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  1. FiveMoreMiles

    The Trap Nesting Thread

    light is the key. i have been doing an experiment with red lights. we are calling the hen house our red light district. we want to see if the red light spectrum helps with egg laying. red with a good white light seems to be working well. here in Montana the temp drops to -10 often.So i would...
  2. FiveMoreMiles

    The Trap Nesting Thread

    I am self employed. I work on my ranch so checking the trap nest would not be a problem. I have found that the fertility rate drops in my eggs when the temp drops below 38. three weeks ago the temp was 40 + and the eggs i collected had a 74% fertility. the batch of eggs i started last week was...
  3. FiveMoreMiles

    The Trap Nesting Thread

    By trapping the hen in the nest do the eggs stay warm? I want to start incubating in February but the high temp is only 28 on most days. I am looking for a way to keep the eggs warm and fertile with out heating the barn.
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