Recent content by AltEggs

Hello, I am interested in ordering. Are you still making/selling bantam egg cartons?

I don't get as many eggs as I would like yet. The khaki campbells lay well, and I can't keep up with the demand for duck eggs from a local chef and a farmer's market. I have four black sex links laying daily, but my easter eggers and Shamos are at 21 weeks and haven't started laying yet. I've...

The LED and CF ones will not work. Can you steal an incandescent from your fridge or clothes dryer? They are usually low wattage, but better than nothing.

That seems a little chilly to let them go on their own. Do you have a 100 watt regular (incandescent) light bulb?

At four weeks they're going to huddle together to stay warm. What part of the country are you in? What are your daytime/nightime temps?

Lurker/observer for a while, but finally posting. I have about 60 easter eggers right now, along with a smattering of other chickens (silkies, golden comets, black sex links, and Shamos). Also, some great laying Khaki Campbell Ducks, some Golden Hybrid Layers, Welsh Harlequins and Cayugas...

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I just had a batch start hatching 4 days early. I'm wondering if they started developing slightly while sitting on my kitchen counter? I was collecting eggs for about a week to get enough to start a batch in the incubator. So far, seems like a normal...