CocoNUT - New Addition....

[greenbean]

I hope you feel better soon Coco!

I can't wait to see the chicks you hatch out!

 

[BrownSheep]

Hope you feel better soon! The Barnyard mixes are often the most often.

 

[CocoNUT]

Well Bon...I read the DIRECTIONS! The stinking directions told me to wash/sterilize them! Danged directions! It also told me to sterilize the incubator and egg turner EVERY TIME! I was like huh?! I'm kinda nervous if this will even work....cause we had the temperature stabilized for the recommended 6 hours PRIOR to putting the eggs in. Now the temperature is LOWER than it should be! It's stable...just lower - danged eggs...messing up the temperature! At this point...my eggspectations are kinda low...I'll be happy if I get one or two eggs to hatch! I've had SUCH good luck with my broodies in the past...actually doing SOMETHING makes me nervous! (I'm sure I'll become eggdicted to it though!) I guess you can candle the eggs after day 3....2 more to go!
Oh...and I'm not too worried...we're goign to the feed store for hay tomorrow....they'll already have chicks!!!!
Ok...off to a meeting!

 

[cjhubbs]

How much did the temperature drop in the incubator? I have incubated a bit and have noticed that the temperature dropping for a little while isn't nearly as bad it rising several degrees. I have had the power go out during incubation for a fer hours and the temperature dropped 5 deg. in the incubator and I still had a 90% hatch rate. However I also had the temperature rise 5 deg. and it killed all but 2 out of 16 chicks.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Don't worry Coco, all that fussing isn't really necessary. Tim has put dirty eggs in the incubator, hasn't turned them and they've hatched. He's also put dirty eggs under a light with some tinfoil around the pan and they've hatched. I've put washed eggs in the incubator and they've hatched. We've put eggs in the incubator and completely ignored them for 21 days and they've hatched. And you're right, if they don't, there's always SS!

Good luck, and you can always get more eggs from us You know they're all fertile around here

 

[CocoNUT]

Ok...now you guys are seriously making me nervous! If I don't get a SINGLE hatchling out of my eggubator now!
Bridge....be careful....you KNOW I'll come out with a HUGE basket and collect EVERY egg I can find...hoping for some BEAUTIFUL birds like yours! (Had I known that...or even thought about it...I would've snagged some of your eggs to incubate!)

 

[bonbean01]

You will probably be just fine with your eggs Coco. Being a little too cool for a bit doesn't hurt them...too high and it does. I clean and sterilize the incubator after each hatch here.

Expect to have a decent hatch!

 

[CocoNUT]

I'm a "fusser" when it comes to things I can't control - except the weather!
But when it comes to cute little babies...I can't help but fuss! Then they grow up...and I fuss that they aren't "independent enough!"
I'm TERRIBLE!

I just LOVE chickies....I'm going to have to remember to check the chick list from our feed store to see what they should have in stock when we go tomorrow! (It'll be my bday....I'm thinking I might be able to CON DH into some chicks - since we'll be getting his car later in the day...) You know...the chicks would be to "practice"....or "warm up" the brooder!

 

[autumnprairie]

You guys are making me want to get my incubator out

 

[Vickir73]

I need to break down and get one. I keep saying I'm gonna, but something else always comes up. I'm so freakin tired of having to by more bird tho. The kind I show are so freakin expensive!!!!