Posts by outdoorbunny

Hi everyone, I'm having some serious bad luck hatching out mail order hatching eggs.  My incubator is working because I always put a few of my hen's eggs in along with the mail order ones and....my eggs hatch but the mail order...

Quote: Originally Posted by outdoorbunny  Well, I'm thinking it's the shipping.  I did have a hovabator go bad on me and the company replaced it right away.  Then they suggested that I put in a second...

Quote: Originally Posted by lori stetson  I'll be setting about a dozen olive eggers and 6 button quail.   Currently have 15 black australorps and 6 OEs that are 3wks old in the brooder and no idea where to...

Quote: Originally Posted by chicken pickin  Do you think it was the shipping that caused so many eggs to not make it to lockdown or the incubator? I hope the rest hatch for you Well, I'm thinking it's the...

I found the Reptipro online.  The ad said it was good for incubating chicken/bird and reptile eggs.  I wanted a second incubator as a back up so I thought I would try it.    I also have a hovabator 1588 and...

I'll join you.  I just got in a new incubator...the Reptipro so I'm going to give it a try using eggs from my hens.  I'm going to be setting 6-8 eggs either this Saturday or Sunday.  They are Blue Laced Red...

Hi everyone!  Happy New Year!  I have 9 eggs in the incubator with the hatch date landing on New Year's Day. Eight eggs were mail orders and 1 was from my own blue laced red wyandotte. New...

Just wanted to give an update on Roscoe. I separated him and one of the hens that wasn't doing very well. I gave them both Tylan 50 in their drinking water for 5 days. And just waited. On day 6 I noticed a big difference in Roscoe. He...

I have 2 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hens that are 28 weeks old (7 Months old) and neither one is laying eggs yet.  Is this normal for wyandottes?  I have 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes the same age and they have been laying...

Just recently one of the guinea hens started being chased away from the group by a couple of the other guineas.  What would cause this?  They (6 total) all have been together since they were 1 week old (that's when...