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I hatched wellsummer and barnvelder together how do I tell the differences

Will they still hatch it has been a day and a half and I just realized it was unplugged is there still a chance or am I waisting my time

Ok so I have hatched my first quails can I use pine bedding and and I have a shallow dish for food but not sure about waterer I have a one quart waterer for my chickens will that work for quail

HATCHED OUT BLACK COPPER, CUKOO, AND BLUE MARANS ON 6/14. BEAUTIFUL BABIES SET 29 EGGS HATCHED 26 ALREADY FOR NEW HOME 8.00 PER CHICK

Ok so I hatched 26 of 29 but I need help on last three. I candled one I can see outline of chick but no movement at all and the egg has really red tent on inside Egg number two looks like it's got fluid when I turned it while candling it sloshes back and forth Egg number three looks like it's...

How long before I can set shipped eggs

I found the first one a blue orph dead I figure it was a smaller bird in coop so probably smothered so last week one of my Banthams was dead in the corner and went home for lunch and found a silver laced Wyandotte dead none have injuries or showed signs of being sick just dead any ideas on what...

Ok so I did everything right set up bator stayed at 99.5 for 15 days (3 days no eggs 12 days with eggs) day 12 temp jumped to 101.3 had to adjust down to 99.5. 4 hours later temp went down to 97 had to adjust back up. I keep bator in temp controlled room at 72 to 74 degrees. Did it again tonight...

My two youngest chicks have issues this morning I found one with one eye closed and the other loosing feathering especially around butt please help these are my to favorite fwi both r Cochins

I got a still air incubator and added a fan that is designed for this incubator but fan causes 105 temp at lowest setting I unplugged fan and now holds a steady temp. I read that a fan is a must but this fan causing to be too hot any tips please

I set up my new incubator last night and I can't seem to get my temp down to 99.5 I keep decreasing by turning the lever and it's almost all the way down and I'm at 102 please help Incubator : hova bator 1602n with fan and turner Digital (incutherm) and themometer that comes with it

Ok I have a co worker who wants to give me eggs tomorrow but my incubator is not set to arrive until Friday So my question is will the fertilized eggs be ok until my incubator arrives he said all I have to do is leave them on counter until it arrived also I know they can't go right into...

I recently saw a thread about nesting boxes and I really like the bucket idea with the lid cut. I want to use this idea but I have cochins and buff orphingtons. I am afraid this will be too small for these bigger girls. Has anyone used this nesting box method with these girls if so has it been...

I live in lake Charles Louisiana and I am at least 2 months away from eggs because of my new young flock. So I bought an incubator because I want to A) sell some chicks to help pay for the feed B)not rely on anyone else when it is time to cull the old hens with new ones. Well I guess I don't...

I am looking to start hatching my own eggs please help with questions 1 what is the best incubator I can purchase for under$200.00 2 any tips on successfully hatching the chicks will help

OK SO I BOUGHT SOME CHICKS FROM LOCAL TRACTOR SUPPLY AND THEY ARE GROWING UP BUT NOT SURE ABOUT SOME OF THEM HERE ARE SOME PICS AND WHAT I THINK THEY ARE PLEASE HELP IF YOU KNOW PRODUCTION RED NO IDEA BUT IT IS A BANTAM SOMETHING ANOTHER BANTAM SOMETHING PLEASE HELP IF ANYONE CAN IDENTIFY...

Ok so a local breeder that I have befriended now that I'm raising my flock asked me to take there one year old Cochin rooster. I did so because the frizzle rooster they have was attacking him and he is so docile that he would not defend himself. Well I had to rescue him I wanted to give him a...

Here are two of my chicks I know the solid whit is a bantam but I don't know what kind an the second one I have no idea[/IMG]

Is there a way to tell yet if my chicks are roosters I know I'm supposed to look at tail feathers but don't know what to look for