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Welcome! I'm also from the Wild and Wonderful Hills of WV! We're in Jackson County (Southern) trying to build a homestead from scratch. What part of the state are you from? I'm loving the farming life. Not quite as many chickens as you, but we've been multiplying at an alarming rate :) We had...

Thank you! That's what I thought but wasn't sure. I've read so many of your posts in the past years so thank you for all of them!!!

So I made a spur of the moment decision and bought two "young peafowl" at the stock market sale tonight. I've always wanted peacocks but we were waiting until we moved, or at least that is what we had decided on last summer :) Tonight I bid on a trio of white peafowl and didn't get it (the hubby...

I know the feeling! Still waiting on the little guy with 2 kids checking every 10 minutes yesterday and asking me why he hasn't came out yet. Oops, that was a response to chloezoebob101 still waiting and sniffling!

Here is the BYC thread about it, some people swear by it but I'm still a little doubtful. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/383525/float-testing-checking-egg-viability-for-late-or-overdue-hatching

Still nothing here. No rolling around and no pips. :( I know that one is alive though because I heard him say "cheep" from inside his shell. I candled them all at day 4 and 10. I've seen the one grow from candling and know he was still alive a few days ago. I have not seen any development on...

So I only had one egg that was fertile/developed as far as I can tell. I could see him moving around before lock down and even heard him peep today when I added water! The humidity dropped pretty low so I opened it to add water. No cracks in the shell as far as I can see. What am I going to do...

Thank you! That's what I thought. I have 3 Easter Egger girls laying blue eggs and wanted to hatch some chicks but wanted to know for sure before I hatched any :) He is the best free chicken I've ever had :)

Here is another shot of him.

This beautiful boy is a real sweetie and a lap chicken. Just wondering if anyone knew what breed he was. He was a Murray McMurray "rare" chick that is now 24 weeks old. I have been calling him an Easter Egger but some people have said he is a Hamburg or Ameraucana. I know people say true...

I've tried candling and I can't see a thing. I'm not sure if these eggs are viable though. 7 came from a neighbor and their rooster died a day before they collected the eggs so I'm not sure they're fertile. And the 3 from my hens were laid during the night and they were cold by the time I...

Set some on the 4th and 5th. I had 7 set on the 4th and couldn't resist setting 3 more on the 5th. I believe we candle at day 4. This is my first hatch so anyone who can post pics as they candle would be my hero so I know what to look for! Best of Luck! Jennyerin

Do you use a regular flashlight or an egg candler. We didn't purchase a candler with our incubator and I'm starting to regret it but it's only day 3 on a few. I'll keep trying with the flashlight!

10 in the Incubator! 1 Easter Egger, 2 Barred Rocks, and 7 Delaware & Rhode Island mixes from a neighbor. My girls just started laying on the 5th but they laid after being shut up in the coop for the night so the eggs were frozen when I found them the next morning :( This is our first time using...

I set on the 4th and 5th. This is our first incubation ever so we just have 10 in there and are not sure if they are even fertilized. We have 8 barred rock hens that just started laying this weekend so I'm trying out the bator before I do a big set in the coming weeks! We'll see what happens in...

I have an EE roo that is 5 months old. He has just recently realized the breeding potential all around him with 20 hens around. I have seen him mating with the other EEs and the barred rocks that are his age but not the older barred rock hen. About 4 weeks ago he started really going after my...

Here is Little Fattie my EE roo and in the background is Blondie his EE hen with some Barred Rocks. The other EE hens look the same but with puffier cheeks :) Little Fattie is extremely friendly and loves to be cuddled! The hens are skittish and flighty. All very pretty though and they came from...