The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[RedIII]

I'm having trouble getting my incubator up to temp. I got a new digital thermometer today, but I can't even figure out how to turn the thing on! I pushed the Reset button........Going to try switching the battery to see if that does anything. I'm having a hard time believing that I'm dumb enough that I can't even turn on a thermometer

So I noticed that the momma hen who went broody under a wheelbarrow and scared the heck out of me one day when she showed up with her two babies (on jan. 7th) had no interest in the one chick that is still alive. I hadnt seen them with each other in awhile. And tonight when I went down to do the chickens, I saw Fluffy and Frieda (my two crippled hens) had adopted her!! she was under Frieda but fluffy was trying to get her under her wing too!!! when the chick tried to come out to see what we were doing frieda shoved her back under her wing.

i got a picture but I am going to go watch a movie then download it later.

Aww, sweet adoptive momma's

 

[Coop Cleaner]

I set my turkey eggs today! Received 13 mixed breeds. My first serious attempt at incubating. Knee egg had a small chip in the shell so I put some Crayon over it like someone suggested. Now to wait------

 

[RedIII]

Yaaay! Progress! I got the thermometer working and put it in my incubator. Cranked up the heat on the incubator, too, so at least I'm closer to getting the temp to what I want. I am dying to set these eggs.

 

[RedIII]

I set my turkey eggs today! Received 13 mixed breeds. My first serious attempt at incubating. Knee egg had a small chip in the shell so I put some Crayon over it like someone suggested. Now to wait

Baby turkeys

 

[AngieO]

I set 7 duck eggs today Forgot to check the dates here, and was pleasantly surprised to see I was right on time!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Welcome to everyone joining us!

 

[ozexpat]

I'm having trouble getting my incubator up to temp. I got a new digital thermometer today, but I can't even figure out how to turn the thing on! I pushed the Reset button........Going to try switching the battery to see if that does anything. I'm having a hard time believing that I'm dumb enough that I can't even turn on a thermometer

Aww, sweet adoptive momma's

did you put a battery in it?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I know right! Its been nice out and now all they want to do is hang outside!

I was hoping my button quail eggs were fertile, but for the life of me I think they are all hens, why else would I get three eggs a day???? One of them sings but none crow and I cant find anything and all of them have biblooking things! I even took the suposed BOY out in a separate cage to see if he would hiss or crow but nothing, just chirpped upset like! uggggg

 

[Hurley]

Its clearly visible you have a major problem with your set up there
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You need some more incubators.

Oh, definitely!

I have the new incubator nearly calibrated, the hatcher is taking more time. After hosing all the racks down, it's been cooking all day trying to get it dry for calibration. Just now down to 20% (the incubator hit 13% within a half hour).

 

[Razadia]

I've been really busy today and I'm just getting around to posting. No broody, but I was able to set my duck eggs on time! I also just got back from Petco with a humidity guage. And, of course, I have a question. I know you have to calibrate the digital ones, but do you have to do it with the analogue ones? And if so, does anyone have a link?

Nevermind. I found it.