Author Topic: a few more days (Read 4187 times)

langdon · « **on:** May 11, 2010, 05:48:14 pm »

just a few more days to go for our second batch of hatched eggs.
eight in there but not expecting all.
i will never forget watching for the first time when our current chicks hatched, its amazing to see
new life coming into action.
hope everyone who is waiting also gets good results

langdon

Wizard · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2010, 05:53:51 pm »

Langdon Can you imagine 50 000 ducklings in one hatch.Do you know what a 2 ton Ferguson trailer is .If you do the egg shells from the hatch fills the trailer level full

Roxy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2010, 11:20:42 am »

Why don't you think they will all hatch? Be positive

I have broody bantams sitting on eggs all over the place - not exactly sure who is next to hatch....will wait for the cheeping.

Are you keeping or selling the chicks? What breed are they going to be?

Ha Ha, lots of questions for you this time!!

langdon · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2010, 06:37:42 pm »

current four are crossed between a ' WellSummer cockerel and Lohman Brown
ones in the incu at mo are four Silkies four Lohman Brown four cuckoo maran.
i read in the smallholding mag that dont count on all of your eggs hatching.
there you are, you read something and then your told different!!
our very first attemt failed with no success.
p.s. i have put pictures of mollys udder on forum, i can hear you say at last

langdon

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2010, 06:54:29 pm »

100% would be rare. 80-90 would be very good. but any is a positive. i never expect any to hatch. but they do.

Sharondp · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2010, 08:34:14 pm »

I was extremely dubious about any of ours hatching as I was having real trouble with humidity at the beginning! Anyway, out of 16 eggs, 11 were fertile. Out of those 11 we got 9 - 82%

I was hoping for 6!

a few more days - The Accidental Smallholder