I will be setting 41 eggs on February 29 to test the fertility of my new breeding flock. This flock consists of 2 nine month old SLW cockerels and 14 five month old GLW pullets. So in this hatch the female chicks will be straight SLW, but the male chicks will be split for gold but look mostly silver. I'm assuming that the two cockerels I have are homozygous for silver and not split for gold. If I'm wrong, this hatch should let me know by giving me some GLW chicks.
I will use my Genesis Hova-Bator for this hatch with an automatic turner. I will candle on March 9 to remove any clears or quitters and then I'll leave for a cruise March 10-16. (Spring Break trip for my school teacher wife) Lock-down will be March 18 and hatching on March 21.
Anybody is welcome to join this "Leap Day" hatch with me. This is not my first time incubating eggs but it is my first time posting a hatch-a-long.
Edit to add: I just saw the thread about the Easter Hatch-a-long and I see that my dates will overlap with that one so I understand that there may not be anybody setting eggs with me and I'm ok with that. You are still welcome to follow along on my hatch.
I will use my Genesis Hova-Bator for this hatch with an automatic turner. I will candle on March 9 to remove any clears or quitters and then I'll leave for a cruise March 10-16. (Spring Break trip for my school teacher wife) Lock-down will be March 18 and hatching on March 21.
Anybody is welcome to join this "Leap Day" hatch with me. This is not my first time incubating eggs but it is my first time posting a hatch-a-long.
Edit to add: I just saw the thread about the Easter Hatch-a-long and I see that my dates will overlap with that one so I understand that there may not be anybody setting eggs with me and I'm ok with that. You are still welcome to follow along on my hatch.
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