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[mad house]

Well one of our silkis has gone broody for the 2nd time so we have just got a mix of eggs to hatch. Bought 10 and have put 4 under her little bum and the remaining 6 in the incy to see what happens.

We have been told that feriility cant be guaranteed this time of year so we will see.

 

It would be nice even if we only got one from the broody and one from the incy.

 

Fingers crossed everyone, will keep you updated

 

** just moved chook of her nest to get her to eat and heard a little cheep! not yet hatched yet though so will be looking for a little head tommorow

 

Nothing heard yet in the incy so fingers crossed there too

Edited September 18, 2009 by Guest

[Raina]

Good Luck,

 

What breeds are they

[mad house]

2Buff orpingtons 1 light sussex banty 1 black and white wyndotte 3 golden brah bantys and 1 which is a surprise!

 

Not fussed what hatches out as long as we get a couple!

 

Wish me luck

[Lewis]

Good luck

 

Have you candled them to see if they are fertile yet?

What will you do with the cockerels?

[mad house]

We have candled the ones in the incy and 4 look promising! Havnt been able to do the ones under the broody yet! I just hope she gets at least one to hatch out.

 

As for the boys, we have already arranged for a local breeder to take them .

We wouldnt have started this if we didnt have anywhere to send any boys.

[Lewis]

good luck with the 4 and the ones under the broody.

 

Just thought I'd mention it as some people don't think about it until too late - glad you've got home for them though

[mad house]

Its 12 days in now we have just candled the ones in the incy, the light sussex is definatly growing and moving.

The others im really not sure about, they all have air pockets at the end of the egg and i think something inside but not convinced anything in them moving.

 

As for the ones under the broody, i only candled one cos i didnt want to upset her, again an air pocket and what looks like something inside but again not moving. the shel on this egg was very thick so not sure it that makes it harder.

 

I have read somewhere that if a broody sits on eggs after 10 days if they are not fertile she will kick them out. Does anyone know if this is true or not.

 

Am not going to candle anymore now. just hope and pray

[Lewis]

Broodies probably will kick out infertile eggs.

 

When they get off the nest, the infertile eggs cool down a lot quicker than developing fertile eggs, so she will kick the colder eggs out of the nest - very clever

[mad house]

In that case then it sounds promising

 

This is her first time of hatching so we really hope she does well and gets at least one baby to look after.

 

All ready indoors now for when/if the eggs in the incy hatch.

 

Only problem now is we have 2 big eggs and 3 banty eggs in incy and i believe banty eggs hatch after 18 days and big hens hatch after 21 so not to sure when to stop the turning mecinisim.

 

~please someone tell me if im right or wrong, i now know we should never have mixed banty and big eggs and have learnt from it.

 

Any more sugestions are gratefully recomended

[Lewis]

Its not really that you shouldn't mix them - although it isn't advised - but set them 3 days apart.

We planned to set 12 eggs on the same day, but 6 arrived a few days late so we ended up borrowing another incubator to use as a hatcher which worked really well

 

Is that a posibility for you? because you'll also need to up the humidity when you stop turning them.

If not if it were me I'd turn off the turning motor on day 16 or 17, manually turn the LF eggs, and up the humidity on day 17 so that the bantam eggs have humidity to hatch.

[mad house]

No chance of getting another incy so will do what you have sugested and manualy turn them for a couple of days.

 

This is the first time we have done this and are learning fast!!

[mad house]

just heard a little cheep through an egg that is under the little broody

 

Nothing as yet from the incy

 

Fingers crossed that we have a little chick tommorow

[ChrisEllis]

I must say that is the best part, when i was hatching m frizzles for the first time it was so reassuring jus going down one morning hearing the egg cheeping ><

 

Gd luk

[mad house]

Nothing from incy so i am guessing they are all dead

 

On a happier note, 3 little chicks from under the broody

[Space Chick]

Good news on the chicks

[Lewis]

Have you candled the incy eggs?

 

I'd give them a few more days at higher humidity and see what happens