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Go pick you up a cheap hydydometer. It will pay in the long run. PetSmart. or Amazon

That's what I do. I can never see good enough to do any markings so I just leave them alone unless they are clear. You can tell those.

You're crazy, right?

I'd do the warm water and blot off with a paper towel. Don't rub. Put back in quick. IMO

Wow, DawnridgeFarm, where are you located and can I get some of those Delawares? Love them and putting a New Hampshire rooster over a Delawere hen will give great Red Sex Links. Go to your profile page and look for location. Put where you are from. I'm in NW La about 20 miles east...

Not really a colored chart but a great info sheet on different breeds. Amounts of eggs, size, color of eggs, disposition. A great all around sheet. http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/hendersonschickenchart.pdf

Excellent info.

Hi ftpagain, Eggs are wonderful things. You get different colors with different breeds. Some lay blue eggs and some lay white or brown. If you breed a blue egg layer rooster with a blue egg hen you get blues. It you breed a blue egg layer rooster with a brown layer hen you get olive...

Wow, you have a lot more courage than I do. Good luck. My hatch will be MUCH smaller.

Awwwwww, Hang in there!! Glad I found this thread. I've been kicking around the idea but had not eggs available. Now I do and will have to set everything up.