temp on incubator keeps jumping

[Tom Stradbally]

hi guys half six this morn my 7 year olds jumps on my bed delighted with his present,,,,,, no its not christmas its our first baby chick hatched.. since then we.ve two now and another pipping. i.ve moved the first two into the brooder
pect to see our next by midnight,,,,,,,christmas just keeps on giving and giving,,, son can hardly sleep with expectation of what tomorrow brings....

Our third brood from the Incubator has just started hatching and we the adults still get excited with the new chicks and ducks, it's all fantastic. Best of luck with your first brood.........Tom.

[cath]

hey tom, what're we like.. gettin so much pleasure from havin chicks and hens and stuff,,,,,lol my man calls me a tree hugger.but i think its brill!!!!!!!

[Tom Stradbally]

hey tom, what're we like.. gettin so much pleasure from havin chicks and hens and stuff,,,,,lol my man calls me a tree hugger.but i think its brill!!!!!!!

I have just came up stairs after checking our incubator and a Bantam had just hatched, I called my wife Jo and the smile on her face you couldn’t buy. It’s such a pleasure bringing new life into the world...............Tom.

[cath]

hi just a quick up date on my first batch of chicks.. the little bantam x were the best they literally hopped out of their shells and are flyin..lol literelly.i had two other chicks that were slow and struggling so one i helped,, big mistake..........it jumped up and grabbed me by the nose and drew blood which then the other chicks joined in and i had to be wrestled free of these flesh eating tiny monsters,,,,,,,,,,,,,, na.. only jokin,,,,,,,, lol the little one i helped went on too weak and died.. moral of story dont give too much help cause it'll come back to bite ya...

[Tom Stradbally]

hi just a quick up date on my first batch of chicks.. the little bantam x were the best they literally hopped out of their shells and are flyin..lol literelly.i had two other chicks that were slow and struggling so one i helped,, big mistake..........it jumped up and grabbed me by the nose and drew blood which then the other chicks joined in and i had to be wrestled free of these flesh eating tiny monsters,,,,,,,,,,,,,, na.. only jokin,,,,,,,, lol the little one i helped went on too weak and died.. moral of story dont give too much help cause it'll come back to bite ya...

Sorry for your loss Cath, my wife has helped a few and they all survived, so it is worth the effort.........Tom.

[MARIA]

I agree you should let nature take its course but having said that ive helped out a few. On the last hatch there was an egg in the incubator two days after the rest had hatched and we opened it thinking it was dead. She was still alive but very weak. We left her in the incubator for 24hrs but no better so took her out and put her under a bulb. Within an hour she was up and eating. With every hatch you learn something new.

[cath]

wow marie thats brill . i was getting the impression that if they cant make it out on their own they wont have the strength to walk as legs not strong enough..i've a batch of cochins in now after candling them four are deff fertile out of six ,, hope they come out ok.. also put in fertile hybrids eggs x light sussex rooster so they should be strong.. think i'll leave at that then till next year... by the way the incubators workin fine

[MARIA]

Hi cath
Great news about the incubator. Ive had better results from the incubator this year then from broody hens. I have a light sussex at the moment sitting on faverolle eggs but she hatched eggs two years ago so i know she will be ok. I also have a duck sitting but she doesnt know what she wants. Good luck with your hatch and let us know how you get on.

[cath]

hello ,,i've a kacki cambell that wanted to go broody but there was no male involved.. so we got a male but hes too young to do anything yet.. ssssooooooooooooooo i got some fertalised duck eggs and put them in the nest... now nothing sitting on em.. had bntam that sat for while but even she got up.. i dont know, think they've too much freedom and don't want to settle down..... thought that was only the males..lol

[ammcg]

I don't "do" ducks, but friends who did say they often make lousy mothers, so they usually give their duck eggs to broody hens to hatch/rear. All usually goes well until the ducklings take to water, at which point the poor "mother" hen almost has the vapours! running up and down beside the water, yelling at them to come out!