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One of my future projects I am working on, I have 5 of them so I will be breeding them out to see what color chicks they throw. They are the black ones with brown and white, the others are WLR crosses that will most likely be used in another project The mahogany chicks are Buckeyes.

I bought these this spring as hatchery choice ducks at Orschelns and am still not sure if they are boy or girl? I tried the voice sexing but they are not really vocal and if they are I cant tell

I installed my GQF 3255 Thermostat yesterday and I had troubles with the wiring because my hatcher was homemade ( not by me ) and the wires were not color coded. My old primary thermostat was a water heater thermostat and was crap for keeping temps, there were 5 to 8 degree swings so I ended...

I just wanted to post a pic of my buckeye chicks, they are around a week old, I hatched them from eggs I got from Bfrancis here on BYC, they are cute lil things and will grow into beautiful birds, I look forward to helping continue on this beautiful breed

I got this Khaki Campbell duck and it is only like a month old, it is starting to get these blue thick wing feathers coming in, is this any indication that its a male?

I got this at TSC out of the "bantam bin" the lady said it might be a "partridge cochin" but it doesnt have feathered shanks lol, any ideas?

I have the GQF 1202 and a homemade hatcher built to exact specs, I am wanting to stack them to save space, is this ok to do and if so which would be best to put on top?

I have a hatcher made out of 1/2" cabinet grade plywood, is it ok to stain it? and what about polyurethane?

Found a man on KC Craigslist selling this setup, shot him an email and drove 2 hours each way to buy the stuff The Incubator GQF 1202 Homemade hatcher made to GQF specs with all GQF parts 2 GQF 5 gallon water systems with tubs ( no sponges so I will have to buy some soon ) 2 GQF digital...

Have any of you found a way to disable the bottom tray of the 3 turner GQF 1202? I bought the incubator used yesterday and I also bought a homemade hatcher with the same dimensions, I considered converting the incubator to a 2 turner with a hatcher on the bottom somehow then selling the...

I have a small flock ( 25 chickens, mix of brown layers and silkies ) as well as Coturnix quail. I have been using a Janoel incubator that I borrowed from my uncle and then using a LG incubator as a hatcher. I am going to be giving my uncle back his incubator soon so I thought it would be a...

I was walking through Orscheln's yesterday and saw these two and could not pass them up lol, my son loves them so its all worth it and they have already adopted my wife, my son, and myself as their best friends lol they follow us all over the house like we are their moms or something lol Here...

I got this out of my English Whites today, kinda different. I like the blue or plain white eggs better but I might save this one

I am selling my pigeons, I am starting more on the quail project so they must go but I didnt know how much to sell them for I have A black horseman pouter 2 german beauty homers 2 old german owls 2 Saints or Feather leg capuchins, the jury is still out on what they are for sure

I know the solution for a bully quail is to eat him lol but I happen to like the color of this one and since they are young I had a question. I have a 3 week old Manchurian Coturnix that is in a grow out / brooder pen with 15 others and has suddenly decided he is a bully, I am only guessing...

We had the coldest night we have had this year last night, we got below zero wind chills. I had some 6 week old coturnix that have been outside since 4 weeks old, they have a 250 watt heat light above them but they are in a 1/2" wire cage so it is drafty around it. They are in a 6x8 metal...

Just wanted to update some pictures of the babies I hatched from eggs I received from Bfrancis, there might be a baby or two from my couple eggs I put in the incubator at the same time but most of them came from Bill, there are some reds in there so im happy, some are a more subdued almost...

Soon I will be hatching some Black Copper Marans eggs, I hear from people on here and from reading online that they are difficult to hatch and the humidity needs to be less. I am asking here hoping that some of you that have successfully hatched Marans will share your opinions What is...

I have been noticing a trend lately on my quail lol, my 3+ week old quail have began thinking they are pitbulls lol, every time I walk by they jump at me and when I put my hand in their pen they all bite me, they will even hang on. Doesnt hurt, kinda funny really lol I have noticed the...

I have been wondering this for a while and keep forgetting to ask, I see that people float test their eggs in 100 degree water if they did not hatch in time but can you do it say on day 14 prior to locking down to get a good idea of how many may be good?