Posts by jamesbwood

Temp was 37.5 C plus or minus 1 C.  I installed a computer fan run off a 12 v battery to keep the air moving in the bator - this also helps keep the temp more stable.

I have one of those digital min max thermomiters that also records humidity.  It was around 30% for most of it but 45% to 55% for the last 3-4 days.  Im not sure how accurate the device is.  

I received 12 Silver Sebright eggs.  3 of them hatched normally.  2 had were not able to hatch on their own - after 30-36 from when they pecked the first hole through their shell.  I assisted these 2 in hatching but...

Is this club still active?  Other than a yahoo group with minimal postings, there isn't much current online info about them.

I live on an unfenced acre of Ag/residential land in south Florida.  This morning, when I let my free ranged chickens out they took off so I followed them.  My 4 girls made a bee line to a neighboors front step where she...

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Introduction   I'm a marine biologist, octopus expert (http://thecephalopodpage.org/), and am new to chickens with a lot to learn.  I'm slowly reading my way through the prior posts in this thread.   I have...

Received 17 eggs from Redchicken9 from a 12++ auction here on backyard chickens.   Best packing I've seen yet; plus the postal godz were kind this time. Eggs are sitting and will go in the incubator tonight.   Eggs...

Recieved 17 eggs from Redchicken9 from a 12++ auction here on backyard chickens.  An added benifit is that these eggs are from 2 different lines which were clearly marked with A's and B's.  Assuming all goes well, I...

Train them with food early on and stay out with them.  I did yard work and let them out then.  I'd call them back (with food, of course) when I went in.  After a month of this, I started to let them free range when I am...