Recent content by Heatherschicks1

so long story short Ordered turkeys this year broad breasted white... they sent some sick ones out of 10 only 4 are left 1 tom and 3 hens... they are about maybe 3 month old give or take and are around the size of my chickens.... hatchery sent some replacements but... almost a month later...

so I have a friend that has been having a problem with a dog attacking her flock... she is not good with helping them pull threw so she brought them to me... in total she ended up bringing 15+ injured birds with massive injurys.. dislocated legs massive gaping wounds.. I am happy to say all...

so I have a friend that has been having a problem with a dog attacking her flock... she is not good with helping them pull threw so she brought them to me... in total she ended up bringing 15+ injured birds with massive injurys.. dislocated legs massive gaping wounds.. I am happy to say all...

I have a rouen drakes that is just over a year maybe close to 2... and I have noticed over the past 2 weeks he is loosing the green on his head..m it's started saddle around his mouth then today I realize almost all of the green is gone... he doesent look like he is molting his feather color has...

I say smaller and weekends birds only based on my experience with hatching and I hatched ALOT for about a year and a half. On average I was hatching 40-80 eggs per month until I got my new incubators then it doubled. So my opinion was only based on opinion. I noticed a huge decrease in my hatch...

I'm not sure I fully agree with less time. Bantams lay smaller eggs and they still take 21 days... the only factors I have seen to have a faster hatch is raising the temp a little above 99.9 you can get away with a 101 temp and have them hatch between 19 to day 20 but just because the eggs are...

I'm not sure I fully agree

I had a flock of bantams I stopped collecting the eggs and they had a bunch... they started hatching and the hens would kill them. So I would let them sit and way till the day they were hatching if I had time I would let them hatch out then take them or if I didn5 have time I would put them in...

It's hard to see from the picture but what is the white part on the end is it soft or hard? If it is soft it could just be left over membrane from the sack absorbtion. But as far at the other part. I have had chicks sacks get stuck in the incubator grid floor, stepped on by another chic, or...

With so many in absorbed yoke sacks.. are you using the tempture the incubator is giving you or are you using a seperate one to compare and see if it matches with what is displayed on the incubator. Also do you have the same amount of eggs in the incubator as when you had the previous eggs. I...

Have fun :) hatching is a very rewarding experience. My only advice is do expect them to be smaller. Mine were not extremely bad as far as the hens but roosters were noticeably different. When they hatch please post pics

I agree I use 2 seperate thermometer in mine I have digital incubators as well I pay no attention to what it says it is because it's never right. Go on ebay there are a lot of one's on there or I can share my link to the 2 I have that work fantastic!!!

Yes that is a good egg. I have LOTS candle pics I could share if you ever need them

To momma coop. Take a thermometer and place it directly on a 3-4 testereggs it can take up to 2 days to calibrate an incubator and patience is key. If Temps are to low you will end up will underdeveloped eggs and possibly week chicks if any do hatch.. vice versa to hot will cook them. 99.9 is...

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