We have gotten one pair of Cochins, and have 15 chicks coming in a week, what size of nesting box do they require, and do I need to have 1 per hen as if they go broody the same time?
I had a buddy just call me and ask what he did wrong I gave him 60 eggs and only 6 hatched , there were 3 unfertial eggs but all had grown full but didn't hatch out , he helped 5 out of 6 that is alive most had one peck but nothing else some nothing at all . What do you think was the cause if...
i have a pair of fawn and white runner ducks and i incubated a doz eggs and i got one that is grey color and a white bib in front how is this possible and what kind would you call him?
i'm on day 24 with ducks and they have allready started to break the shell? how is this possible. all eggs are doing this my temps have been 99 to 100 humidty was 40 to 45. please help me figure out what i did wrong
can a person use a ecoglow 50 to brood ducks in the winter? the temps are getting down to 15 to 20 F at night i'll be hatching starting next weekend do i need to add a heat lamp?
i have rouens, pekins, and fawn and white runners that have all been seperated since jan 5th and are laying in nice, i have 35 little ducklings growing in the incubator, i had one pekin eggs that was not fertile out of 35 eggs set. i can sell the runners and the pekins in sets of 6 or the...
will a tuner from a little giant work and fit in a hova bator?1602 my brinsea died and waiting for it to be sent back when repaired i have eggs in the hova bator but i didn't buy a turner because i was going to hatch in it not incubate. orshlyen has little giant but not hova bators. i thought...
i'm looking for trout runner hatching eggs please pm me if u got some and how much it would be for either 6 eggs or a doz thanks also looking for grey runner eggs as well thanks
i just recieved my eco 20 today i set it up , and wow it is dead on 99.5 i got 6 thermometers in it and all 5 are within .5 so were good. on the top of the unit it has 2 water droplets things lol, and a hole what is that for? i looked in all the paperwork and nothing about them and the hole...
i have bought an brinsea eco 20 and i thought most complaints were that it wasn't the best to hatch in so i bought a hova bator 1602N to go with it. i need to know if i still need to get the fan kit for it if i'm only going to be hatching in it. and what temp should i adjust it too. i'm at 98...
i got 3 different pair or trio i will be getting their eggs from to incubate them for my son to watch. i'm wanting to make a 8' by 4' pens that they can be seperated to make sure purebreed. do they need to have a pool in there as well? i'm thinking i need to seperate them about 3 weeks before...
i'm new to incubating and looking for a good one. there are some from Farm Innovators that have fans and turners pro series with the hard plastic outer side, and then the 1588 Genisis, then the hovabator , what one would u choose , and is there one i souldn't buy, thanks for all who can help...
i'm lookin to buy an incubator, and i don't wanna spend much more than 125$ or so . i have seen some with fans and with out fans, what is the pro and cons of not having a fan? and what brand u think i should get. websites? and i have 5 different pairs i'll be incubating for so around 25 eggs...
i'm tring to figure this all out , some people say that you cross breed of a duck with a scovie it will be a mule? i have rouen, pekins, runners, black swedish, mallards, khaki campbell,cauya ducks if i let them all together will i have any offspring that would be mules?
how will you know when your duck goes broody? we pick up the eggs every morning so i'm alittle confused on how to know when they are going to start a nest to let them rasise them