Recent content by jkelly5359

Ok, I can handle that lol thanks!

Good morning!!!! It's been a few days... thank you to a few of you who tried to help me out with my incubating fiasco I was dealing with when I had eggs at 2 different stages in my bator, it was a nightmare! And in the end did not result in any chicks.... BUT I bought a new incubator (the...

I listened to the instructions which said 55% but 2/3 drowned in egg from having a small air cell. I think 40% is more adequate but it all depends on air cell size and growth! Ok great! 40-45% is where it sits if I just leave it alone so that's great! I've been soaking a sponge in hot water to...

My kids and I did a comparison project for our homeschool lesson when our chicks finally started laying. We noticed that our eggs had substantially stronger shells and membranes. We also noticed that our yolks are much darker (probably the difference in diet?) I never even thought about testing...

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What humidity is good for days 1-18? I had it around 55% my first attempt but lost them all due to being set the wrong direction (bad advice from the person who loaned me the incubator... she said pointed side up which was way wrong!) How low should I drop it once the one hatches?

Yeah, I'm afraid of them growing too big... There's a 50/50 chance it's a mix between an Araucana and buff Orpington, and my buff is HUGE! My little Araucana is probably only half his size.... but there's also a chance that it's 100% Araucana... how did you address needing to turn group 2 with...

I hadn't thought that far ahead lol but I'll be putting the paper towels down tonight! Thank you!!!!!!

"Roger" 7 month old EE/Araucana

I tried to swat him with a shoe once and he jumped up and snatched it!

Do you think the higher humidity will cause issues for the other eggs in there that are at day 5? I bumped it up to 65% and Im hoping the little egg will hatch soon so I can put it back down to around 50%... I candled the day 20 egg earlier but I don't see any movement (i know I shouldn't be...

He's SO mean!!! He has a thing for my daughter, I guess because she's small lol but he got her twice today! Thankfully it was with his feet and not his beak... he pecked my back one time while I was stopped over repairing a piece of their fence and the **** thing left a hole in me! That's why...

I was wondering why I couldn't access the site earlier! Thanks for the info!

I have 3 alarms set to remind me to turn them, I wasn't sure how many times would be sufficient.... But if I can turn them more often then I definitely will!!

I was hesitant to do it like that but I'm scared to store the eggs... I've heard so many different things about decreased hatch rates after storage (not that I'm having any good luck taking them straight from the layer box to the incubator lol). I have a hen that has been sitting on some eggs...