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[pennyJo1960]

Morning Old folks Guess I need to turn the phone on as I have 6 hatched this morning..
Anyone want to take a bet they are all cockerel

 

[CSolis]

Home made French Onion soup with potatoes sure is yummy!

 

[pennyJo1960]

So had to take the the peeps off the shelf to get a decent photo 6 so far but added eggs over like 3 maybe 4 days

 

[silverhair67]

So had to take the the peeps off the shelf to get a decent photo 6 so far but added eggs over like 3 maybe 4 days View attachment 2890967

do you add eggs to the incubator as they are hatching?

 

[silverhair67]

Home made French Onion soup with potatoes sure is yummy!

Holds out Bowl (_____)

 

[pennyJo1960]

do you add eggs to the incubator as they are hatching?

Nope but added to it to get the 20 all of 3 or 4 days

 

[silverhair67]

Nope but added to it to get the 20 all of 3 or 4 days

was curious, so you added to get the ones to hatch that are left,

 

[CSolis]

was curious, so you added to get the ones to hatch that are left,

Some people start the incubator with less than the full number of eggs they want to hatch. Then as the hens lay more eggs, those eggs are added to the incubator. It's akin to a staggered hatch.

 

[silverhair67]

Some people start the incubator with less than the full number of eggs they want to hatch. Then as the hens lay more eggs, those eggs are added to the incubator. It's akin to a staggered hatch.

oh ok

 

[microchick]

Dang it, just came in from giving the birds their bedtime scratch grain treat and didn't see a yellow jacket that was sitting on the inside door handle on the feed room door. Grabbed the handle, felt something sharp, looked down and the little rat you know what was on the floor. When I got done jumping up and down on it, I came inside, grabbed two Benedryl, put an ice pack on my hand and DH set an epi-pen by me just in case.

30 minutes later the pain is lessened and the swelling is setting in so I think the window for needing an epi pen is passed.

Man I hate those things.