Hello! Life’s been crazy! I’m moving and building a new run and getting more chickens (shhhh don’t tell my husband), and expanding my quail aviary. I’ll come back and update in a couple months!
Hey everyone!
I hatched out some babies about 5 weeks ago, and have three that I’m not sure what color they are. First one is a golden color with pearl type marks (is this a golden pearl?). The second photo I was positive is just a pearl, but I noticed it’s got some brown on it? And last one...
Fair enough. Day 22/23 now… moved the last hatched babies to the brooder… and another freaking egg pipped and is moving around 🤦🏻♀️.
I’m gonna have to get another brooder set up because the new babies are so much smaller than Wednesdays hatch, and if this egg hatches it will be even MORE...
My thermo
I only had one thermometer inside and it said 101 plus or minus a few tenths, and same down to 100. Same as the incubator, but I had the thermometer in the middle and these eggs, if I’m guessing correctly, were all to the right side. So guessing cold spot, but it couldn’t have been...
Hello! First time hatching Coturnix quail here, and it’s been odd. Set a bunch of eggs (about 35) on 7/9. Over 25 made it to lockdown on day 15 (I candled and whatever didn’t have development I removed). Lowered my temp to 100, and raised humidity. On 7/26, 9 hatched all within hours of each...
Hello!
Ive got six chickens from the local feed store, and they are about 9-10 weeks old. I *think* we may have a rooster or two in the mix, but I’m not sure. Anyone able to tell me? 4 are leghorn varieties, and the red face of one and feathers of another are throwing me off.