The Poultry Keeper

JustChickens · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex

Just interested in knowing how many chicks they hatch each year?

Hen-Gen · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject:

This year I had my lowest hatching rate ever (about 50%) and have hatched 34 chicks. Even so this should give me what I need for next year so unless they are all the wrong sexes/colours then that will be it until 2009.
I only have two or three breeding groups each year of about one cockerel to five hens.

JustChickens · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex

Sounds gd. My friends hatched about 50-60 pekin chicks so far. And got a few more to come i think!

mojo · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 3:39 pm Post subject:

25 and counting....all pure breeds

Gilly C · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 2198 Location: South Cumbria

I usually hatch between 6 & 8 , but have 12 in the incubator but they are minatures so about the same Laughing

just enough to keep me going none for anyone else

Attila The Hen · Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 384 Location: Shetland

Somewhere in the 30-60 range, depending on what's going on. This year will be at the upper end as I consolidate what we've got and concentrate on some new breeds for me.

Attila

ashley.crowther · Joined: 10 Sep 2006 Posts: 367 Location: Shropshire, UK

I have 17 at the moment, but am only just starting hatching for the year, I have 14 more eggs under two broodies and a broody with nothing under her as there is no-where for her to sit.

I have had about a 80% hatch rate so far but it is going up as the year has gone on.

james419 · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:

So far have hatched 33 - hoping to get at least a further 40-50 to build the freezer stock and also next years brreding flock to avoid buying in day olds, also planning for a replacemnt Maran Cockerel in 18-24 months time, certain members on this forum are guilty of leading me astray while supporting my new found enjoyment of looking after the animals!!!!!!!!!!!

No names but you know who you are.

Henwife · Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 2636 Location: Monmouthshire

I've hatched 160 so far, 60 of which were known cockerels - some are still too young to sex. I've kept a couple of banty welbar males and and a LF. I should have an unrelated banty brown leghorn cockerel too I hope.

debcat · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject:

I have 8 goose eggs in one incubator
54 hen eggs in the other - appenzeller, japanese, light sussex and brahma for me (and a few oddbods), White dorkings for Suz
6 eggs under a broody - light sussex and brahma
and I've got 6 speckled sussex that should be here tomorrow

and I wasn't going to incubate a lot this year Embarassed

JustChickens · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 604 Location: Sussex

Alot of chicks Smile

Im gonna try putting 14 bantam eggs for my first hatching!

vanessa · Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 1139 Location: Correze

18 so far ... and counting.

You're not including ME in that statement are you, James? Embarassed

NannyP · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject:

He must mean you Vanessa, I am innocent Laughing

I provided eggs for table birds......that's not leading him astray Laughing