Egg farts?

Ok, so here are three egg farts on the left and average eggs on the right. They are kindof funny little mishaps.

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Turkey eggs

Here is our first turkey egg of the season. We are going to hatch them this time, hopfully. Got the incubator set up and ready to go.

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another week

So this past week, we have gotten alot done with the gardens. Both boats are done with a little room left for some purple tomatoes. I got both of my raised beds built and all filled in. Trying square foot gardening this time. I have beans, peas, lettuce, sunflowers, watermelon, onions, potatoes and sweet potatoes. I also have peppers and tomatoes I am putting in upside down containers I made myself.
Still have more to do but with building the fence, getting rabbits ready for easter, eggs in the incubator, chicks and chickens on the outside. I think it was a successful week. I will post pics later of my garden. Oh, also going to try sugar cane as well. (Looks Like bamboo to me.)
Well, that's it for now.

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Baby chicks

Well after trying the new hatcher and stressing and putting the eggs back in the incubator. We had a total of 8 chicks hatched. The last one was about two days late, not sure but hopefully it will be ok. The next bunch of eggs are due today.
Daryl

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Eggs Peeping!

So a hour before Daryl got home from work I saw it...............a pip in a egg! I was so eggcited! After Daryl got here we decided to go ahead and take out the turning tray and put the EE eggs back in the incubator. As we were moving them we saw 2 more eggs were pipped!WOOHOO! Now we have them all moved and they are peeping. I love it!

MARY

Nothing

So today is hatch day and NOTHING is happening. I am real sad about it too. Like I get soooo excited about this. I wait for this very day and then to have nothing happen is just depressing. We have never had a unsucessful hatch before. Never...not even our 1st hatch. So the reason daryl built this hatcher was because of the new egg turner we installed in the incubator. There is no way to stop the turner to lay the eggs still 3 days before they hatch. I should have not had different eggs with different hatch dates I guess. When we candled the eggs before putting them in the hatcher everything looked GREAT! But now....today is hatch day and no pip, no peeps, nothing at all. I am loosing hope fast. Now I know I have 6 EE chicks in the chicken house already so I could just be happy with them till spring aand with our Florida winter approaching I need to stop hatching soon. I still have 2 small batches in the incubator, frizzles & silkies that I am waiting on. But, all the EEs are in the hatcher so if it has gone wrong so EEs for now. Tonight I plan to have Daryl take out the egg turner so I can finish off the last 2 batches in the incubator and not move anybody to the hatcher. Wish us luck with the last 2 batches. The problem has to be with the hatcher cause 3 days ago we had chicks moving in eggs.

MARY

Incubator & hatcher

So...I am waiting. We have several eggs in daryl's new "Hatcher" and tomorrow is hatch day. So far nothing has happened. I am always worried & wondering the day before. And this time the hatcher is brand new so I am just hoping it works out. It looks like all the eggs we put in there were full of chicks. So now we just wait and see!

MARY