Recent content by julierupert

I have something very similar. It was easy!!

I bought my fertilized Silkie eggs from Debbie. She was great. I brought my kids and my nieces and they had a great time!! I only purchased 3 and they all hatched!

Welcome! I live in the same area!

Sorry it took 2 weeks to reply!! Better late than never, right? Have you tried OK Hatchery on a Saturday? I know Greene's in Lake St. Louis has feed but that is a haul for you! Awhile back I Googled feed stores and most didn't really have chicken feed. After a few calls I just decided that...

I am reading your post while my chicks are peeping away. We just came in from some "grass time" outside. They are starting to escape from the brooder box so we need a new solution. Two more weeks and they will be lodging outside!!

Sorry for the late reply. My incubator just has a hole for water. You put it in every 5 days. It doesn't not have an indicator telling what the humidity levels are and I can't adjust the levels. I will say that all 3 chicks are doing just fine. I am pretty sure my Painted is a roo! Big, long...

Thanks about the names. I have read all the technical stuff about incubators and thought, "OMG, how can I do that, work full time, raise three kids and keep the house clean." So I read and read and read about which would be the easiest for me. The Brisnea and RCom either got the best reviews...

I have a 3Com mini w/automatic egg turner. It only holds 3 eggs but that might be a blessing, I won't hatch more than I can handle at one time. I am in the middle of a neighborhood with my "illegal and illicit" chicken trade. I was going to get the Brinsea but I ordered through AmazonPrime and I...

Meet Rice, Spicy & Terriyaki. Rice is the White Silkie who is still a little wet. Spicy is a Splash and in these photos closet to Rice. Terriyaki is showing us her butt above. She is a Partridge.I have a feeling not only is Terriyaki a Partridge but also a Roo. Just the mannerisms and...

So, about 30 hours after a pip, my third and final egg hatched.Woo whoooo.He has chirped for a full hour. I think the chirping wore him out because he is passed out now. I know the chirping wore me out. So I am thrilled that I achieved an 100% hatch rate. I certainly can't take any credit. The...

I didn't have a clue that only 2 hatched chicks could shed so much...idk...fur? There are little hairs all over the incubator. It's so full of fuzzy stuff I'm afraid the third chick will look like an ape instead of a chicken.

Well, having NO previous experience I would say keep them going another day or so. Why not go ahead and candle as well. I candled all 3 eggs that I pipped and hatched today. I KNEW one was a quitter. Well, that was the first egg to pip and hatch. The egg that had the most movement is my late...

Cute and fluffy babies? They are ugly! lol Only a mother could love these guys. Quitter pipped and I checked again an 3am, Just a pip. At 6am she was staring back at me. At that time the other egg was 90% hatched. We watched her push the shell off with her legs. The two hatched chickens have...