Coops Dad
Crowing
I bought a Nurture Right 360, tested the temp and humidity with calibrated thermometer and hydrometer (incubator was off by +.2* and +3% respectively, close enough) and put 9 freshly laid eggs from the day's production into it. Fast forward 19 days and, at 5:30 AM, I woke up to a damp little chickie peeping lonely little peeps. Two of its siblings followed within a few hours, unzipping with little fuss, muss or struggle. The other 6 eggs are still percolating.
The poppa is my Blue Andalusian/Jersey Black Giant and the mommas are an EE, a Mallorcan and a Buff Brahma. All three nuggets are shades of grey and charcoal. My wife is over the moon for these little lintballs and can't wait for the rest of the hatch to pop.
I could attribute it to a temperature error if they ALL started hatching but... just the three? Each from a different hen?
IDK, people; what do you think is going on?
Oh, and pics in keeping with the tradition of showing baby photos:
The poppa is my Blue Andalusian/Jersey Black Giant and the mommas are an EE, a Mallorcan and a Buff Brahma. All three nuggets are shades of grey and charcoal. My wife is over the moon for these little lintballs and can't wait for the rest of the hatch to pop.
I could attribute it to a temperature error if they ALL started hatching but... just the three? Each from a different hen?
IDK, people; what do you think is going on?
Oh, and pics in keeping with the tradition of showing baby photos: