Power was back up at 8pm ish. Hatcher only got down to 97, the incubators that were on day 1 and day 2 where down to 88. I had 3 towls on the Hatcher. Lost one of the brood momas babies to drowning, had to move an outdoor brooder baby to the garage for warmth. The garage holds heat pretty well...
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Came back on at 8pm. Hatcher was at 97 when it came back. Brooder babies in garage were good. Had to move an out side Brooder baby to the garage group and lost one from the mom's outside to drowning. 😞 The late eggs I opened this morning and they probably quit...
Powers out and I've got chicks in the brooder that hatched this weekend and chicks still hatching!
Every time it rains now power goes out and I'm running incubators and brooders. Incubator is covered with towels, power went out right as I got home. At this rate I need to invest in a generator.
I like it. There are issues for me tho. One of those is I work 10hr days and having to refill the water for humidity is kind of a problem. Also I like the try turning for shipped eggs over the side rolling due to air cell damage from said shipping. It has made a great dedicated hatcher for...
I just hatched dark brahma and some blue columbian brahma. They where shipped eggs and where developing on time as normal. Also set silkie with them, they where shipped eggs as well and as per usual being that they are bantams some hatched a little early.
Notes: I'm running a 56ex incubator...
Bought from this guy on eBay.
If this doesn't work out I'm in the Texas OEGB group on Facebook and the group there for selling. Was advised to get in touch with Thomas Tuten which I will do if the eggs don't pan out.
Oh they are hatching eggs!
Dusty
He was my EE project to bring this color to Ameraucana bantams and Large Fowl Ameraucana. Had him tested for the blue egg gene and everything. Devastating loss for me and thar project. Hoping to use the blue golden duckwing OEGB over silver Ameraucana bantams...
Well, I have blue golden duckwing OEGB on the way. Lost Dusty to the coon apocalypse along with a silver Phoenix rooster and seven hens.
I'll post egg pictures when I get them in and try to keep updating progress.
I've had a very bad week. The spring coon population seams to be booming so much that they have resorted to turning my yard into their personal KFC.
I have lost more birds in this last week to coons than I have in three years. I think it's eight total. Dispatched one coon yesterday but there...
Chicks from the 2nd eBay set. Had 20 silkie eggs from different color pens and where not labeled. Eighteen went to lockdown.
Other breeds in the hatch are a few of my own pulled from inexperienced broodies, Blue columbian brahma, dark brahma and Crevecoeur. Two Crevecoeur made it to lockdown...