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I had one of those but it didn't work for any of the 4 hatches I tried with it. It just doesn't keep the humidity at a stable level. You can adjust the temp but also have to be careful not to put too much water in as it'll spill into the motor. It only held 3 regular eggs as any more and they...

Similar here too. My eggs were suppose to have hatched this weekend...no pipping. Eggs are dark through out and my broody decided sittings not for her anymore. When she'd get up to stretch her legs the others would come in an lay in that spot (it's a favourite). I took them in an popped them...

And my issue was ageism. Raven (our rooster) was a young fella and most of my hens are older 3-6 yrs old). Theyd chase him off like he was the bratty little brother so his advances only went to the younger pullet. Of course when he'd hop on her she'd squeal and all the old ladies would come...

Dont use that little one. I had one myself and it doesn't keep a proper humidity. It's a manual turn (even though it advertises auto) and while it has 7 spots can only hold 3 normal sized eggs. I've tried 4 hatches in it and it's never gotten the development past the first week. It's quite noisy...

My fantastic hubby has completed (to the extent needed to move the girls in at least) my new super cute coop & enclosure for my flock. The enclosure is a 14x14 and the cottage coop is 8x4 inside w/ nesting boxes.(8x6 with the porch) Still needed is the front door & window + to have a pot...

:P Aw darn & I was so hoping my girls would love to ride on my bike....perhaps in the saddlebags. Haha (j/k)

I looked through all the pages on this thread an couldn't find anything.....so I'll ask ~ does bum feather colours play a role in gender distinction or is that just an individual characteristic? I ask because of the 2 BR's I got today (they're only a day old) they both look exactly alike...

Mr. Cluckers was about 4 months old before he started crowing. At first it sounded right pitiful and we teased him about his weak man voice - but then he got us back by crowing ALL THE TIME!!! Not just 1st thing in the morning, but all freakin' day! Eventually he went out to my folks...

Gloria had that. I bought some tetracycline 250, separated her from the flock and put it in her water. It took a couple of weeks but she got better. Both her eyes got like that, but one more so to the point it was big & red and like a giant bubble. Nastiness. Its a relatively small bag of...

Mine are like that right now. 10 pm and they're still chattering away when they SHOULD be sleeping. They're not cold as they're moving around and playing chicken football with something they found (they're only a day old) but they should def be cooing and sleeping not playing games. lol...

That's my plan.....and hopefully it corrects itself. Especially since I really wanted these BR's and one I'm pretty sure is the rooster (there were 4 in my order, 2 BR's went to a friend & I kept 2. I had the boys marked at the hatchery....but I think the kids (and ultimately me) may have mixed...

Not is not like that... instead of being even on both sides, one side seems to have more of a skin to it. But its not boogers.

Well other then the 2 eggs we got out of them when they first came home, we've not gotten any since. Granted Gloria went into molt, then got sick, and is now broody so we're not getting diddly from her & Ruby sadly passed away.

My new chicks arrived today. Checked them all for pasty butt when I brought them home & they were clear, but tonight I noticed that one of my barred rocks has this boo boo on her belly. I've looked on here & seen other peoples posts on the hernia's their chicks have had & it doesn't look like...

We picked up these 2 girls today. The seller didn't tell us anything about them - nor did we remember to ask until we were already on our way home. They're quite small so I'm figuring bantam and with their floppy combs I thought leghorn. They are QUITE NOISY!!! While in their display cage they...