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I have eggs on the way from Faykokowv!
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I am a little excited, can you tell?
 
Opa said:
Hope all goes well with your hatch. I don't have any fertile eggs and won't be returning the welsummers to their enclosure for another couple of weeks. Once I have fertile eggs I think I will also be setting only the dark spotted eggs.
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I'm just doing the darkest ones because I know some of the girls have 'some' hatchery bloodlines' in them. That has to account for the terra cotta eggs that look like poured clay and no tiny spots even. Since they bit off their colored zip bands I now have to sort by egg color and see what hatches.

This one may have some White Silky roo contamination as well. But it is a good bunch of eggs to see if I have the bator working correctly at the correct temps. Once they hatch and dry out I will move them to a brooder. I did find my 2nd brooder (18x18 or so) cubes with single light bulbs and thermostats as seen on my 'cat tv' photo...

So what do you all think about incubating at 45% humidity until day 18, turning off the turners at that time and letting the chicks hatch in them. I'll bump up humidity to what, 65%?

I don't plan on opening that door and doing any rescues cause I've seen too many shrinkwrapped ones from last year's dismal attempts....I'm going to be away for day 21!!

Anybody here do any special plants that you raise for your chickens? I expect them to spend a lot of time free ranging this year and there will be lots of places to tuck in special plants that they can eat?
 
I did. I'm just HOPING for a good outcome. I have being a neonate killer.....

PS, Haven't learned to kill a roo yet, thinking the ones are the most picked on ones, maybe my thinking is wrong and the ones doing the picking should go, but I will want some good protectors when I let them free range the whole property with the hens.

With 'only' 15 hens out in farm area where we have vermin and hawks, I'm thinking of rotating the hens that get to free range. We will see. I usually like the 'least work' approach to things because I know I can keep it going longer.

I also don't want to 'attract' the coyotes to the alpacas since they can go right over field fence and it isn't even up yet......

Just thoughts.

Today the Silky pair (sigh they are the cutest to have around but contaminating my eggs with roo juice) LEAVES and I get to talk chickens with my friend and see what's up with her EE's and Ameraucanas she's finally been shipping in some good ones......

Cheers all, take care!
 
Hey all, I'm finally back online, silly internet carrier and there garbage DSL.....anyway, while I was away, my mini eco by brinsea came I have it preheating tonight over night and will put in 9 EE, SLW eggs in the am, anyone here every use this incubator? any suggestions or tips, seems simple enough, hope they hatch with a good rate, and some girls, man I need some extra girls for my new coop this summer. I'm also gonna buy a few AM's in June from a lady who lives fairly close, she is waiting on eggs to hatch tonight......Lol wish I was that close. First time trying this so send out some luck everyone. stay safe and hope all the other hatches do wonderful...... too sending luck and prayers. Kim
 
GhostRider65 said:
Hey all, I'm finally back online, silly internet carrier and there garbage DSL.....anyway, while I was away, my mini eco by brinsea came I have it preheating tonight over night and will put in 9 EE, SLW eggs in the am, anyone here every use this incubator? any suggestions or tips, seems simple enough, hope they hatch with a good rate, and some girls, man I need some extra girls for my new coop this summer. I'm also gonna buy a few AM's in June from a lady who lives fairly close, she is waiting on eggs to hatch tonight......Lol wish I was that close. First time trying this so send out some luck everyone. stay safe and hope all the other hatches do wonderful...... too sending luck and prayers. Kim
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Good luck!
 
Hey Kim, big time "in rememberence" of Odin hatchin vibes. Hope you get a boy as good if not better than your beloved Roo.

Kelly, hope you still have me on your list!

Opa, you will have to let the Wellie group know when you get your birds sorted in their respective breeding groups...would like to have some of your birds also.

Pretty much have given up on my Wellies here as I believe them to be mixed from the breeder. They demonstrate both Barnie and Wellie mix characteristics. Sooooo am going to have to start over as my pure Wellie girls are at least 3 years old and had gotten rid of my pure Roo for the newer Roo who, in my conclusion mixed. Ahh well upwards and onwards!
 

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