Today is Day 20 when do I Increase the Humidity?

[_Randall_]

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Please do..........that's where I'm getting my eggs from, and was wondering about fertility this time of year.

 

[jm93030]

Day 21 3 eggs are pecking

I can see the little shell crack on 3 of the eggs

 

[jm93030]

I left home this morning to go to work

12 eggs are pecking

none hatch yet

Today is day 22

 

[pascopol]

Great, keep us posted on the hatch rate and also on their growth rate, mortality etc.

I am considering Wadley for Georgia Giant eggs, friend of my raised some Butlers but they varied much in size, after 3 months most were smaller than coturnix jumbos, only a few of decent size, big dissapointment with those Butlers.

Perhaps Georgia Giants will be better choice for meat bird as far as Bob,s species are concerned.

 

[jm93030]

1 hatched just now
21 pecking

 

[_Randall_]

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I can vouch for Wadley's quality. Fertility during the winter month with their birds???? Dunno........but have been wondering. If the percentage of fertile eggs was significant, I would probably get a couple of hatchings throughout the winter months just to keep my stock up, and grow-out quicker in the year. But they produce some high quality "Butterball" GG's. I'm well pleased with their quality and the condition of the eggs when I get them. Good supplier!!

 

[jm93030]

This is unbelivable


I set the eggs on 01/11/11 at 5:00 pm

today is 02/03/11 5:42 pm

5 chicks hatched so far

I was so worried they started pecking on day 21 and not hatching

I feel much better now

 

[_Randall_]

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I had a batch like that back in August. I set them at 5:00 one evening.............and 23 days later at 4:30 in the evening, the first of a massive hatch-off started happening. It was like a switch controlled about 50 - 70 little fellers with a flip. It's not meant for some of Mother Nature's secrets to be figured out.....

 

[JJMR794]

Lotsa Pips Then Nap For A While Then 1 Early Bird Gets Out And Starts Runnin His Lil Gator Looking For Mamma And Everybody Wakes Up And Goes To Work... Roughly 15 Min Later You Have A Quail Explosion

 

[JJMR794]

Like Cooking Popcorn In A Microwave Oven...