Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: sussexchook on May 27, 2013, 12:44
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i was thinking of getting fertile eggs again the only problem is non of my hens are broody at the minitue so is it possible to to make a hen broody or will i need to buy an incubator .
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I had the same problem so invested in an incubator. I set 25 eggs last Tuesday and the next day Dotty went broody. ::) I have been moving her off the nest but she was determined so I have put her in a hutch with some fertile quail eggs. She was not happy at being moved but I will just keep an eye on her to see if she accepts the new eggs.
The only thing I can suggest is put your best broody in a broody coop with some normal eggs, food and water. Leave her to settle and after a few days she may go broody. Then you can replace the eggs for fertile ones.
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ok then well my best broody seems to be my buff orpington at the min she can be on there half a day just for 1 egg then she gets off and creates like hell and thats it she will stay outside for the rest of the day
any idea were i can get a cheap incubator from
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If she goes broody you won't need one.
There are some threads on here for making your own with a polystyrene box so that would probably be the cheapest method.
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i hope she does lol how do i get on to those threads please
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i hope she does lol how do i get on to those threads please
HERE (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=70034.msg800121#msg800121)
and THIS THREAD (http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=52422.0) might be worth a read. ;)
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thanks very much for the info i will read it all if i can lol
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I have got one of these, it isnt as expensive as some out there (Ebay Item number 290803998054)
Just a thought if you do fancy an incubator
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I have got one of these, it isnt as expensive as some out there (Ebay Item number 290803998054)
Just a thought if you do fancy an incubator
Thanks for that pepsi100. Let us know what results you get from it and any good or bad points. :)
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The eggs I have put in there have been a mixed lot, (18) I candled all the eggs at 10-12 days, some have have been clear (never hatched) the others have hatched out, only problems I have had it with humidity, but its nothing major, just top up the pot and soak a sponge
I have lent mine to neighbours, they have had mixed results, clear eggs, kids keep opening it, but they have been happy with it and got 3 chicks from 6 eggs (the others were clear) I ended up with the hens, they get a dozen eggs a week
There isnt much that can be done about clear eggs though
Its easy to operate (just plug in, put the eggs in, check temperature, check humidity, candle at 10-12 days0 and give a decent price if you decide to sell it on
I would guess there are the polystyrene boxes cheaper out there, but I never had good results from them
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It may just be they were not fertile pepsi. I set 25 eggs last week and only 5 were definitely fertile. I candled them and I am really pleased that at least 10 are fertile. :)
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I know, I am very dubious about getting eggs from ebay, you cant leave anything about fertilty of the eggs, they all say they have 100%, buyt as no one can actully say how many did hatch or were ferile (unless you do a follow up reply) so its #buyer beware#
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The post won't help fertility either. I collected my fertile eggs but managed to crack one getting it out of the box, clumsy me! ::)