Posts by InsaneBreeder

The only thing I've tried that has ever worked to break a broody hen is to separate her from the flock, provide her with an attractive nesting box with eggs that I would really like her to hatch, and then wait for her to get on...

Quote: Originally Posted by FireTigeris  And if you forget long sleeves, pants, and goggles- PUNT... no wait... just kidding Haha, I did that once or twice in desperation, and it only made the rooster...

Oh, okay. Well thanks for your help.

Oh, for the first 17 days the humidity is 30-35%; it never goes above 35%.

Yes, I check the humidity constantly, and it is usually 60-70% during lockdown, but it goes up to 80% (or sometimes higher, occasionally it goes to 100%) when the chicks start to hatch. I have posted concerns about the high humidity...

I have checked it several times throughout my hatches with two thermometers, but it is always at 100 degrees on the dot. It's a forced air incubator.

I have a Genesis 1588 Hovabator, and it has one 1/2" vent hole on the ceiling, and a couple of pencil-width holes around the perimeter of the incubator's floor. I have done 24 hatches and, in every single one, the chicks are panting...

I think you're correct. The gold-laced and blue are roosters, and the black one is a pullet.

My first rooster was the very picture of amiability until I gave him his first hen, after which things went rapidly south and my family and I found ourselves viciously assaulted whenever we made an appearance. I was...

  The ongoing war over that "perfect" nesting box is always so entertaining -- I love this thread! Here are two of my frizzles brooding the same batch of eggs in a TINY box. I'm amazed they can stand sitting so close to one...