I have a little giant still air incubator that started with 6 eggs. It is now day 23, and as of last night I have 3 chicks hatched, and 3 eggs with no pipping yet. I am trying to keep the chicks in the incubator till they all hatch/dry. I am wondering what the optimum temp would be in this...
Thanks! I was trying to decide between LBL, or welsummer. The day I bought the red chick the available red breeds were RIR, and NHR. I just based my opinion on the hacheries pics of the 2 different breeds day old baby chicks. At a day old it looked more like the rhode island than the new...
This is what i was beginning to fear as they all look like pullets to me as well. How do i buy 10 straight run chicks and get all pullets? Should I give it more time, or should I buy a rooster now as I do want some spring chicks if at all possible?
I have been reading this forum regularly for the past few months, and everyone seems pretty knowledgable. My name is David and 3 months ago I started my flock with 5 day old baby chicks, 2 muscovy, and 1 rouen duckling. I purchased 5 more day old baby chicks 3 weeks later. I would like to...