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Nice chicks!!!! Yes I think mine were as big.... But they are standard cochin so......

Hello, I am from Quebec as well (sherbooke to be exact). There are a few people able to sell fertile eggs around trois-rivieres... I know a guy who has golden laced wyandotte and silver laced as well. PM me if you want more infos. (you can write in french if you prefer). For the garage sae...

UP! I am wondering the same thing! Does GL Wyandotte exists in bantam size???? Thanks?? I think they are SO pretty!!

Thank you all for the advices!!! Congratulations Candyman!!!!!

Well.... went into lockdown this morning. Right now, humidity reads 80%....In the brinsea pamphlet, they just mention 65% or higher... but is 80% too high???? Good luck to everyone still waiting like me....

Congratulations Cyndiloowho!!! How cute... Ouf. Lockdown is wednesday morning here.... Can't wait!!!!!

I am guessing 7286 eggs!

Congratulations Katsdar!!! What an amazing Xmas that will be. Here, the incubator is doing a good job. I had to pruchase a medical mercury thermometer (about 1$ a the paharmacy) to see wich one of the two thermometer in the brinsea said right and surprinsingly, my digital was the most...

Thank you all for your precious advice.... we are at day 7 and we have 4 embryos out of 12!!

I tough I might leave them in the incubator until day 10 since they don't smell yet and since I am new at candeling. But thanks for the advice.... I wont leave them longer than necessary if they do not show signs at day 10.

Just Candled my 12 eggs on day 7. All four bantam wyandotte are clear (There's one bird not doing it's job there!!!) I am a bit disapointed but hey... One belgian quail anterp that looks fine and the other that looks like a blood ring. And finaly, 3 silkie out of 6 seem fine. The other: 1...

Thank you for your answer shades of bue and good luck for the hatching!!!!! I wish you lots of healthy chicks!!!

I have got 12 bantam eggs in the incubator du december 15th and so we made a brooder last weekend (thanks to Missjenny for the "chickaquarium" idea).... loved it. My question is: Do you think putting a window screen on top is a good idea?? I want them to have enough ventilation, but I also...

The Eco comes with a glass thermometer. I added this one mostly to get an idea on %humidity.... The digital and glass thermometer are usually about 0,5F different.... so far, I have decided to follow the glass thermometer rather than the digital...

I'll be joining you guys!! I set 12 bantam eggs in my new eco20 last saturday (on the 24th)..... Can't wait to candle them next weekend. This is so exciting.... I hope everything goes well for my first incubation!! Everything is now ready for the little chicks!