Articles by bordergurl

Received a Brinsea Mini Advance just before Christmas. I really bought it to hatch my Khaki Campbell duck eggs, but heck, I needed to test it out, right? Found someone to take the chicks as day olds if the hatch is successful. Even made myself a candler and have been examining all my eggs for...

First of all, I came to be a chicken keeper because of the educational system! 15 years ago, my daughters grade two teacher hatched eggs in the classroom. After a successful hatch and period of brooding, she needed homes for the combo ducklings/chicks. Yes they came to my property as I had a...

Saturday Feb 19, 2011 2:30 p.m. Just set 7 eggs in my Mini Advance. 70% of my flock was wiped out yesterday by a stray dog. Gone but not forgotten : barred rock roo, barred rock hen, my crazy duck pen laying BSL, & RSLs. I am left with a very tiny flock- a non laying rehomed silkie cross, 1...