Incubating & Hatching the SMALLEST Chicken Breed from SHIPPED EGGS | Nurture Right 360 Incubator

[@suemarlette1857]

This is the BEST episode ever! I cry when babies are born, even when baby chickens hatch out. Precious little creatures of God 🐣

[@factsmatter4030]

I agree Sue 🥚🐣🐥

[@AlisonB-s3i]

AMEN❤

[@gaylewatkins4685]

This is a very interesting hatching video. It seems a miracle chicks actually survive hatching. It's so exhausting for them. Watching them sleep in all of those funny positions is so cute. 😊 Thank you for sharing this with us. 🥰

[@sharonhavron3000]

I love how you explain everything because I know you are teaching and supporting others who want to raise chickens.

[@chickensquailandbirds5650]

I love Seramas they are one of my favorite breeds! I might order Serama eggs too because I can't hatch my own right now. I have 5 Serama hens and 1 rooster but my rooster is sick right now so Im giving him medicine and hoping he gets better! Edit: I ended up ordering 8 eggs and they came in yesterday im really excited they sent 12 and none were broken! Also my rooster is doing better now

[@ketoandcastiron]

The shelf liner looks so comfortable for them. I love that idea.

[@seriouslynow22]

I watched this video at 5 am this morning. Wonderful way to wake up with coffee. Very informative, interesting, and touching. I am doing my first hatch right now and one of my hens went broody for the first time. 3 of the eggs I had shipped were put under her. I so appreciate the inclusion of the embryology charts from Brinsea. Your interaction with your daughter is so precious.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you so much for your kind words! We love the hatching process. It will never cease to amaze me! Thank you for watching! More hatching videos coming soon!

[@sewfancynancydesign5970]

I purchased the same incubator …I’m on lock down with pipping due any time now. You have been so encouraging and I have learned so much watching your videos. Hope all is well in Northport…it’s cold here in Hueytown. With spring right around the corner here in the Deep South.

[@karenlawrence1889]

How precious Jacklyn what a fabulous,video "thank you for sharing" I loved the last few minutes the little one of the 7 just plopped down like collapse bless its little heart and foot and leg up ha ha. You should do more of these so interesting and so educational. Things I forgot you taught today ❤❤❤

[@mel49ers]

Love the little ones had a pet as a little girl an she rode my shoulder every where I went! Enjoyed this video thanks for sharing.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for being here with us!

[@lorihicks7800]

Bedt video, I think I've ever seen!!!! I cried and pure lost my breath!!! Thank you for sharing 🥰🥹💓💓

[@freshstarts1618]

Thank You Jaclyn! That was a fun And super well done! You all are so talented! ❤

[@lisamariag2680]

Thank you for this wonderful video.🫶 How amazing to see them hatch. 🎉 You are so sweet and talented. It is lovely to watch you and your family. 😍💖

[@sheliaberry877]

WOW! How FUN and SWEET to watch this "process" of birth! Our Heavenly Father is a magnificient, creative, loving Father! He loves each of us more than we can even know! Thank y'all for sharing all these learning and fun videos. Eleanor, you are such a sweet young lady. Love in Jesus 😊🥰

[@suzij6493]

It was so fun watching from start to finish 💜

[@PlayerRealEstate]

This is by far the best video I’ve seen for hatching with the nurture right 360. Thank you for putting all this time and effort into showing us newbies the process!

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you so much!!

[@susanoswalt1169]

They are so precious,it's like watching a real baby that gets it's tummy full falls asleep at there highchair ❤️

[@carolnoe9037]

I have this incubator. I love when the chicks are looking out at you lol. I have also hatched one duck that someone gave me.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

We love these little incubators! They are so much fun!

[@teresaparish3266]

They are so precious, thanks for sharing ❤️

[@danesaredarlings4679]

Congratulations! We have chickens too, none laying yet. We will buy our chicks from you next time.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Aw we would love that! Chickens are so much fun, but can easily break your heart too. Here's to the good times outweighing the bad!

[@leannekenyoung]

I would love to have seen you take them out of the incubator at the end to show us how many of the remaining 7 actually pipped out of their shells and what they look like dried off. Also what is a fizzle? I think that’s the term you used. ❤️🥰🙏🏻🇨🇦 Loved your video they look sooo sweet and adorable!!

[@factsmatter4030]

OooooH My GRACIOUS...I HEARD THAT BABY CHIRP IN THE EGG.... YOU CANDLED... WOWSERZ

[@EvaVilla-pm5mv]

What a wonderful video. My daughter is going to start the chicken journey

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you! That is so great! they are so much fun. Let us know if we can answer any questions, or point you in the direction of someone who can for anything that comes up while you are getting started!

[@andraroberts9029]

How sweet! Thank you for this video. We are considering raising chickens and this was helpful.

