[Hayley'sHens]

Is it posible to do a mixed hatch? I ordered eggs off ebay they never arrived, I bought some eggs off a freind on Sunday set them on Monday, But the seller of 1 lot of ebay eggs has sent me some more that have just been delivered.
I dont have another incy so is it possible to do a mixed date hatch?

[min200]

The problem will arise that you will have to stop turning the first batch and turn up the humidity before the second batch is ready for that. 

There may be a way around it but I dont know it and im sure someone will let us know if there is!

[Hayley'sHens]

Yeah thats what I thought.
I dont know any one close by with a incy   

[min200]

I only turned mine on yesterday which is a pain!  Could of posted them down and I would have stuck them in for you. 

Put a post up quick in the swap shop section swapping a couple of the chicks for the incubation time perhaps?

[woodside farm]

how many eggs are we talking about, and what type of incubator?

[GrannieAnnie]

I know my incubator is a bit bigger than some, but it has 3 trays and in the instruction booklet it tells you to fill one tray up, then 6 days later fill the next one and 6 days after that, the third tray.  I've only done it once, but had a good result.  the first lot of eggs went down to the hatching basket at 18 days, and another lot of eggs in the first tray.  so I had eggs hatching from the same place over 4 weeks.  I've had some dead in shell, but not many out of 264 eggs.

So if you can't get anyone to do it, put them in and try it.  You never know!!!

[woodside farm]

I'm the same, but with six trays, I usually fill 2 up at a time, and putting into the hatching basket at the bottom, I never alter the humidity and have also had good results.

If you have a smaller incubator that does not have hatching baskets you could stop the automatic turner  when the first lot are due and use it as a manual incubator turning the other eggs for the remaining time. (that's if it's automatic and you don't have too many eggs)

[Hayley'sHens]

6 already set, 6 arrived today and its a Rcom suro

[min200]

Give it a go Hayley!  Put the seperators in and manually turn your other eggs once the auto turn is off.  Better than throwing them away!!

[Hayley'sHens]

Thanks Min, Will give it a go, got nothing to lose, and a possible 6 chicks to gain