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[WVduckchick]

I love that someone could type out M-o-r-o-n-s and not say..."Hmm, odd name for a chicken breed. Must not be the smartest birds in the chicken world."

They already named those Silkies.

True, but it amuses me to say the the word "cock" as frequently as possible - j/s

 

[Pyxis]

Right, how could I forget!?? So...seriously thinking I'd like to incubate some this Spring. Are there any breeds that have better hatch rates than others via incubating?

They're a bit touchier than other poultry species, and some breeds tend to like different things than other breeds as far as incubation goes. In general though they all can have good hatch rates if incubated correctly.

You definitely will want to be misting them, they should always be incubated horizontally, not vertically, and they should, in addition to autoturning, be turned a full 180 degrees each day to help with the growth of the chorio-allantoic membrane. They also tend to like it a little colder than other eggs - right around 99.1 (although I do mine at regular temps since I'm usually incubating other things with them and they still do fine).

Humidity will vary. The larger breeds, since they have larger eggs, tend to lose moisture faster than smaller breeds and smaller eggs. You'll probably want to weigh them to track moisture loss so you can figure out what humidity to use.

This guide is a fabulous resource for incubating goose eggs.

 

[Chaos18]

True, but it amuses me to say the the word "cock" as frequently as possible - j/s

Biggest reason you got into raising poultry?

 

[WVduckchick]

@Pyxis at one time, you mentioned starting a thread about misspellings, mispronunciations, etc. Did you ever do it?

 

[Pork Pie]

Biggest reason you got into raising poultry?

Only

 

[Debs Flock]

I love that someone could type out M-o-r-o-n-s and not say..."Hmm, odd name for a chicken breed. Must not be the smartest birds in the chicken world."

Gotta feed the fishies on occasion.

Uh oh...right again.

True, but it amuses me to say the the word "cock" as frequently as possible - j/s

Yes! Me too!!

They're a bit touchier than other poultry species, and some breeds tend to like different things than other breeds as far as incubation goes. In general though they all can have good hatch rates if incubated correctly.

You definitely will want to be misting them, they should always be incubated horizontally, not vertically, and they should, in addition to autoturning, be turned a full 180 degrees each day to help with the growth of the chorio-allantoic membrane. They also tend to like it a little colder than other eggs - right around 99.1 (although I do mine at regular temps since I'm usually incubating other things with them and they still do fine).

Humidity will vary. The larger breeds, since they have larger eggs, tend to lose moisture faster than smaller breeds and smaller eggs. You'll probably want to weigh them to track moisture loss so you can figure out what humidity to use.

This guide is a fabulous resource for incubating goose eggs.

Thanks, Pyxis! You're awesome!!

 

[Pork Pie]

@Pyxis at one time, you mentioned starting a thread about misspellings, mispronunciations, etc. Did you ever do it?

That'd be a transatlantic saga

 

[Chaos18]

Only

Ever given thought to raising dogs?

 

[Pork Pie]

Ever given thought to raising dogs?

I'm not into that kinda music

 

[Debs Flock]

Ever given thought to raising dogs?

Everyone knows it's much more fun to say cock than bitch.