This is my first time ever using an incubator and I am very excited to see how it works. My first hatch is Monday and my second is Wensday. Does any one have any tips?
ok once the 1st one hatches i mark the time down & don't open that bator for a full 48 hours or till every last egg hatches out.
Ok thanks but I dont know wht time it hatched. I came hone and found it in therepiglett said:ok once the 1st one hatches i mark the time down & don't open that bator for a full 48 hours or till every last egg hatches out.
correct that is why i said 48 hours because that way there is still a little extra time left on the clock.Congrats ! Just estimate the time, just put down the time you came home. The chicks will be fine for 3 days so being off by a couple hours wont hurt.
I may try the paper towels this time,piglett said:correct that is why i said 48 hours because that way there is still a little extra time left on the clock.
i dip their beaks at or about 48 hours then put down paper towels for the 1st week on the brooder floor. after a week i put down pine shavings.
piglett
they need to learn what to eat & what not to eatI may try the paper towels this time,
The paper towels have dye and bleach remnants on it from the manufacturer. "round here we just use a small amount of HAY crumpled up as a base. If they eat any...all they will get are some seeds from it...totally good for them.they need to learn what to eat & what not to eat
some think the shavings are food so i go the 1st week with the papertowels.
Using hay early on can cultivate disease so I wouldn't suggest it for the first few weeks!The paper towels have dye and bleach remnants on it from the manufacturer. "round here we just use a small amount of HAY crumpled up as a base. If they eat any...all they will get are some seeds from it...totally good for them.
My first batch of the season hatched last monday.....9 out of 16 eggs...not bad since this is an experiment...I mixed Black Giants with LegHornes hoping to get large fast growing Meat and Egg birds that tolerate Heat and Cold better than a pure strain.......Next two batches are regular straight runs and the go into the machine this Tuesday.
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I LIKE the "idea" of that particular CROSS !The paper towels have dye and bleach remnants on it from the manufacturer. "round here we just use a small amount of HAY crumpled up as a base. If they eat any...all they will get are some seeds from it...totally good for them.
My first batch of the season hatched last monday.....9 out of 16 eggs...not bad since this is an experiment...I mixed Black Giants with LegHornes hoping to get large fast growing Meat and Egg birds that tolerate Heat and Cold better than a pure strain.......Next two batches are regular straight runs and the go into the machine this Tuesday.
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