When will you set your last eggs for the year?

[beepbeepinajeep]

I set some chicken eggs yesterday & am thinking I might do one more hatch of quail, but that I am pretty much done for the season. When do you typically do your last hatch?

 

[Mahonri]

My last eggs hatched on the 27th of April.

I'm hoping I can hatch out one hovabator full next year. In January.

 

[beepbeepinajeep]

How long do you brood yours inside that you hatch out in January? I really don't enjoy keeping them in the basement too long... and we don't have permission of the extended family to use the barn or any of the outbuildings for our chickens

At what age can they handle being outdoors in the fall/winter?

 

[dave3877]

i keep mine going year round as long as im getting eggs from anything

 

[ChanceRider]

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I'm pretty sure we'll keep hatching all year also. Especially since my emu will begin laying eggs in November and I definitely want to put some in the 'bator this year.

It all just depends upon the supply of eggs and the demand (from buyers) for chicks.

 

[Barred Rocker]

My last hatch is going in tonight. One dozen Buff Orpingtons, have a dozen Barred Rocks due 4 days before that. That's it til next spring.

 

[miss_jayne]

whichever ones are set closest to 12/31/2009 at midnight! which maybe i will set some just then!!!!! in fact, i shall plan on it!

thanks for the idea! i'm so on it!

 

[Mahonri]

ooo... midnight Michigan time... that would be 10 PM here. Happy New Year. 12/31/09

 

[gamebirdsonly]

I am taking a break after this month been running the incubator 8 straight months, won't start up again until end of October or first of November.

 

[miss_jayne]

yippy! it'll be a crazy egg setting party. i'll invite everyone over to watch me put them in the tray! ooooooooh!