Posts by Riocotesei

Yeah he was free range to the ladys too. He's pretty rough and he's bitten me. I don't like him too much. lol. He's a pretty guy though. He's in a cage in the picture cause I plan on trading him with a friend. Having him in a cage makes...

Hi all, I have somes questions before I get to day 18. Heres my basic info:I have a LG still air, brand new. It's been holding temps very well (at least I think) at 99.5-100.8 and the hum. has stayed 40-46%I put the eggs in on the 1st...

Can you post a pic of him/her? that would help a whole lot. There can be hens that will be "top dog" and they do that as well. It's hard to tell just by desription.

The general rule I've heard that 7 days is the max of how long you can leave an egg out before incubating it. Also, every day that goes by the hatchability goes down. When storing eggs make sure you have them big end up in the carton and...

I think you need some eggs!

I feel for you! I just lost all my favorites (2 silikes and a EE) to Cocci. You are lucky though cause more people replied to your thread than mine, so you will be able to get them taken care of faster.

Thank you for your reply. I thougt myself that they were not very good examples of the breed. Lol, thats what I get for being excited and inexperienced. Lesson learned.  I'll try that on CL.

Thats soo sad that they get that far and die. But at the same token, it's very interesting and a learning experience. Thanks for posting the pics for us.

I'll check it out! I looked at it on featthersite and thats what I based my opinion on. Do you think thats a breed that would be at a feed store?

Well if no one else minds, I'd like to see the chick that was fully formed but not hatched. I'm incubating right now and like to learn what I can. Do you know what the cause was for that one not to hatch?