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[TheReidHomestead]

It may just be that it is cooler in your house, so maybe the bator is 1 degree cooler or so than when you've used it in the past? That alone could slow things down a bit.
Have you hatched with that incubator at this time of year before?

I've had hatched that were over on day 20, and others that didn't start until day 22 and finish on day 25.....so don't give up yet! That's all! I still have hope that some will make it just fine.

 

[Chickielady]

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[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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I bought the Brinsea this spring....so no...never this chilly out. In fact I bet it freezes tonight, it is really cold out.
I feel better knowing it could take a bit longer. I just so bad want to candle them again. but I will leave them alone. What if I put a towel over the Brinsea to hold in the heat a bit more? Do you think that is a good or bad idea. BTW, in case you haven't noticed I tend to worry a lot.

I will keep you updated.

 

[chickens4gramma]

Oh my! 66 pages behind! I don't have time to catch up! Hope I didn't miss anything too big!

I have been busy with our new kitty! On Sunday we brought home Libby, 3 mos old, orange and white tabby from Petco (through Pierce County Humane Society). She is the sweetest, most precious kitten! Never stops purring and loves everyone. She plays hard, then crashes and cuddles for hours. She has really eased the pain of losing our Abby. I will always have a special place in my heart for Abby, but this little girl has wormed her way into my heart very quickly.

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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good going !

the pale aqua egg is likely Deirdre's ... hers are the "bluest" of the bunch but sometimes verge on aqua rather than her usual pale turquoise ... Phoebe's are definitely towards pale-moss-green (and usually more pointed at each end); Anitra's vary between aqua, pale mint, and dirty-grass-smudge green; and you know about Christina's, usually larger than any of the others, and varying from celadon to mint to almost stony gray

much easier to ID Becky's and Ginger;s !

I took my camera out with me when I guided them into the chicken tractor today (I sat out in the bit of sun we had this afternoon), but the chicken-wire definitely picked up the sunlight, so you have to sort of peer through that, to see the chickens ... I may post a picture or two, I got a couple of Roopert that show the "red leakage" on his wings, as well as showing the metallic teal of his hackle feathers a bit better (his wing bows still look black in the pictures but they too gleam teal metallic)

I think I got a picture of each of the six hens, but they were moving around too much, delighted to snack on the young grass shoots and dig for seeds knocked down by wind and weather

Ginger's is pipped! And another Becky, I think. And both Sylvia's plus three others not...yet. I'm going to say "not yet" for a day or so, right?

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Ginger's is pipped! And another Becky, I think. And both Sylvia's plus three others not...yet. I'm going to say "not yet" for a day or so, right?

wow - lots happening at your house today! Give them at least until day 23 or so - we hatched days 20 and 21 - but they can take a bit longer. Can't wait to see how much they look like our chicks here

 

[chickens4gramma]

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I think I finally managed to upload an image! If this works, here's Libby!

 

[Illia]

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Don't mean to burst the bubble but GMO foods have been on our dinner tables for YEARS, I mean decades! In fact the more recent news is the failure for us to get them to label foods as GMO.

We've had GMO Corn and Soy for a pretty long time, and not just in the form of silage, oil, and sweeteners. We've had GMO Tomatoes on and off. We've had GMO Papayas for some time now too. GMO Bananas are thriving in Africa, there's recent attempts at getting GMO Alfalfa into the market.



And, not to crash the party entirely but when a food distributor/company says their stuff is Organic, (non-GMO) - There's NO gaurantee that they're right unless they actually test their grains. Remember, corn is wind pollinated, meaning the neighbor down the road just tainted your seed.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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I bought the Brinsea this spring....so no...never this chilly out. In fact I bet it freezes tonight, it is really cold out.
I feel better knowing it could take a bit longer. I just so bad want to candle them again. but I will leave them alone. What if I put a towel over the Brinsea to hold in the heat a bit more? Do you think that is a good or bad idea. BTW, in case you haven't noticed I tend to worry a lot.

I will keep you updated.

Day 20 is early. I'm sure it's difficult - but I wouldn't candle at this point as I'm pretty sure they are supposed to be in lockdown and a loss of humidity can harm them. (I say pretty sure because I've only hatched with a broody hen - but I'm sure others with an incubator will chime in as well.)

take care; dawn