Posts by normanack

Four out of nine sounds good for shipped eggs! Do let us know if the last eggs hatch. :-)

Quote:Originally Posted by 1muttsfan I always take a double look when people talk about putting their birds outside at 3 weeks of age in April - because it is still WINTER here!!  We are now just starting to get highs into the 60's...

The cuteness factor in this thread is rising exponentially, and I am loving it. :-)

Quote:Originally Posted by 1muttsfan I did a little color determination experiment - take a look here if you like http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/781600/blue-eggs-true-color-photography Amazing, and thanks for taking the time to...

Quote:Originally Posted by dretd  I have another set of eggs due sometime this week or next depending on the seller's broody cooperation so it will be helpful to see if any tweaking results in a higher yield. It would also be nice...

I have a hatchery BO to post, just need to get the pictures together.

Quote: Originally Posted by Texiken2000  . . . . I go to my room to switch eggs from incubator to hatcher and noticed it was at 150° . Thought it might be the thermometer so Itouched the eggs and were very hot to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bama1  My poor crooked comb roo.... Sigh. And my two girls. The girl in the foreground and the roo are two weeks younger than the girl in the back I have 9 clb eggs in lockdown hoping for some...

She's gorgeous! :-) Where did you get her? To my eye her earlobes look white.

Facing this issue myself -- with a few more questions. Hope that's okay.   1. If a reliable hen goes broody when eggs have been in the incubator for awhile (in my case, 8 days), is it okay to put the eggs under her? Will the...