Posts by BlazeJester

Of the two McMurray shipments I got this year, I identified one mystery immediately (silver spangled hamburg) and one I still can't figure out 2 months later. I'm almost certain it's male, and I'm positive it's splash. It came with 25...

HeartMoss -   I have had the EXACT same experience. I am meticulous. I picked up the eggs myself and had everything set up before starting the incubation (with 4 day old eggs), but have had trouble keeping the bator humidity...

Did you have blood spot? Maybe make sure to sanitize your incubator. I sanitized with oxine but if they all died of bacterial contamination I did something wrong. I've heard to use bleach and then vinegar and dry in the sun for foam...

I'm having a super difficult first hatch, so I feel ya. Of 32 I lost all but 10 to blood spot by day 7 and am down to one lone survivor at day 14. I left the rest in after I broke open a half-developed chick and I'm praying and praying...

So humidity at 16% is not a problem? Or yes? I will sacrifice more eggs on Sunday at day 10 - I believe most are that ruptured yolk. However? I'm not at all clear on why this would happen with eggs that I picked up and transported...

Hi. This is my first try at incubating. I am using the renowned and beloved () LG 9200 still-air with an egg turner and using the dry incubation method. Here's the deal.   The incubator is sitting on the top rack of a 2-shelf...

Where did they come from? That will help narrow it down.

Unless he's breeding for feather sexing you cannot assume that fast-feathering chicks are female. If he's working toward breed improvement, there's no way he's selecting for feather sexing. The genetics are complicated and difficult to...

Quote: Originally Posted by donrae  Your leghorn roo will throw mostly white babies no matter what you cross him with. That's my understanding of dominate white, anyway. Yup. Tetra tints are a...

Dang, them some fat legs you might say! 7wks with wattles like that is almost definitely cockerel.   Could be a columbian wyandotte. Hatchery quality birds sometimes have straight combs, and if Ideal has a line that throws...