Recent content by frw1985

I have not had any soft shell egg problems with my Red Stars over that last few years. But we did have a problems getting several a week. So I asked a friend who use to have White Leghorns Years ago and he raised for commercial purposes. They used the same 26 Percent Injectable Calcium Gluconate...

A story on fluctuating temperature and how flexible these eggs can be. I set 6 dozen eggs for a friend in my GQF large cabinet style incubator. It is totally automatic and just need water added for the humidity and temperature checked if needed. It also has back up thermostats etc.So it is...

I totally agree with what you are saying. I do the same with humidity somewhere in the 40-50 percent range up to day 18 then up humidity to at least 85-95 percent. I do not do cool off periods etc and have had several 100 percent hatches . Just two wks ago we had 42 out of 43 eggs hatch and all...

Saw your old post of your Buff Orphinton Barred Rock cross hens and I really like their looks. Are they good layers and can they handle extreme heat and Cold? THANKS

From reading some old files on line from Texas A and M Poultry Dept. They say several times in this excerpt your area/environment where you live Will determine the way you will be able to effectively incubate eggs. Changing up your ways will need to make adjustment for incubation depending on...

Please try again your rewards will out weigh the loss. Try higher humidity next time for the first eighteen days, I would go up to 60 percent then raise it ten to fifteen percent the last three days, Keep trying! Don't quit,

I used a hygrotherm controller and a table top humidifier ( ultrasonic type) I piped the humidity into the incubator put the hygrometer probe inside the incubator and made an automatic humidity controller. The humidifier plugs into the hygrometer. Then it cuts off and on when needed, It cost...

Look how most incubators with a fan are in the center and the top of the incubator. This circulates the air down and back up. That is why your humidity is lower on the bottom and higher in the top. Your humidity(water) is on the lower level! I would move the fan to the top center next hatch and...

I also have BLR Wyandottes 30 in the incubator with 8 Bl/Blk/Splash Americana eggs,(Day 3) also have 22 Brassy Back OEG I just candles them only 3 out of 22 are good. I bought these eggs not to happy about them, but a chance you take when you have to have eggs shipped!. Any who have shipped...

Just wondering if you got your Columbian Wyandottes started and how they are doing, I am starting out with some Blue Lace Red Eggs to hatch and have A couple of other colors coming. Just curious as I am in East Texas.

Where do U get these birds or eggs however U obtained them.? So sad to raise them thinking you will be getting eggs soon to find out you raised birds you didn't want. So sorry this happened to you.

That is really good for a dual purpose birds. I have always heard that they White Wyandottes were the best layers of all of the color variations. I am going to order a few of the Columbian Silver and the Golden from MC Murrays to see how they compare that Wy they will all be about the same size...

What colors would the Blue Lace red produce over splash, blue or blk with blue gene Wyandottes.

I think we all want the perfect chicken. But that is different in everyone eyes. I just want to be able to hatch my own chicks for fresh eggs and meat, I know it won't be perfect but has to be better than what we are getting in the store. Why do you think the Golden taste better than the other...