There are a few things for future that may help, if all hatch put a dummy egg in their, it can help keep the mom from squishing the babies accidently as some hens sit real tight.
Use an open nest, that is what canaries are...
My experience is similar to the others that I asked about this who have been hatching for many years, and that is the issues are with hatching, it seems the small bills make it harder for them to hatch out. the pet quality ones I...
Javas are indeed illegal in several states, didn't know that KY was one of them. Lovebirds can be noisy as well so that is one of the reasons I no longer have any. When you decide on what you want I know several people in your area...
If you do keep drafts out and away from anything that will get them wet you can put anything in there. I have several outdoor aviaries and here is a list of what I have kept or do keep outside here in the NW, I would put a single heat...
I need to catch up with one of the people that has them so I will see if I can get over to his place, the other near me sold out and retired last year, of course I found out after much of her stock was...
Have you had a chance to see some of the male pearls that retain the pearling? beautiful birds, basically the nice pearling of a hen combined with the brightness of a male, it appears to run in a few lines, I know several in NCS have...
I have about a dozen accurite thermometers, the ones with the probe, I put the probe through the vent hole. I checked all with a mercury thermometer, one was like 2 degrees off from the others, the rest run within 1 degree. I used the...
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Originally Posted by Aulani55
I'm in Arlington, WA.
There are many BLRW breeders around you, last year there were many advertising on CL, I hatched out several and gave away the extras, if you go to the...
Check CL and do a search for "incubator", you might be surprised at what comes up, or not... but you should be able to find a low cost one, if you are in the PACNW area close to me I could loan you one.