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sooo I have a dilemma, one of my neighbors complained about another neighbors 4 roosters... that neighbor in turn told animal control that I had a rooster. the city knocked on my door told my husband I had to get rid of my little guy... I called the city and after a very heated discussion...

so the craziest thing happened. i had a hen hatch a baby at day 23, 25 and 29 day 29 being today. well the ones that hatched at day 23 and 25 had no problem with the momma hen but the one that hatched earlier today she had a big problem with. my son called me when he got home from school...

So a little over a week ago, I posted a thread about 2 of my girls going broody at the same time as I had put 48 eggs in my bator... because the girls went broody on the same day I snuck a few eggs underneath them. unfortunately while trying to help my 9 year old turned the heater on in my...

I few weeks back I thought 2 of my girls were going broody... but they would abandon the next frequently so I took the eggs. about 6 days ago I noticed 1 from each flock was sitting tight all puffed up. when I asked my husband about it (I had been sick) he said they had booth been sitting on...

yes I was realllly excited!!! hoping they do a better job of hatching their eggs then I did lol

50 incubators??? ill take one! lol now we only need 48 more people to buy one!!! lol lol

they are the same age. I had taken all their eggs the night before I incubated. they started sitting on the eggs they laid that day. so basically they turned broody the same day I started incubating.

I don't think it has a name. the box just says 48 automatic egg turner. I keep it in my master bathroom with the door shut at all times. the ceiling has a heater installed so when the machine starts beeping that the temperature starts dropping I just switch on the heater for a few minutes...

so my first attempt with incubation totally sucked! I lost all 14 babies. not one hatched =/ I placed 48 eggs in the bator 6 days ago to try again... on the 3rd day I went outside to play with my girls (chickens) because I had been sick for a few days so I had passed on the chicken duties to my...

How much longer should i wait?

I have the same bator started with 14 eggs 10 stopped development today is day 24 i candled the last 4 and saw movement in all 4 any ideas on how long i should wait

so I thought my silkie was finally going broody she sat on the eggs for a few hours, rolled them into place but 1 kept coming out the side... there was only 3 eggs but I think they might have been to big since they weren't here eggs, she left the nest and another girl came and took over... same...

my babies are due on the 19th. I started with 14 removed 1 on day 11 because it was a yolker removed another one yesterday on day 12 because it was a quitter =/ 12 to go... this is my first time so ive been doing research every day lol. they are 11 are cross breeds 1 is a silkie

yay!!!! so any advice for this first time incubating egg mommy? I have 14 eggs that im going to put in the incubator. I already prepared my boys for the not every one is going to hatch moment but anything else? are they like human babies do you talk to them while in the egg? LOL

what did you use to make a home made incubator?

I have several different breeds in one coop. there is a total of 5 hens and 1 rooster. two of the breeds I know for sure are buff and a silkie, the rooster is a silkie as well. they have a perch that they sleep in, the eggs ive found have been under the perch and one was actually outside of the...

no not yet. my husband just started building one. they started laying before I thought they were ready to lol

so one of my chickens is laying eggs (not sure which one it is yet) I have a rooster in their with them which ive seen mount everyone one of them so im pretty sure the egg is fertile. the eggs are being layed on the floor. if I move the eggs to another location maybe a dog crate and she...

ok thank you for your reply. He seems to some times get moody and peck at one of my smaller hens but usually when he sees me coming he runs the other way. Is it possible for him to mate with the other breeds of chickens i have?

So a few months ago i bought 2 silkies at my feed store. One white One brown. A couple of days ago the white one started crowing (is that the right word? lol) Nothing yet from the brown one. Hoping she is in fact a female. She is actually quite smaller then the white one. Do i need remove...