Thursday, March 22, 2012
Incubator's running full speed ahead! February's hatching percentages
We started putting eggs in 2/23.
2/23
IN - 8 duck eggs
HATCHED - 6 (as of 3/22/12, with a couple more days of possible hatch since duck eggs take 30-35 days depending on breed)
HATCH SUCCESS = (6/8) 75% (this number could change)
2/24
IN - 5 chicken eggs
HATCHED - 4
HATCH SUCCESS = (4/5) 80%
2/25
SOLD
2/26
IN - 10
HATCHED - 9
HATCH SUCCESS = (9/10) 90%
2/27
IN - 19
HATCHED - 17
HATCH SUCCESS = (17/19) 84%
2/28
IN - 7
HATCHED - 6
HATCH SUCCESS = (6/7) 86%
2/29 Caught the dogs eating eggs, the coop gate was open =o(
IN - 2
HATCHED - 1
HATCH SUCCESS = 50%
So for the 6 days in February that we incubated and hatched eggs, our success percentage is 78%. We did lose 4 of the chicks after putting them in the brooder.
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