Posts by mama dixie

ok so I got an incubator and now we are so broke, like we all are right, I am thinking I should take it back so I can get suplied for the birds we have, I have many good broodie hens and may just let some of them try to hatch the eggs...

oh gosh I am sorry for your loss.. I would so not pull the eggs.  I would give them at least five more days.  can you put some food and maybe a small water in next to the girls and then be sure to take the water out after...

I think it is a Cochin also.  I have two black cochin bantam hens and two frizzle cochin boys.  I am a cochin fanatic you will so love it.  I will say though if it is a girl it will be broody and earn its trust early if...

hello, I raised some cornish cross and thought I would just keep them in the booder tank like you are thinking of, and wow did I get reamed by people.  they said it was crule and so I moved mine out to of all places the duck pen....

thank you for your nice words.  I have two of snapers off spring and one has gone broody and is setting on some eggs that will be bantam frizzle cochin.  she is very protective and will not let me look at all.  I am so...

yes mine is a still air incubaator.  I am so excited about it.  I will have my hubby help me with the handle and I love the idea of the small Jar and the sponge.  I will use one of my hubbys old egg jars from fishing....

also, I found some eggs on byc that are just to rich for my pocket book.  is it concedered rude to reply and tell the seller that if they can sell some cheaper later I would love some.  I know the eggs are worth the price...

oh my gosh I did it I got a new incubator.  I found it on sale and so I did it.  I have not told hubby yet :O  I have ordered eggs from byc and would like to also get some others maybe columbian cochins if anyone knows a...

I would be very interested, please excuse my ignorance here.  but I am just starting on this site so I have many questions.   would the chicks be a mixed color or solid?  would it be $35.00 total including shiping?...

My bantam cochin, is acting very strange.  she is laying eggs in this upside down box she has found in the coop.  there is a whole in the top of it and she can get in there and lay her eggs.  she getts off the eggs and...