I put in 14 in the bator on the 5th, it's my second batch. My first set I got 9 hatched out of 24 or so. My one day old chicks started dropping like flies. It's was hart breaking. I got on here and read that bedding can some times kill a chick, I pulled all the bedding and had 4 make it. So my...
Thanks for all the great info on the forum. This was my first try. I got 3 hatched and dry. One about out, and several more peeping. Eggs came from my 4 RIR hens and 1 red star hen. Breed by a RIR Rooster and a Buff Orpington Rooster. The Buff roo started life as a dyed pink easter chick, and he...