Who's Setting Eggs This Week[end]? [August 8-14]

[WRVgirl]

Got my new girls home and put the eggs in the incubator. They're a full day behind the other eggs, so I'll lock down on schedule [for the first hatch] and they should stagger in on their own, it'll only be one day extra for the wyandottes in lockdown, but I locked down a day early with my silkies and still had a good hatch so we'll see.

Here are some pictures of my new girls. They're so pretty, but skittish! I went outback and sat on the porch close to their quarantine coop for half an hour so they could start getting used to my presence. I also gave them watermelon and some mealworms; they wouldn't eat them at first but when I checked later they were gone so someone ate them

I've got them in a separate coop as far away from my other birds as possible and I gave them some electrolytes in their water and a separate water bowl with some sulmet in it [in case they brought anything home with them] I also misted them with the oxine mixture....poor girls, they hated it.

The seller is NPIP clean and his set up was functional and clean enough, none of his birds looked sick or droopy or sneezy but after losing my whole flock last time, I'm not taking any chances.

 

[ChicksinPR]

Got my new girls home and put the eggs in the incubator. They're a full day behind the other eggs, so I'll lock down on schedule [for the first hatch] and they should stagger in on their own, it'll only be one day extra for the wyandottes in lockdown, but I locked down a day early with my silkies and still had a good hatch so we'll see.

Here are some pictures of my new girls. They're so pretty, but skittish! I went outback and sat on the porch close to their quarantine coop for half an hour so they could start getting used to my presence. I also gave them watermelon and some mealworms; they wouldn't eat them at first but when I checked later they were gone so someone ate them

I've got them in a separate coop as far away from my other birds as possible and I gave them some electrolytes in their water and a separate water bowl with some sulmet in it [in case they brought anything home with them] I also misted them with the oxine mixture....poor girls, they hated it.

The seller is NPIP clean and his set up was functional and clean enough, none of his birds looked sick or droopy or sneezy but after losing my whole flock last time, I'm not taking any chances.

beautiful... sorry you lost your first flock...

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Backyardigans. Hee hee.

WRV: What gorgeous babies!! Good job with the bio security!

 

[sandmbaker]

I set eggs on the 9th. i see alot of familiar names in this thread from the last hatch thread. I got silkies and cochins cooking in the bator right now, Cant wait!!

 

[WRVgirl]

Welcome Sandm! Good luck with the silkies! I just love silkie babies!!!

 

[WRVgirl]

Bwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

DH just bought me a Brinsea

I got the mini advance incubator and it'll be here in 3-5 days! I'm going to switch my eggs over into it because this stupid little giant gave me another 102 temp spike....FOR NO REASON! I didn't mess with it, It was steady at 99 all day yesterday and then I wake up this morning to 102!

Geez, I wish I could catch a break with this stupid expensive eggs.

So I said as much to DH over breakfast and he went and ordered me a brinsea. I'm so excited. I've read some really good reviews on it and I am so excited! Maybe I'll have a better hatch with this one. Everyone said they were getting 90-100% hatch rate with this bator.

YAY!

 

[Coop de Grille]

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I think I will do this IF she even stays in the nest. I moved the nestbox that she had been coveting into my baby pen area with her and she has not gone back in it. She keeps trying to get back into the big coop (other side of a wire wall) so if she doesn't settle down in the nest then I will just wait for the next broody.

 

[chickee]

Wow! What a great guy!! Your going to love that incubator! Little Giant incubators are the worst! I get great hatches with mine. Hope you do too

Bwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

DH just bought me a Brinsea

I got the mini advance incubator and it'll be here in 3-5 days! I'm going to switch my eggs over into it because this stupid little giant gave me another 102 temp spike....FOR NO REASON! I didn't mess with it, It was steady at 99 all day yesterday and then I wake up this morning to 102!

Geez, I wish I could catch a break with this stupid expensive eggs.

So I said as much to DH over breakfast and he went and ordered me a brinsea. I'm so excited. I've read some really good reviews on it and I am so excited! Maybe I'll have a better hatch with this one. Everyone said they were getting 90-100% hatch rate with this bator.

YAY!

 

[sandmbaker]

Woohoooooo my hubby just gave me an early bday present! A new incubator!! My first actual store bought one. IV always used homemade.

 

[chickchickchiky]

Well got my silkie babies nice and packed up neat not even one loose air cell they look amazing i let them sit over night and just put them in. I will post pics tomorrow from work of the packaging of the eggs. The seller did an amazing job!