Posts by patman75

I'm looking to build a new tractor that will serve as a grow out pen for young pullets and then meaties in the late summer.   I have been looking at hoop house designs.  And I have a few questions.   Can the hoop...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dogchickenboy  Basicly it depends on how bad the raccons want to get in ther and how old the ducks are. snakes might be a problem too.   I'm convinced the local town dumps...

Neighbors are raising some peckin ducks.   Their current predator security is a 6 foot tall dog kennel fence.  Fence not buried.  No top to the dog kennel.  Red heat lamp in 3X3 coop.  Coop is not locked at...

Good news.  Little chicky #5 is out and appears to be doing well.   It is already trying to get up.  the membrane was dry and prevented the chick from getting out of the egg.   It had pooped a...

Wish us luck.  It is day 23 for us and this chick is coming out after dinner. 

Here is the slow hatcher.  Even with my zipping to about 3/4 aroung the egg, increasing hte humidity and wetting the membrane this chick has not moved.  The beak has been in the same spot since 5 pm yesterday. The...

The membrane was very dried out.  Humidity up to 72% now and I wetted the exposed membrane with a damp warm cloth.  Helped unzip to about 1/2 of the egg.  Temp is back up to the 100.  Chicks was cheeping a bit and...

After reading the interventing thread, it looks like I have a humidy issue, he looks tried out and my humindy is only between 55-60.  I moved the bator to the bathroom with the shower on.  I will try to increase the moisture...

My late hatcher seems to have stopped trying to get out.  It is about 1/3 of the way unzippepd. It has been that way since 4:00pm yesterday.  It is still alive, chirping a little but not moving as much as...

Quote: Originally Posted by BarefootMom  It hatched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Oh My!  Congrats!  We atleast need a picture of pip.