Posts by Brickman House

Hi all!   I have an otherwise absolutely beautiful Blue Orpington cockerel, which has developed white streaks on his earlobes.   Obviously this is a major fault, but I've never seen it before.  Anyone have this...

The prior poster is right.  If you have to cull, a sharp pair of scissors to cut the head off is quickest and likely most humane for the chick, though often tough for the humans to stomach!   That said, the prior poster...

For brand new hatches, I normally just use a dot of food color on their chests or heads (depending on what color they are).  Their little legs seem so fragile, I normally don't band until after a few weeks, when the food coloring...

Yes, fertilized eggs that have been refrigerated can be hatched.   Of course, it isn't ideal, and hatch rates can be SUBSTANTIALLY reduced, but it can happen.   I don't know WHY you would want to intentionally try to...

Don't worry-- you'll be fine!  I don't have the Brinsea Octagon, but I do have the RCom King Suro, which is of similar size and shape.   The first time I had an almost full incubator go to hatch, I couldn't possibly...

Obviously an automatic egg turner isn't going to cause late hatches, or wet and weak chicks.  Sounds much more like a low temperature problem in the incubator.  I understand the disappointment in a bad hatch, but it isn't...

I think the concept is that you get the best of both worlds if you incubate shipped eggs without turning for the first three days.   You can let them set and be still for long enough that detached air cells stabilize, but...

I don't think so-- you're probably thinking of "consented."   Quote: Originally Posted by TonySorrento  It can also mean that someone condescended at allowed another to get their way ...  

I've done this a few times.  As long as the membrane isn't broken, I reseal the hole with melted wax, and the eggs do just fine.

I hatch both shipped and home laid eggs regularly.  Of course you will have better luck with shipped eggs that are well-packed and have a shorter/easier trip than those that have had a rough ride, but I have found having an...