http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af307/PandoraTaylor/Feb2hatchMarch11/
they can be seen there this is Feb hatchings
http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af307/PandoraTaylor/ValentinesHatch%202010/
http://s1018.photobucket.com/albums/af307/PandoraTaylor/Feb2hatchMarch11/ they can be seen there this is Feb hatchings
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Well the hatch is over the last 4 eggs didn't make it.
so we have 19/23 hatchrate 82.67% Rooster:Hen Ratio 1:33 fertility Rate 92.59% I think all in all we did very well this hatch. I think fulling the incubator helps keep temp and humidity more stable. I probably won't do another hatching for a a week or so. So far all 19 chicks appear healthy and active. 19 hatched!!! 18 in the brooder, 4 eggs to go!
Results of this clutch are: 27 eggs set 2/14/2010 2 infertile on Day 10 (removed day 14) 2 early quitters removed Day 18 19 hatched on the 5th (due the 7th) 4 eggs left in the incubator (doing nothing yet). we will give them another 2 days, to do something before we remove them. Fertility 92.59% Hatchability 70.37% this is one Rooster over 33 hens. hatch rates are improving (with my experience level) Set # 1 0 chicks/6 eggs Set #2 4 chicks/9 eggs Set #3 4 chicks/7 eggs Set #4 19chicks/27 eggs I will update this as I find out about the other 4 eggs in the incubator. 7 in the brooder, incubator 2 out and 6 pipped, 8 not doing much yet
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we have 6 in the brooder, 7 in the incubator have pipped. 10 eggs have not started yet, but they are not due til tomorrow, so we will give them a few more days! They are soo cute. I think this will be my last hatch until spring when I can order some eggs. I need to increase the Barred Rocks and the Light Brahmas, to do so I will need to get a couple of Roosters! I would like to get 2 of each so I could change the bloodlines. I woke up this morning to a whole lota Chirping Going on!
I went to bed with 9-10 pips here is what I woke up to: I somehow goofed, the incubator went into lockdown yesterday, instead of this morning, Temperature is holding well, Humidity has to be upped a bit more, but seems stable. Nothing happening just yet, I am planning on videoing it once I see progress.
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