Peckadilly Circus Hatching Thread 5/6 Fertile
Hi all,
I received 6 Green Silkie X Cream Legbar Bantam eggs from eBay on Friday! I let them settle for the normal 12 - 24 hours and put them in the Hova-Bator incubator yesterday (13/03/2010) on 37.5oc humidity 45 - 50% They are due to hatch day 18 - 20 (Today is day 1! Large Fowl breeds normally take 21 days to hatch) I have tried to candle them looking for hair line cracks but the shells are so dark i couldn't see through them:x so will have to save up for a high intensity candler! I'm not sure what day I'm going to stop turning them, Maybe day 17/18 (30/03/2010 - 31/03/2010) I'm hoping to candle them on day 10 (23/03/2010) so will let everyone know if we have any Fertile/Infertile/Died early Here's a picture of the eggs,the eggs look blue but they are green You can click on the pictures to make them bigger:-) http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x.../th_hatch2.jpg and a picture of the brooder! In there is an Electric hen,Non slip flooring (To help stop splay legs) water dispenser and a small food dish (was put in after pictures were taken!) Oh and sorry about all the mess behind it:-x http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...brooder003.jpg http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...brooder004.jpg Will next give an Update when i candle them:D Oh and Happy Mother's Day :D |
If you don't mind me asking, whats an Electric Hen?
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It's the black thing in the brooder
It's more natural than a bulb,doesn't give off any light and it doesn't take up much electric which is a good thing when it needs to be kept on 24/7 for 6 - 8 weeks. If non of the eggs hatch or once any chicks are a little older I'll be using it for my Leopard Tortoise if it gets too cold at night |
Oh, I thought it was a stuffed hen powered by electric or something, lol :D
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hehe That's what came to my mind the first time i heard about one
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Good luck with your eggs! I used to enjoy doing it, always used our broody hen though
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Thanks, I'd love to use a Broody hen but i Only have Hybrids and they are prone to getting up halfway through a Hatch <_<
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good luck with them. Silkiex cream legbars I bet would be a great mix :grin:
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Good luck with them I'm sure you are excited!
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Thanks and i sure am Eggcited ( ;) )
Been looking on eBay for a High Intensity Egg candler but they are all so Expensive |
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