Starting a hatch September 21....hatch along?

[LukeandAli]

I received 12 leghorn eggs from a friend (the rooster is a brown egger, though) and I'm going to toss a few of my girls' eggs in with them. I'm going to start them as soon as I get a thermometer/hygrometer. Last time, my chicks got fried around day 14 or so when the weather got super hot (no a/c). The weather has started cooling off around here, so, I'm going to give it another try. Anyone else starting a batch?

 

[MelanieR]

I'm starting my FIRST EVER hatch tonight. NERVOUS. Need to lower the humidity by a percent or two. I'm off to research.... ack!

 

[JodiLynn]

I will hatch along with you! I just finished up my first batch and am hopeing for better results. I believe I ran the humidity to high/and DH opened bator dring lockdown. I have 7 of my own polish and 6 BO/Speckled Sussex mixes from our backyard freerangers! Set them last night. The first timers are in for an adventure, and it is addicting.

 

[FarmMomof3]

I'll hatch with you!!! this is my first time incubating!!!

We just borrowed a Brinsea Mini Eco from a neighbor and placed 7 eggs in it. 6 of them are red star/danish brown leghorn crosses and one is a pure danish brown leghorn.

We had to fiddle with the temperature as it was off in its calibration.. but so far so good!

Should we do a picture parade as well?

 

[LukeandAli]

I'm starting my FIRST EVER hatch tonight. NERVOUS. Need to lower the humidity by a percent or two. I'm off to research.... ack!

My first hatch was my best one so far! You'll do great. I forgot to mention that, even with the temp spike, I still got three little ones out of my last batch.

 

[LukeandAli]

I'll hatch with you!!! this is my first time incubating!!!

We just borrowed a Brinsea Mini Eco from a neighbor and placed 7 eggs in it. 6 of them are red star/danish brown leghorn crosses and one is a pure danish brown leghorn.

We had to fiddle with the temperature as it was off in its calibration.. but so far so good!

Should we do a picture parade as well?

Good luck (to us all)! I vote a big, fat YES on the picture parade! I'm down with the flu bug, so, I'm waiting for DH to finish work so he can pick up my new thermometer/hygrometer. I'll post pix as soon as my 16 are set.

 

[FarmMomof3]

So my eggs are starting day 2 in the incubator. I turned them for the first time this morning. Temp is currently 99.4 F The instructions for the Brinsea Mini Eco has to turn the eggs 3 times a day.... is that true? that seems like alot.

Anyways.. I'll take a pic of the eggs in the incubator later today.

 

[lareynadenada]

I set mine Wed am,,,,,,14 bought eggs, Bantam Salmon Faverolles and Blue partridge Bantams , filled bator with my SLW eggs

My brand new Brinsea, so far I LOVE it,,,,,,,it just stays at a perfect temp and humidity and so easy to use

 

[Tanichca]

Looks like I'm joining in! Went out today, found my beautiful splash rosecomb roo dead in the coop- from a spider bite it seems. He's one half of a breeding pair, and OF COURSE his hen is going through her moult, but I'll be setting the few eggs of hers I have and a few others to try and get a few babies out of him. Thank God I saved and bought an incubator a few months back instead of just spending it all on books!

 

[FarmMomof3]

oh no!!! that is too bad Tanichca!!
lareynadenada Is that an Brinsea octagon?

AWESOME!!!