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I sat 25 eggs on October 10th and as of tonight we have successfully hatched out 24 of those eggs. Sad, one could not hold its head up or put weight on its legs so DH did the right thing and humanely culled it. One egg is still in the bator, but, I am not expecting it to hatch, and will...

the main problem it sounds like is your humidity on the last couple of days. I raise the humidity to 85% very simply. I take a large sponge and I wet it, then I zap it into the microwave and toss it in the bator. I usually do that just on day 21 as they start pipping so the membrane does not...

so why even stop nature taking its course? if she is broody, she will sit on the eggs, she will hatch her babies, she will teach them to eat and drink and scratch. no one should have to do anything. just leave her be, tell kids and hubby do not disturb her, and come back to a nice surprise.

I set 32 eggs on October 10th and I candled on October 14th because I had the turner stop turning the eggs. I did not really see the air cells then, however tonight is October 17th and I had to do a candle again because I had a power outage and the temps dropped extremely low. I was lucky I...

remember, to create humidity, it is not the depth of the water, it is the amount of surface area covered with water, so even just a very little bit in the bottom will work just fine as long as it covers enough surface area.

We live in a very small mobile home 2 bedrm 1 bath 650 square feet. There are 3 humans, 5 dogs, 1 cat, 60 chickens, 2 turkeys all on 1.25 acres of desert land in Arizona.

im out in the open desert in arizona. mine stay out year round in their runs. I have 70% shade cloth for them over the top of some of the run so they can have the choice of shade or sun. Also I keep shallow water pans filled daily so if they choose to go play around in the water to cool down...

I live in the desert in Arizona. I have a very small mobile home with 520 square feet of living space. My incubator is under my computer desk next to my feet. The brooder is a cardbord box setting in the bathtub in the bathroom with a heat lamp hanging over it. I have learned so much about...

Don't forget to add me to the list. I set 32 eggs on October 10th and should hatch out on halloween.

it is the yolk inside the egg getting busted. rough handling causes this.

Here are 2 pictures of us getting ready to put one of the roosters in with 2 of the hens. OHHH HE WANTS IN THERE SOOOO BADLY!!! It was hard to get a good picture with him pacing back and forth so frantically trying to get in. When we opened the door to the breeding pen, he ran inside like...

WOW!!!! No way would I ever have that kind of money to invest in chickens, or any thing else for that matter. I purchased my first chickens (26) of them for 75 dollars. I built 2 runs one for the girls and one for the boys. The lumber cost me a total of $40.00 The fencing cost me all of $35.00...

I am listing an auction for 6+ Black Australorp fertile eggs. They are in the breeding pens this week and I will ship them out by priority mail. You are guaranteed 6 fertile eggs and if they lay more than that, you will get all those extras also. We have 3 roos and 5 hens for a good genetic...

I set 32 eggs on October 10th. These eggs are buff orpingtons and white rocks. I am going to candle on Oct. 16th. Here is for a good hatch. I also have my black australorps breeding so I will be setting their eggs in a few days as well. I hope to double my flock this winter so they will be...

we put a huge log in our run. i go out there and sit on it every day and talk with them at their level. i also give them treats of sunflower seeds and cracked corn while i am out there. they love it.