The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Razadia]

HEY:
I sold my crapbator.
We are buying a cabinet bator in May.
I have $200 to spare until then.
Im thinking of buying a hovabator 1588 to get me by....
What bator would u guys buy if u had a $200 budget????
Im buying something Thursday

1602n and a spot check.

You could do things the easy way and get a fan and turner with it.

I am not kidding when I say I love my incubator. Getting a fan and turner because I'm lazy are probably the only thing I'd ever change.

 

[wornoutmomto3]

Incubator Wars!

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Welcome back! Day 7 is coming to a close and, as promised, we are candling the eggs for the first time. First up is Contestant #1, Mom.

It would appear Mom will be using the light on the back of her iPhone for this candling. Not sure that is the best of... oh... ugh... ouch. Okay, we take it back. Contestant #1 has just shined the light in our eyes to prove that it is plenty bright enough. She is picking up the first egg... she studying it... waiting... It's good. Their is a chick growing in there. Oh, this is exciting. She has another egg... she doesn't look happy about this one. Oh, it is a "ring of death.' That is too bad. A chick was beginning to develop. but something happened and the chick died. A devastating blow. She has another and another and another... They are looking good so far. Oh, wait, I spoke to soon. It would appear that the only silver sebright egg in this hatch is completely clear, very upsetting I am sure. She continues with the candling at a steady pace. Wait, she seems to be double checking a few. Oh, wow she triple checked that one. Those Maran eggs are very dark and the phone light doesn't seem to be penetrating those shells very well. She is finally finished, folks, and there are a few losses. To recap, contestant #1 started with 26 eggs. After this candling 3 were lost to the "ring of death," 1 was clear. and 9 were uncertain due to darker pigmented shells. Mom may need to invest in a higher powered flashlight before the next candling.




Up next is Contestant #2, DSx3. They will also be using Mom's phone for this candling. There are only four eggs to be candled, but only three count for these young men. They have the first egg. Wow! The light is barely touching that egg and I can see the veins from here! Now they have the second egg... very prominent veining and some movement. There is a chick in there! The excitement is mounting as the third egg is being candled. If this one also shows development than these young men will be holding onto that coveted 100%. And... wait for it... yes! There are veins! WooHoo! They are now checking the fourth mystery egg. This eggs is a complete mystery and was placed in the incubator a few days after the competition had begun. The darker shell seems to be giving them some trouble... This egg will stay a mystery for a bit longer. The pigmentation of the shell and the lack of sufficient lighting leave the viability of this egg undetermined.



Finally we have Contestant #3, wait a minute... no... there will be no disturbing Amber the broody hen. A fierce growl emanating from this hen has succeeded in sending the Judge packing in fear for his hand and especially his fingers. There will be no messing with Mama Hen tonight. It would seem that candling these eggs will not be happening. We will just have to wait and see what comes from these eggs.



There you have it, folks. We have experienced the success of a homemade incubator, the loss from a store bought incubator, and avoided loss (of fingers) with a broody hen. Join us again next time as we bring you more excitement, drama, and thrill in Incubator Wars! For now Good Day and Happy Hatching!

 

[bamadude]

1602n and a spot check.   You could do things the easy way and get a fan and turner with it. 

I am not kidding when I say I love my incubator. Getting a fan and turner because I'm lazy are probably the only thing I'd ever change.

I have 2 spot checks already.
Im hearing the 1588 is hard to beat for my current budget

 

[Ravynscroft]

HEY:
I sold my crapbator.
We are buying a cabinet bator in May.
I have $200 to spare until then.
Im thinking of buying a hovabator 1588 to get me by....
What bator would u guys buy if u had a $200 budget????
Im buying something Thursday

Genesis 1588 with turner... I still have my 2 and they are amazing... I will not get rid of them, no matter what...
If you go thru incubator warehouse they stand by their guarantees... and trying to remember, but there was a promo code for I think 10% off... bator, turner and shipping came to just under $200...

 

[bamadude]

[COLOR=B22222]Incubator Wars![/COLOR] ​

Welcome back! Day 7 is coming to a close and, as promised, we are candling the eggs for the first time. First up is Contestant #1, Mom. It would appear Mom will be using the light on the back of her iPhone for this candling. Not sure that is the best of... oh... ugh... ouch. Okay, we take it back. Contestant #1 has just shined the light in our eyes to prove that it is plenty bright enough. She is picking up the first egg... she studying it... waiting... It's good. Their is a chick growing in there. Oh, this is exciting. She has another egg... she doesn't look happy about this one. Oh, it is a "ring of death.' That is too bad. A chick was beginning to develop. but something happened and the chick died. A devastating blow. She has another and another and another... They are looking good so far. Oh, wait, I spoke to soon. It would appear that the only silver sebright egg in this hatch is completely clear, very upsetting I am sure. She continues with the candling at a steady pace. Wait, she seems to be double checking a few. Oh, wow she triple checked that one. Those Maran eggs are very dark and the phone light doesn't seem to be penetrating those shells very well. She is finally finished, folks, and there are a few losses. To recap, contestant #1 started with 26 eggs. After this candling 3 were lost to the "ring of death," 1 was clear. and 9 were uncertain due to darker pigmented shells. Mom may need to invest in a higher powered flashlight before the next candling. Up next is Contestant #2, DSx3. They will also be using Mom's phone for this candling. There are only four eggs to be candled, but only three count for these young men. They have the first egg. Wow! The light is barely touching that egg and I can see the veins from here! Now they have the second egg... very prominent veining and some movement. There is a chick in there! The excitement is mounting as the third egg is being candled. If this one also shows development than these young men will be holding onto that coveted 100%. And... wait for it... yes! There are veins! WooHoo! They are now checking the fourth mystery egg. This eggs is a complete mystery and was placed in the incubator a few days after the competition had begun. The darker shell seems to be giving them some trouble... This egg will stay a mystery for a bit longer. The pigmentation of the shell and the lack of sufficient lighting leave the viability of this egg undetermined. Finally we have Contestant #3, wait a minute... no... there will be no disturbing Amber the broody hen. A fierce growl emanating from this hen has succeeded in sending the Judge packing in fear for his hand and especially his fingers. There will be no messing with Mama Hen tonight. It would seem that candling these eggs will not be happening. We will just have to wait and see what comes from these eggs. There you have it, folks. We have experienced the success of a homemade incubator, the loss from a store bought incubator, and avoided loss (of fingers) with a broody hen. Join us again next time as we bring you more excitement, drama, and thrill in Incubator Wars! For now Good Day and Happy Hatching!

YIKES!!!!!!!!! THATS A NEW LITTLE GIANT DIGITAL INCUBATOR...... I can guarantee that incubator will come in last place. Regardless. U will be lucky if anything hatches out of that thing. Im wishing you the best of luck....but dont expect anything to hatch

 

[chickwhispers]

Incubator wars! LOL Good one tonight!

I have named my set up the SilkieVille ICU. Incubator Control Unit.

 

[bamadude]

That is the crapbator I just sold

 

[Cynthia12]

Can I join? I set my eggs last week in Saturday. 12 BBS orpingtons. My first attempt and hopefully a successful one.

 

[Cynthia12]

Great, now I have to go listen to the Eurythmics.

That was a weird video..had to go look after you mentioned them. I remember the Rain one too.

 

[Cynthia12]

This is what you do when you get 25+ eggs a day and cannot even give them away fast enough. Make two gallons of pickled eggs = 8 dozen gone.

Recipe needed!! I'm serious.