Solitary chicken - need advice

[Raina]

Hi all,

 

The eggs are due to hatch either Tomorrow or Tuesday (been told 18 - 19 days hatch time)

 

So What is the Maximum time i should keep any un-hatched eggs in the bator?

 

 

Thanks,

 

Raina

[Redwing]

I've no idea what the recommended time is but I have heard that some bantam eggs can still take 21 days then I would add a few just in case. If it was me I would leave them till next Sunday but then I am cautious! others might not leave them so long.

[Raina]

Thanks,

 

I have some more eggs being Delivered either Tuesday,Wednesday or Thursday

 

so i'll have to mark the eggs

[abwsco]

Thanks,

 

I have some more eggs being Delivered either Tuesday,Wednesday or Thursday

 

so i'll have to mark the eggs

 

I thought you had to alter the humidty levels or something else for eggs due to hatch soon so wouldn't be able to put them all in the same one I could have got the wrong end of the stick though when my firend was telling me about her inci.

[Raina]

 

I didn't think of that.

 

 

i'll sort something out (i always do lol)

[Redwing]

The new ones will be fine for a few days just put something under one end of the box and move it to the other side regularly so the eggs get 'turned'

 

Store them point end down

[Lewis]

I'd leave them in for a fair few days, I think our 1st chick hatched on Tuesday and the last one on Sunday There was a 2 day delay in setting the second lot of eggs though.

[Egluntyne]

I would let the first lot hatch and I would then give the incubator a good clean and wipe over with an appropriate disinfectant before putting the new eggs in, if I were doing it.

 

All that heat and humidity is bound to have got a few bacteria thriving.

 

You can store the next lot of eggs for a few days, pointy end down.

 

Have you thought about a second brooder? Your first chicks will still be needing it when the second lot hatch, and the older ones will marmalise the younger ones if you put them in together.

[Raina]

Thanks everyone

 

We're bidding on a couple of incubators

 

Oh and yeah we have 2 brooders.

 

1's a rabbit hutch and the other is a ferret cage