Valentine's hatch-a-long

[Crickett]

Put four in today, already named them! Floyd, Scramble, Linda, and Donna. I'll let you know who hatches!

 

[chickydee64]

My eggs are at the PO..so will be setting 12 wheaton Am's, BO's 4 English Orps.maybe a few
mixed from my layer flock..............

 

[JDchicks]

Well, my phoenix eggs are due tomorrow, hopefully. Plus quail eggs due Thursday. So right on time for both on Valentines day.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Well, my phoenix eggs are due tomorrow, hopefully. Plus quail eggs due Thursday. So right on time for both on Valentines day.

With the size difference in the eggs, do you need different incubators? Or just one with a fan? I know my still air incubator I use for hatching has temps that vary greatly by how high the egg is located in the bator. So bigger eggs have their tops closer to the heating element.

 

[JDchicks]

With the size difference in the eggs, do you need different incubators? Or just one with a fan? I know my still air incubator I use for hatching has temps that vary greatly by how high the egg is located in the bator. So bigger eggs have their tops closer to the heating element.

I have a fan in both of mine. But we have making an alternation to the auto egg turner to allow for the quail eggs to sit higher. Hadn't thought that it might be an issue. I had already planned on separate lockdown bators though.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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I don't think it would be with a fan. But I set some duck eggs last year and I noticed I had to adjust the temps down compared to where the incubator had been set for chicken eggs I had previously hatched. The only thing that had changed was how tall the duck eggs were, making the temp reading closer to the heating coil.

 

[mattsinger]

I didnt see this post before. I just put 24 Black Copper, Blue Copper and splash eggs in today. This is only my second time trying to hatch... I cant wait!

 

[chickydee64]

I didnt see this post before. I just put 24 Black Copper, Blue Copper and splash eggs in today. This is only my second time trying to hatch... I cant wait!

welcome and good luck.............

 

[chickydee64]

Set my eggs today...14 Am's,2 Bo's,3 English Orp.

 

[JDchicks]

Set my eggs today...14 Am's,2 Bo's,3 English Orp.

Setting eggs tomorrow, 8 phoenixes. First time with them.