Recent content by mgshilling

I have this one from Temu for my coop. Its solar powered, remote operated and there's a button control on the front. You can program it to open and close at a specific time or at sun rise and sunset or a mix of timed and sun (rise or set). I have only had it a couple months. It seems to work...

I'm a night owl (prolonged career of night shifts),but now I'm being forced to get up at 5a every morning. But I get my weekends off.

I later found the same incubator on Amazon. I will admit there may have been "beginner's luck" influence.

Well, I had four hens and a rooster, but I bought a temu incubator and hatched 9 of 12 of my girls' eggs. I'm pretty sure I have at least one more rooster in the new group.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. My wife surprised me with 6 chicks for Easter of 2023 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4 hens and a rooster (lost one to a hawk or owl :-( (3) What breeds do you have? tractor supply mix ??? black copper maran...