[@pamlaw5959]

It is so interesting watching the eggs hatch thank you for sharing this the chicks are so precious and very sweet

[@janetwithers7427]

So fascinating and miraculous. Gorgeous chicks. Thanks for sharing. 💞

[@Millie-qf8nr]

So precious!

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thanks so much for being here with us!

[@lizisloved9648]

So precious! Thank you for helping me know what to expect on our new hatching adventure

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you! Happy Hatching!

[@alicebanks257]

Thank you for the video. I truly enjoyed it.

[@Sherl-h3i]

This the best video I’ve ever watched on KZbin and I’m 31🥺💕

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you so much!

[@davidlinn2150]

This is the first time we are doing eggs. They arrive tomorrow and I felt so unprepared. Your video was so helpful! Ready to raise these eggs!

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I’m so glad! Happy hatching and ask questions if you need to!

[@swiftyoverfifty]

That was the best video! Thank you! Precious! Grandma Jen

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you! It’s so exciting to watch them hatch

[@paulineoconnor6205]

Chicken hatching was awesome. ❤❤❤❤

[@organicgal7751]

Thats for a great video. I have not ever tried to hatch eggs before

[@jennysuemcnicol]

That was so informative and special thanks for sharing

[@russelllejeune4031]

How important is it to take out the eggs that aren't developing or stopped? I'd hate to mistake a good developing egg and take it out. Great video btw! Very informative 👏

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thanks! The main reason to take eggs out is to avoid spoiled eggs accidentally breaking in the incubator. This can cause a stinky mess, and every now and then can lead to infections for the other chicks. It isn't super important to take them out. Typically at the two week mark we will take out eggs that don't show development. By that point it is pretty obvious and you won't run the risk of throwing out good eggs. Thanks for being here with us!

[@megslittlehouseinthecountry]

Beautiful chicks. Looks like a fairly decent hatch rate for shipped eggs? Never hatched eggs before, but who knows what the future will hold. 💖💖💖

[@melissacrockett1095]

The sleeping chicks 🥰

[@sewfancynancydesign5970]

Great video…LOVE YOUR EYE SHADOW IT LOOKS GREAT ON YOU.

[@stormyg9169]

Thank you for such a helpful video. I’m doing my first hatch and have read and studied so much but the few questions I have (today lol) I got answered with this video! Thank YOU! ❤️🐣🐥🐔🐤

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I’m so glad it was helpful! Best of luck on your first hatch!

[@ceceliacampbell7838]

Thank you so much for this video. 💗 watching from Alabama.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Howdy Neighbor! Thanks for being here!

[@thehomemakersjoy]

Thanks for sharing this video. So cute! We talk to the eggs too ❤

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@bettyrickert7272]

That was so fun watching the whole process from start to finish. Thank you. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️Granny B

[@Manzanitamystic]

Very much enjoyed! Thank you! Just ordered frizzles

[@patshipp9195]

💖💖🙏🙏Love watching new life, so precious. 💖💖🙏🙏

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Thank you for your lovely and informative video, love to see the way you presented your practical experience with us. 😊😊😊

[@harleymichelle9420]

That one chick that passed out at the end 😂

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

They’re so tired! Lol

[@angiegranberry3366]

Wow that was awesome! Thanks 😊

[@Bellabah-gs1ts]

Your daughter is so cute💖

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you! She sure makes life more fun!

[@Bellabah-gs1ts]

You are so welcome you can't lie about how cute she is.

[@cindyhart3351]

So exciting!🙏🏻♥️💕😃

[@alicecooper1337]

Sweet video. Very informative! Thank you.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you!!

[@georgeschannel6168]

Super cute video

[@mspjmahomes4462]

Thank you very much for sharing your hatching with us.

[@Emmah2023Robert]

love it! mine are hatching today

[@dailydribble]

I know nothing about hatching eggs so watching and when you said you had to go in lockdown I though it was about covid hehe

[@vgil1278]

What a treat! Thank you

[@swiftyoverfifty]

That was beautiful!

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you!

[@chrispaul9454]

At first I thought you said "Hi, I'm the cacklin' hen...". I now know you didn't say that but I was laughing hard for a while. Sorry,...

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

😂

[@barbaranash9052]

Great filming

[@nanaslittleloves5782]

Thank you for video love watching eggs hatching

[@ValerieSue]

Well done! Congrats!

[@ScaryFear]

I really liked this. Was researching incubators and this one sounds great. Congrats on the babies. Where did you get the countdown. That's so cute. I'd love to get one.

[@teesmith3991]

Thanks for vast knowledge snd sharing with us

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

It's my pleasure!

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Love this. My latest book involves a chicken, paramedic Chris and the runaway chicken

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Sounds very cute!

