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Today I candled my batch of eggs in preparation for lockdown tomorrow. Found a couple clears I missed, so that was disappointing. I also found one that upon candling had the "blood ring" look, the air cell end was OK, but the opposite end was clear, so I figured I had a quitter. I put it in a...

So I have this problem. Last year, I ordered my first chickens, they arrived first week of June, aww, so cute, etc. etc. October arrives, we start to get a few tiny wee eggs, so far so good. Spring and summer are glorious, eggs all over the place. Brown ones, Blue ones, Green ones. Fall...

Give it to me straight, how bad is it? Someone... decided to turn off the electricity to the incubator last night. I got up this morning and the was 74 degrees 80 percent humidity in there. I'm so upset. I had 37 developing healthy eggs in there! I know they can survive short periods, but...

After getting a taste of success last time, I now have a full incubator. Well, almost full. I didn't put any eggs directly next to the turner motor, that sucker heats up! I would have been able to start yesterday, but my egg-eater escalated from eating her own egg to stealing those of her...

Today my very first hatch completed, and I couldn't let the day pass without expressing how deeply grateful I am to the community here on this board. The helpful tips, the educational articles, the humorous banter that helps pass the time when all you can do is wait... You all are amazing. I...

This is my first time incubating. I've read everything obsessively. I calibrated my hygrometer (spot on, accurate). I'm using an old Hova-bator still air with a computer fan added to make it circulated air. I took my eggs out of the turner on Monday and added water to all the channels, plus put...

Yes, I am sure there are a million of these. Heh. I did read the stickies, and I'm just double-checking because nervous newbie syndrome. Here's what I have so far: Hova-Bator styrofoam incubator Egg turner (just got the replacement motor today, it's humming away and has made one full turn so...

I am new to keeping chickens. My little flock are about 21 weeks old, and just started laying in the last 8 days. I have 7 hens and one rooster (I ordered 8 female day-old chicks, it happens). So far the rooster has been great, watches over the hens, dances for them, doesn't hurt them or treat...

There seem to be plenty of these topics, but I didn't want to hijack someone else's thread, so here I am. I got my chicks about 3 weeks ago from Meyer hatchery, sexed as pullets. I have 6 Rhode Island Reds and 2 Easter Eggers. One of the Red Sisters is starting to make me wonder if I have...

Last week, someone gave us an old dog house. This thing is massive. It's big enough for my 70+ pound lab mix to go in, and still have room for my two-year old to walk around her. The roof was falling apart, because it was just plywood, but the rest of it is rock solid. It's framed with 2x4s...