I have a few different breeds. Langshans,Cochins,Ameraucanas, etc. None of them have been vaccinated to my knowledge. And I haven't wormed them in probably a year or maybe more.
I have a flock of chickens that ranges in age from about 2-4 years old. All of them are healthy and laying. However, every few months we will lose one chicken. One day they will be active and running around their pen, and the next they will be listless and die quickly. Either that day or the...
My humidity has dropped to 60% in the past hour. My water reserve is full and now 2 chicks have pipped. Will they be able to hatch with humidity that low? Im hoping it doesn't keep decreasing...
I have 8 eggs in my incubator. 2 have hatched already, and only one more external pip. It is day 21. Are the other eggs no good or are they just slower at pipping? Waiting is killing me . Also, my humidity is at 64%, I can't get it any higher. Thanks everyone im just getting impatient!
Unfortunately there is no divider between them. When I raise humidity during lockdown it will affect the whole unit. Is there any way I can use this incubator and not have an affected hatch?
So I have an incubator that also has a hatcher in the bottom. Will upping the humidity for the eggs on lockdown hurt the eggs still getting turned/incubated? Or do I just need to buy a separate hatcher to avoid the problem?
I have an adorable 7 month old bantam Cochin hen that's been laying for roughly a month. Her eggs are a bit smaller than our older hen that is the same size as her. I was wondering if I hatch her eggs if it will affect the chick since her eggs are so small. Should I wait for her to mature more...