Posts by skunknchatter

I just candled my eggs and I can see veins in the white one for sure. Nothing in the brown egg that I can see yet. I'll check them again on day 7. I'm just so excited I could see some development in my white egg. Maybe I'll get a chick...

Wow a lot has happened with this thread in two days! Glad to see so many hatch buddies. This is my first go round with hatching anything and I've only got two eggs in my homemade bator so I hope at least one hatches. My temps have been...

I just set my first two eggs tonight as well. I was waiting to see if my lazy hens would lay anymore but no luck. So into the bator went my two lonely eggs. One is a leghorn x BO and the other is a Dominique or Sussex x BO. Here's to...

I finally got a second egg today. It's a brown one so it could be from any one of 3 different breeds of hen. Sussex, Dominique, and some other egg layer. All I know is it's something x BO. I got my first egg Monday and I've been...

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The number of eggs will depend on my stubborn hens. They have been so random with the eggs this winter. I'm hoping to get one from one of my EE hens. They have been laying off and on so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Problem is the...

My hens are finally laying again. I got one egg today and yes I fired up my incubator. I'll let it run for a day or so and hopefully get another egg or two. I'm so anxious to use my home built bator that I will incubate this one egg if...

We have turkey vultures here and they'll pick up a full grown laying hen if you aren't careful. I have to keep a close eye on my flock because I have a pair of vultures in a 50' pine tree next to my property. Sorry about your pullet. I...

Check with other chicken owners in your area and see if anyone has roosters in with the hens. A lot of people who sell farm fresh eggs have roosters to watch over the girls. They will be mutts but if you are looking for cheap egg...

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