She really spoil that sheep.

LOL that is hilarious!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

The ducks having a nice stroll!!

so cute!! my batch is two ages, and its funny the one little one is the boss and they follow that one around! or gooserz whoever decides its time to move on

The little malpositioned chick is a bit splay legged. I will give it a chance to fluff up and get some strength in legs. If it is still splayed after that I will splint the legs.

oh glad she hatched and good luck with the legs!

#1 is encouraging #6 to finish zipping LOL

pretty color

 

[billiejw89]

My broody hen still has only 1 chick, hatched the day before yesterday. She is still sitting on the others, I think some of the eggs were layed later. I pencil marked them but it got rubbed off so I didn't know which ones were the originals. How long will she continue to sit? I think all of the eggs under her are still good. There is no smell.

 

[emvickrey]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!

awesome!!! come on babies!!!

The last one hatched. My first 100% hatch rate. I never candled these eggs either so every egg I set made it. How cool is that?

 

[casportpony]

For those curious about peafowl, here is a color that is rarely seen:

 

[ChickenChaser43]

What did you run your temp at during incubation in the fan model?
I think Bantams usually take 19 or 20 days, not the typical 21 of LF.

Temp varied. I semi-ignored the built in thermometer. I used the extra one that came with

the incubator but was concerned about accuracy because someone stated in a post that humidity affects the reading because it was mounted on a piece of cardboard. Then I placed aquarium thermometers inside and monitored them. Temps were 102 for a period to start....a few hours after setting eggs but after were 100-98. I started with water in the channels but did not add after it initially dried up around 12 days. Humidity gauge was around 60-70 and dipped as low as 20 after water dried up. The readings for humidity were only from gauge on top of incubator. Incubator is a Farm Innovators 4200 with automatic egg turner. Included thermometer pics. I ran without large vent plugs in. It really pushed humidity up when I had them in. I would occasionally place thermometers in the vent plugs to get a reading. leaving the suction cups on the thermometers keeps them from falling inside. It allowed me to adjust the height of the thermometer to get readings near top of eggs to. Word of caution. if using egg turner thermometers can touch eggs while in turner if thermometers are inserted too low and left there the can hit the eggs as they are turning. Day 18 I added water to channels and small sponges. Put plugs in the vent holes and removed eggs from turner. 26 went into lockdown. This morning one was already hatched and another pipped. removed plugs and sponges because humidity was 100 and windows condensation covered. Other egg that was pipped (Bantam) has hatched. Another has pipped seen beside new hatchling.

 

[emvickrey]

Temp varied. I semi-ignored the built in thermometer. I used the extra one that came with

the incubator but was concerned about accuracy because someone stated in a post that humidity affects the reading because it was mounted on a piece of cardboard. Then I placed aquarium thermometers inside and monitored them. Temps were 102 for a period to start....a few hours after setting eggs but after were 100-98. I started with water in the channels but did not add after it initially dried up around 12 days. Humidity gauge was around 60-70 and dipped as low as 20 after water dried up. The readings for humidity were only from gauge on top of incubator. Incubator is a Farm Innovators 4200 with automatic egg turner. Included thermometer pics. I ran without large vent plugs in. It really pushed humidity up when I had them in. I would occasionally place thermometers in the vent plugs to get a reading. leaving the suction cups on the thermometers keeps them from falling inside. It allowed me to adjust the height of the thermometer to get readings near top of eggs to. Word of caution. if using egg turner thermometers can touch eggs while in turner if thermometers are inserted too low and left there the can hit the eggs as they are turning. Day 18 I added water to channels and small sponges. Put plugs in the vent holes and removed eggs from turner. 26 went into lockdown. This morning one was already hatched and another pipped. removed plugs and sponges because humidity was 100 and windows condensation covered. Other egg that was pipped (Bantam) has hatched. Another has pipped seen beside new hatchling.

I only go by a digital hydro/thermometer. They are inexpensive and can be found at any walmart

 

[guinea124]

Here are the first four of seven, 3 cream legbars and a barred rock. All hatched during the night/early morning today.

 

[casportpony]

Here are the first four of seven, 3 cream legbars and a barred rock. All hatched during the night/early morning today.

Congrats!

-Kathy

 

[wornoutmomto3]

Introducing... (from left to right) Sleepy, Lacey, and Squirt the duckling sisters. Lacey is the spitting image of her mom with a small, perfectly centered crest and a tuft of feather over the left eye (makes her look like she is wearing a fancy hat).