[@godsgreenacreshomestead708]

They are just adorable! Can't wait to watch them grow up. Texas Deb ❤️

[@bettykeith8580]

I have to say I’m new to chickens got mine last year and wanting to raise some baby’s . I love your video and she’s just too cute my daughter is grown now . Hoping for a grand daughter to hatch baby’s with . So I gotta subscribe lol Alabama is where my dad and family lived I moved from n Florida to montana so hatching may be alittle different for me lol

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you Betty!! Hatching in Montana, I’m not sure what your relative humidity is, but humidity is the biggest challenge anywhere. I hope you get to hatch!

[@bettykeith8580]

@@HeadFamilyFarm we almost always have no humidity I know it’s important to the incubators. If humidity plays a roll for mommas to hatch I’ll have to come up with something

[@bektravels]

Such a great video!! Watched it with my daughter who is keen to hatch her own chicks. We were both curious to know what the chicks look like grown up! Any pics? 😊

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful. I'm happy to answer any questions. I haven't taken updated photos of them recently but they're all different colors and so cute!

[@sidybayo3027]

She said I talk to the eggs all the time lol😂

[@PIGSRCOOL-vx7hc]

16:28 me on the morning

[@sewma3]

Hi! Have you ever hatched any goose eggs in that incubator? I have been having a really hard time with that. Also, would you mind sharing the name of the place you got the serama eggs? I’d love to get some and I live in Ohio. Thanks!

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

We have not hatched any goose eggs in the Nurture Right 360. We have hatched a few of them in our GQF Sportsman cabinet incubator. These eggs actually came from our favorite Silkie breeder, Dave Arnold ( @ohcountryboy on instagram).

[@katiehathaway743]

So sweet

[@shawneehinkle1887]

Love your channel❤

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Thank you so much!!

[@humblehillhorses1844]

Great video, it was super informative. I’m going to be hatching my own chicks soon. I have a question for you. Can chicks that are a couple weeks older be put together to brood with younger chicks? I’ve got some day old chicks arriving a couple of weeks before my eggs will hatch, and want to know if I can eventually integrate them together. Once the younger ones are feathered and such to brood together. I hope that makes sense. 😅

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

It depends on the chick’s honestly. Sometimes it’s an easy integration and sometimes you have to re-separate. If they’re no more than a week or 2 apart and similar in size it typically goes ok. They will act as 2 separate flocks with their own pecking order, which is why it can be harder to integrate.

[@tammybarrett659]

❤️🐣❤️🐥

[@akadraco2658]

hey i was wondering whats the best position to hatch shipped eggs? horizontal or vertical, and if so does it make any difference?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I can only speak from our experience and having read blogs/comments/forum posts and watched videos about other people’s experiences, so this isn’t definite truth. We have had the most success hatching shipped eggs in incubators that hold the eggs pointy end down and tilts them from side to side rather than turning them. We have had some decent success with using Nurture Rights as well with shipped eggs. We typically will let shipped eggs rest for around 24 hours in an egg carton pointy end down (in hopes of allowing the air pockets to settle on the other end). Then if we are using our cabinet incubator that holds the eggs up and down we will go ahead and put them straight in as any other egg. If we are using our Nurture Right (lays them on their side) we will put the whole egg carton (we have a couple we’ve cut in half to fit in the incubator) into the incubator for 24 hours. Then we quickly take the eggs out, place the turning mechanism in, and lay the eggs down in the incubator. I don’t have any hard evidence that this method is more effective (shipped eggs really are a gamble and the outcome depends greatly upon the individual box’s journey through the post, so it’s impossible to tell what works best on the hatchet’s end), but it makes me feel a little better about putting them on their sides after they are shipped.

[@jakebarbee2248]

Did you add the rubber mat under the tray? Ours just has the plastic floor in it.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

We use the foam shelf liner with holes in it and cut it to size. The floor is really fine but if you’re hatching bantams sometimes their feet can go through.

[@MANUTHEKING740]

Amazing, i love that.

[@mckaymartin5238]

I noticed you have shelf liner in when you were putting the eggs in first, does it not melt during the incubation process?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Nope, it holds up really well. We can typically reuse one section of shelf liner for a few hatches if they don’t get super dirty,

[@Sandra-qt4wr]

Amazing 😊

[@sgray2052]

Did you use the regular egg turner attachment or did you get a smaller one?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

We used the regular turning tray that comes with the incubator.

[@luisahuejote129]

@theheadfamilyfarm I purchased one of those incubator and i had a question about a hole in the plastic round covering on the back where’s you connected the turner and the back its just right below is thst normal??

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Hi! Yes there is a small ventilation hole there. Nothing to worry about.

