Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[FortCluck]

I agree I think most of the times I've had issues it was because the humidity spikes up there versus getting too low. Causing all sorts of issues.

My humidity got so high that I got condensation in the incubator. That's when someone told me to not add water at all the next hatch and see what happens. I think it's because I live in a humid area.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I got the farm innovator 4250 because it was randomly half off on Amazon one day when I was looking for an incubator. I couldn't pass up the deal.

I'm going to make an incubator out of a mini fridge. I just need to get to do it.

Fun! I hope you'll document your build and share it on BYC once you get to it! I love seeing the home builds on incubators.

 

[FortCluck]

Fun! I hope you'll document your build and share it on BYC once you get to it! I love seeing the home builds on incubators.

I need to get everything to do it and research a bit. I'm not sure which way I want to go yet so that's why I haven't started.

 

[julskinka]

You guys make me jealous with all these breeds and I'm here with barnyard mixes my flock is all purebreds though besides the newcomers I added

I'm jealous of your barnyard mixes! I would love to have my own mini-breeding program to make the coolest eggs.

 

[julskinka]

for those of us trying not to candle we have moved to chick tv while I clean out the hatcher for the 26th. This is the 8 we have hatched so far from February until now.

OMG I LOVE WHEN THEY FALL ASLEEP ON THEIR LITTLE FACES

 

[FortCluck]

I'm jealous of your barnyard mixes! I would love to have my own mini-breeding program to make the coolest eggs.

I need some colored egg layers. Hopefully I have some Olive eggers from the mixes I got from another farm for free because they have my olive egger roosters.

 

[LilyD]

OMG I LOVE WHEN THEY FALL ASLEEP ON THEIR LITTLE FACES

Me too it's like they will run around and just pass out randomly in the middle of it.

 

[julskinka]

I have a jersey giant cockerel and a silver sebright rooster. I have several purebred hens and pullets. I've had some interesting mixes. I kept two from my Halloween hatch because they're amazing.

I'm not sure if this is Spook or Wednesday, but they're practically identical just different black markings in different spots. Hard to tell them apart. She's part jersey giant.

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That is a cool-looking chicken. Does she have a pea comb?

 

[FortCluck]

That is a cool-looking chicken. Does she have a pea comb?

It has no comb all my chickens have single combs besides some I added after this hatch

 

[julskinka]

As in you only got 3 pullets?? Wow. I know I will get some males with this batch (and every batch) but I’m hoping it’s not that bad. I’ll be happy with 50-50.

I had one that bad once. It was unreal. And the fates have yet to balance it out with the bounty of pullets I am clearly due!!!