The Stealth Hatch, or the marital fiasco.....

[gabrielle1976]

if its one of the little yellow domed ones i say 2 normal eggs or 3 banty eggs .

 

[WiseChicks]

I agree with Jenski. However I am VERY Happily Divorced and able to do what I want, when I want; and often catch myself sitcking out my tongue

when I do something that would have been frowned on or condescended to, or caused a row.

Not mature, but it makes me feel darned good!

 

[agnes_day]

you should sit down and talk to him first..if he really is like that, than what is to keep him from abusing the chicks once they are here or forcing you to get rid of them?

 

[Wynette]

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+1, Jenski.

Marriages, and any good relationship is built on honesty. I wish you the best of luck, but I'm a bit worried about what may happen to the peeps when he finds out...and you know he will. Eventually.

 

[tonini3059]

I would do three. I had once had 15 in the incubator and only one hatched. Lol you sound like me!! I do things and my husband gets mad at me but by the next day he is over it and likes the idea. Just like me buying a second incubator he was mad at first now he buys eggs for in it!!

 

[hensonly]

Yeah, I'm also divorced (stress after the death of a child, not because of any fault of either of us), and now in a very good relationship... I know you didn't ask for advice on your marriage, but since this also affects the well-being of helpless chicks...

I vote for honesty - his shortcomings don't excuse yours. If he doesn't want you hatching chicks at home, how about setting up the incubator at a friend's house, and just going over there to turn eggs, keep an eye on things, etc.? And DO have a plan for the chirps so there's no concern about their future.

Good luck on both ventures!

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

As much as I appreciate the marriage therapy, since we already have a bunch of chickens, I don't think and extra 2 or 3 (or zero if what I hear about the incubator is true) should make any difference to him.... right? Anyway, you all have convinced me. I'll tell him that I am going to do it... then I'll bake him brownies... using eggs that our chickens have laid... see? they are useful! The thing is that when he's gone (months at a time), I can do whatever I want, and then he comes home, and I have to run everything by him, and NOT do the things he doesn't like...grrrr... so i have a hard time denying myself the things I want.... and I want more chickies!!!! And these are free!!! what is the downside?

Hensonly, I am so sorry for your loss, the death of a child is the most terrible thing I can imagine. I appreciate your advice.

 

[Wynette]

I understand, really. When I got my first 6, I went probably 6 months before finding BYC and wanting more! I asked a friend with a bator to hatch some for me...and I snuck them in. My DH was FURIOUS. Not because I wanted more, because I didn't tell him. That's been a few years, and now he enjoys them, too. Not like I do, but he's supportive as much as he can be, and I'm good with that. If I had it to do over again, though, I'd have told him what I wanted to do up front. He's way to important to me to risk bad feelings between us.

I'd bake the brownies FIRST...then let him know your plans and tell him you hope he'll support you in your decision! GOOD LUCK!

 

[Ryu]

I don't think you want to turn them end for end. I used to just pass my hand over them and rolled them 180 dgress on their side.

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

husband vetoed my hatching plan.

But, with a little bit of convincing (brownies and whatnot), he has agreed to help me build an incubator... though he says that there is no way that I need any more chickens. So a loss and a win...