Recent content by Petermariah

I made sure the lid was secure waited 18 hrs kept watching it. During this time I also moved the probe around a few times and then even removed the incutherm for quite a while to make sure it stayed on 72 in my living room temp and then put it back in. Did this 2x wanted to make sure it was not...

I’m using a Farm Innovators incubator. I have a incutherm plus thermometer/hygrometer on the inside. I know the incutherm is calibrated correctly (I take it out and it changes to 72 the exact temp of my living room). I set 44 eggs and everything had been going along just fine. My incubator was...

I ordered a dozen White Bresse hatching eggs from the Bresse Farms in Mississippi. I received 13. One egg was badly cracked on arrival. Upon inspecting the egg shell it was extremely brittle and the egg was watery. All of the eggs were covered in poop. All of the eggs were very elongated. Two...

I am only on day five I have an egg that shows development but it’s got a tiny crack in it. The crack happened sometime today and this is the second one to crack. The first one had no development so I tossed it. I figured out it’s my egg turner. These eggs were just a bit too large. So I took...

My girls are doing great. Four out six are at the end of a molt and looking great. The other two still have bald butts but should start molting soon. As far as feather regrowth the reason you have to wait for molt is because most of the feathers are broken off at the root. I had a small amount...

I have three hens in a 2’x4’ cage and I get five eggs a day. Two of my hens lay double every day. It did take them a few weeks to get going.

Yes I was just thinking if mixing it half and half during molting to boost the protein. The quail feed is actually a little cheaper than the chicken food.

I keep quail and chickens so I use Purina Game Bird Starter (30% Protein) for my quail and I use Texas Natural Feeds Layer (18% Protein) for my chickens. Should I mix in some game starter during molting to increase protein? Is there any reason why chickens can’t eat game starter?

Looks like a female exchequer leghorn to me. Mine is named Polka. Mine is about the same age and her comb has doubled in size in the last ten days. Also has the dots on the legs.

I have an Exchequer Leghorn and she has dots on her legs and beak. She looks just like yours. I have no experience with Ancona except that I thought that Anconas were sort of shorter and wider like an orpington where as leghorns are typically tall and skinny with a pointy up tail. Her are some...

I have a 14 week old polish. Her name is Pierogi. She is my only crested bird. I think her not being able to see well is a big disadvantage for her in the flock. She doesn’t get picked on but she misses out on snacks and gets left behind often. I’ve also seen her walk right into a post and knock...

I think my males are just barely starting to mate will give them some time to mature so I can get better fertility rates.

I candled again this time I was able to use a better flashlight and took the attachment off of my candler and put it on the flashlight. I can actually see this time and it was pretty clear that only five have development. I tossed 26 eggs. I will give these 5 one more day but pretty sure they...