This is my second year of incubating eggs. Last year I was using a Little Giant Styrofoam incubator and had gotten to where I was getting about 80% hatch rate. Then events beyond my control (see Chickenshit) led to me getting a Brinsea Incubator and my hatch rates plummeting to less than 50%. In fact my first hatch of the Fall season was a dismal 33% hatch rate.
I set these 12 eggs on September 25th
These 4 Fluffy Butts were hatched on October 16th
Finally I think things may be coming together between the Brinsea and me.
These 6 Eggs were set September 30th
These are the first 4 along with 6 that hatched October 21st
Those 6 new Fluffy Butts made for my first 100% hatch rate in my new Incubator. Now all I got to do is figure out what to do with all these Chickens!
Woo-hoo! Baby chicks!
What to do with them? Keep them and spoil them of course. They are too cute for anything else!
Congrats on your success. We can all breathe a sigh of relief. Something about chickens trying and failing to hatch is very depressing, I’m glad this batch all saw the light of day.
Congrats on your 100% hatch rate! That’s great! Sorry to hear you were having trouble with the incubator, but it sounds like maybe you’re getting things figured out
Great job!!! They look fantastic!
Thanks. If the weather holds they might get to go hang out with the silkies in the juvenile coop next week!
Wow, good for you!