Posts by ZuniBee

So, would you say you had better success with the egg carton method? The same? worse?

If you are only planning to have four chickens that means you will probably end up with 8 to 10! It looks like that shed is 3.5 x 7.5 and almost 8 feet tall. If you have an outdoor run it will be more than enough space. Now, if you are...

Go get a hydrometer from the wal-mart humidifer section,Humidifier section! You won't believe how many times I have been in WalMart and even asked where they were....never got one. Guess I'll have to go to Wally World....

Wow, I guess I got really lucky. My d'Uccles are the sweetest little roosters. I have three in the same run and they are just the tamest birds I have.Sounds like yours have the little guy syndrome...kind of like a chihuahua! I agree, if...

Sure, I think any type carton will work. As for the eggs getting cold, keep in mind the hens get off the eggs every day. My broody got off the eggs for about 10 minutes once a day. So you should be fine.

Depends on how old the pullets are. I have not had problems with my roosters hurting the older pullets....Now, as for two roosters. I all depends on the roosters. I have two pens that have two roosters in each pen. They avoid each other...

Good Luck on your hatch. I set 40 mutt eggs too and got 34 mutt chicks. These mutt chicks are so cute!

Lacey - Keep in mind you can have unlimited forwarders with your account. What that means is you can set up one main email address that you check... for example, lacey@proverbsfarm.net. Then if you are selling eggs on eggbid for example...

Hey Kanchii - good luck on your hatch with the egg cartons. Keep us posted.

How do you move the eggs without cooling down the incubator and cooling off the eggs too much?I take my time and am not worried about them cooling off. I pull the turner full of eggs out and set it on a chair. Then I put the cartons in...