Last Hatch.....of the season ;)

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:34 pm

Well here is the result of my last hatch of the year. Not happy with this hatch at all, out of 22 eggs that made it to lock down only 8 hatched. I had put the incubators in the basement office to hatch, no the warmest room in the house and of course basement a bit damp. The last hatch I did even with the power outage I got a decent hatch rate but then I kept the incubators in the rec room by the wood stove.

Sooo lesson learned not hatching in the office EVER again!!

Happy that I do have a few that made it, so here are the fuzzy little butts...........

Seastar · Post by **Seastar** » Mon May 16, 2016 8:59 pm

Pretty little chicks. (Maybe next year I will be able to hatch some).

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Mon May 16, 2016 10:20 pm

They look pretty lively, not a great spring for hatching, I am doing nothing but adjusting temperature on the incubator, even when set bit too high in the evening, drops bit too low by morning.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Tue May 17, 2016 3:30 am

Too bad about your hatch, that's maddening. At least you got some chicks, you will try again though won't you? What kind of incubator are you using?

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Tue May 17, 2016 7:14 am

No kenya I am not setting anymore this year. I am letting a broody EO have a go at some eggs, but I have my niece getting married in June and my son on the Canada Day weekend, too many things going on.
I have Brinsea OvaEasy incubators with turned and automatic humidity pump. Very accurate but the room temperature made a huge difference.

Colleen Kinzie · Post by **Colleen Kinzie** » Tue May 17, 2016 8:24 am

Awww they are soooooo cute!
What kinds are they Paula
Sorry to hear you didn't get more. But it's better than a total loss

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Tue May 17, 2016 8:32 am

CONGRATS on the new chicks....Fingers crossed the EO will hatch alot of new chicks!
( how many days has she been on them? Are they "close" to hatching? )

Flat Rock Farm · Post by **Flat Rock Farm** » Tue May 17, 2016 3:19 pm

Colleen Kinzie wrote:QR_BBPOST Awww they are soooooo cute!
What kinds are they Paula
Sorry to hear you didn't get more. But it's better than a total loss

1 - EO
2 - Bantam Chocolate Cuckoo Orpingtons
3 - Cream Brananters
2 - Rumpless Araucana (one with tufts) :)

Jaye · Post by **Jaye** » Tue May 17, 2016 4:05 pm

That sounds like a great selection. Congrats! Yay for the Araucana with tufts too!

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Wed May 18, 2016 10:12 pm

Too bad about your hatch. It's disappointing to only get a few. I have my first hatch in the incubator finally, heading to the end of day 1. I haven't hatched any since 2014 so I hope I do a good job. Time will tell. :)