My eggs are not supposed to hatch till tomorrow . Incubator says days 2 . Is it bad they are hatching early? I know it is just a day but the newbie/ mommy in me is worried. This is only our second time incubating.
They are still under the heat lamp and have never been outside. It drops as low as single digits at night so I don't think I am ready to leave them outside in our small coop. It drops down to single digit temps sometimes. They are Rhode Island Reds.
We have three chicks that are 5 weeks tomorrow. All 7 eggs hatched (one died the day it was born) but we overheated and lost 3.
We put them in our huge laundry sink for the first week. We then moved them into the shed with a rubbermaid tote. They are pretty big but still have enough room. At 10...
Well three have hatched since 5 pm today and I am not sure if I should leave them while the other four continue hatching and remove the hatched eggs or if I should put them in the brooder.
The chicks are climbing over each other and the unhatched eggs. Should I take the egg shells out for more room?
Edited to clarify this is an incubator that holds 7 eggs.
For about a week my 3 leghorns have disappeared at night. My son Did not tell me when he was locking up the coop but I noticed one morning that they were out before the coop was unlocked. Mystery solved tonight. They are roosting about 10 feet up in a tree on a branch. Why???how do I get them...
We have 1 Barred Plymouth Rock, 3Rhode Island's and3 leghorn's. the BPR is about a year old and lays daily. The other 6 were born April 4. For two days in a row I have got two eggs. Is it possible one of the chicks is already laying? It is not much smaller and a lighter color then the regular...
We cracked it. The shell was so thick and hard- never seen anything like it before. And it had no yolk. Weird. I have convinced my husband it is not one of the chicks!