Posts by mkhenderson17

Ok so the age old question of "how do you say d'Uccle?" has a few different threads on here.  I have read them all.  I think it is pronounced a little different depending on what state you are in.  I have heard the...

Ok. So I have a golden SEbright hen who hatched out one chick. The chick is about 4 weeks old now. I had them in a pen intue barn but when I go to feed the hen freaks out and tramples her chick all the time. Today I went out and the...

What were they called at the hatchery that u gotthem from? Te Differen names can suggest different combinations. Also what hatchery did u get them from?

Unfortunately there is not b they are so similar you just can't pick out witch one is crossed with witch

so thanks to Ohio weather, we had a beautiful cold snap.  My family started up the wood burner yesterday while I was at work and came home and my humidity was shot!  I had to help 3 out of their shells because they pipped but...

I changed to a larger Tupperware container that is wider, did it last night and so far so good...

  Quote: Originally Posted by wsonphan80  I have eggs on day 7 in the incubator :) Good luck! Crossing my fingers for a good hatch! Oh, what kind/breed are you hatching?   A little bit of...

  Quote: Originally Posted by SamJacobbe  I would suggest turning them more than two times a day. Hens usually turn theirs constantly, with their movement, and inability to keep track of which ones they have...

OK so this is my 3rd attempt at hatching eggs.  I ditched the egg turner and I have been hand turning the eggs 2x a day.  Started with 40 and I'm down to 25.  Most all the ones I threw out were not fertile.  Now i...

A lot of people use a computer fan.  Just have to make sure you put some hardware cloth or something over it to make sure the chicks do not get caught in the fan.   If u use a computer fan you should place it so the fan...