[@AngelaMelgar-p4c]

Hey there, I was wondering, once the chicks hatch, what temp and humidity does the incubator have to be in for them to be comfortable in there ?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

As long as it’s between 95 and 105 degrees they will be fine. It’s best not to adjust the temperature. As far as humidity goes, it shouldn’t mess with the hatched chicks one way or another. We typically take the chicks out of the incubator after around 24 hours, even if we leave the incubator running longer.

[@jamesjessee4064]

Nice👍❤️🙋‍♂️

[@MackenzieMontgomery-k8x]

Hi there! Do have recommendations on how to incubate call ducks? 😊

[@giantpaws]

Where did the hatching calendar come from. Got to have it!

[@chickensquailandbirds5650]

I think they made it themselves

[@Rachel-kg2cw]

Thank you for the great video! How long do you leave them in the incubator before you relocate them to the brooder?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

Until they’re dry and fluffy or 48 hours!

[@jenniferzapata5698]

What do you do with the undeveloped eggs?

[@bellefowler6104]

I don't know if this has already been asked, but where did you get your sign that keeps up with the days left? I love it.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I made it! I have plans to offer them for sale soon!

[@chrisboucher79]

What is an ideal temp. In an incubator that rolls the eggs?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

99.5 Fahrenheit

[@michellekellison5607]

Do you dry hatch? If not, what humidity? Also, where did you get your hatching calendar???❤

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I do not dry hatch. I run my hatches at 45ish percent humidity days 1-18. At 19 I up it to 65 and once chicks start hatching at day 21 it will rise further naturally. I made my calendar! It’s a 2024 goal to have them available on our website.

[@caddygirly]

What humidity do you start at and end at

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I like 30-40% days 1-19 and 60-70% 20-21.

[@lillianatauchi5925]

Where did you get that calendar. I love it!

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I made it!

[@Keanu-x7w]

I really like that Farmers Market Wall chick hatch countdown wall poster...How can I get one? If you could duplicate it and sell those that would be great?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I make them! I’ll be offering them on our website soon.

[@Keanu-x7w]

@@HeadFamilyFarm Yeaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

[@MarySantos-fz2fv]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mystery_nunyobuisneew]

Quick question, what do I do if I can see a chick struggling for over 10 hours? Do I intervene or wait it out?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

That sounds like it might’ve been tough to watch. I’m sorry. There is a lot of mixed information out there on similar circumstances. There are tons of varying opinions as well. Some will say you should never intervene, whether it be because of a risk of “shrink wrapping” other chicks or because of other reasons surrounding timing of hatch or physical fitness of chicks. Some will say you should intervene immediately and that it takes a lot to shrink wrap chicks. In my personal opinion, animal husbandry of any kind is largely about your connection with the animals. We have helped countless chicks and ducklings over the years, and have also given space for a more natural process at different times. All this to say, I think you should make yourself aware of the risks and benefits and make a personal decision. If it were me, I would add a little humidity (spray some water in the incubator with a misting spray bottle) and possibly use tweezers to gently pip/zip the egg a bit more using the pip from the chick, but beyond that it would be a case by case decision based on how far out of the egg they’ve made it and what condition the chick appears to be in. Removing a chick before it is ready is a mistake we’ve made a few times and we don’t want to repeat that mistake. Hope this helps!

[@conniegilpin5498]

I found a guinea nest and not sure how long she’s been sitting. For weeks I’m sure. Is it safe to remove eggs from her and put in the incubator? I’m afraid a predator will break up the nest. Please advise

[@marydanen5220]

🐤🐥🐣💞💖

[@Mom22-Nonee26]

What do you do when incubating eggs and your power goes out, say in mid way or towards the end of 21 days incubation? We’ve had several storms and thank God power did not go out. But sooner or later that problem will arise.

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

It’s only happened a few time to us and no more than 2 hours. The incubator would have to be in a cold location for it to make a difference for just 2-4 hours. You can wrap in a thick blanket or 2 to help it hold heat. With my large cabinet incubators, I just leave them be.

[@sarahjaniee]

That countdown wall hanging is gorgeous! May I ask where you got it?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

I made it! I'm hopeful I'll have them available to purchase soon!

[@vinsonlopez7461]

How do you clean the incubator after a hatch

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

These come apart for cleaning. We typically will take the incubator apart in the sink and rinse eat piece as we go. We’ve used Clorox wipes at times if we aren’t putting another clutch in immediately.

[@vinsonlopez7461]

@@HeadFamilyFarm thanks I appreciate it. I’m asking cause I used bleach to clean it then run water though it for 2-3 days and I’m wondering if I need to wait cause my hatch rate has been slow

[@alonzotorres6361]

Hi I know this is old but what do you have the humidify at for the first 18dayz then for the last 3?

[@HeadFamilyFarm]

For the first 17-18 days we set the humidity at either 40% or 45% most of the time and then 65% for lockdown. Happy hatching!

[@alonzotorres6361]

@@HeadFamilyFarm thank you !!