Recent content by DemeterAD9

I've got 8 more days and 10 for-sure active chicks developing plus a few I can't see through so left them in. Out of 34 eggs I removed 5 quitters (all shipped eggs) and something like 18ish blanks. I’ll do an official count when I lock them down.

Is there any way the chick in question could just be a frizzle?

10 more days! I've just finished candling and sorting out all the quitters/duds. 10 for sure are kicking around inside and I left 4 others that I just can't tell. 4 of the 10 shipped eggs are still going, at least 4 were quitters after about a week in. Of the road side stall eggs that were not...

Humidity is staying at a stable 40ish% and temp is between 99.5 and 100. I've been tilting the incubator several times a day. It's been a week or so now and admittedly I've been candling them since day 2. I saw development as early as 3 days! Looks like at least 8/10 of the large breed shipped...

That's okay, I've been checking mine ever since day 2 and after 5 days I can definitely see some development in several of them. I did remove a couple duds and will be doing so again soon but those darker eggs are keeping me guessing!

2% deformities isn't great but really isn't bad either, natural selection will weed out the weaker ones as you've seen. Sad but fascinating to see some of the more developed chicks like that as most would normally die well before they start looking like chicks. I hope you preserve it! Sounds...

If there's a blood ring and you are sure it had died then crack it open and see, that's the only for-sure way to know if it was a twin.

I've settled on 5ft fencing, figured 150ft for 110$ was pretty good and it should be here in a few more days. The door into the coop will have a screen window (hardware cloth). So far the roof and flooring has been replaced, I just added a coating of water sealant to the floor as the wood is...

I noticed the same problem in my horizontal incubator with the rollers. At one point there was an egg being turned vertically and I found it sitting straight up! Placing them pointy end to pointy end should do the trick, haven't had a chance to try it myself though.

4 weeks old today! They are developong their own personalities and I’m guessing there are more roos than hens. 5-7 are BYM. And yes, I know they are still really young to get an accurate gender. Two EE that I’m guessing both are male. Chick 1, an absolute turd to the others. Chick 2, chest...

Thanks! There were 4 dozen to choose from and I really like the darker browns so I chose the best looking ones to work with. There were only 3 green ones but one was small so I left it out. The whites and light browns were fillers, plus it's nice to be able to see what's going on inside! I'm...

Well, I just set 34 eggs down in the incubator! 10 of the large breed mix and 24 from a roadside stall (some had been in the fridge for a while). I decided to dry incubate them vertically which also allowed me to fit several more than if I did it horizontally. They will be turned simply by...

I'm just about to set some right now, due to hatch ~May 15 and all but 10 are from local roadside stands. The other 10 are barnyard mix of large breeds that I had shipped a state away. I hope your hatch goes well!

I'll probably buy another dozen on Monday and leave a note in their money box with my # and some questions. Less uncomfortable than knocking on their door ;) After chatting with a friend who said she would likely take any extra chicks, I've made plans to use the full capacity of my incubator...

Just the left over egg goop, you can either take if off now or wait as it will fall off eventually as the chick dries and fluffs out. Just be sure you do not tear off anything attached to the belly of the chick where the umbilical cord is.