We just used a small led flashlight but sized an empty toilet paper roll over the end so that the light is directed fully into the egg. Works like a charm!
Their mother was killed by a predator in our yard two weeks ago, she was our first and favourite hen- it was a sad day.
I had another broody hen so I put the eggs under her but after that hen had one chick she took to killing the other chicks ( her own)
as soon as they were born. So I made the...
Thank you lazy gardener for your advice and help! It is truly amazing to have a 'virtual' support system! :) Four of the the seven hatched over the weekend, the other three are due in a few days.
I removed the tinfoil a few days ago but the temperature dropped in my incubator, so I covered the...
Four of seven of my babies arrived this weekend (they must have known it was Easter :) ). I was wondering if it was possible to wing sex bantams? Or if vent sexing is the only way. Their mother was an old English bantam and their father an American game bantam.
Also, I don't have any chick...
Our newest addition! Her mother ( RIP Repecka) was killed two weeks ago, so I am momma now. A proud one too, this little one fought hard to get out of her shell.
I have read the hatching 101!! And reread it and read some parts of it aloud to my other half. :) What an amazing resource/ community this is. I didn't even think about the chicks eating the tin foil, good call! If they are successful I will take your recommendation of a covered basket or remove...
I would like to thank the byc group for helping me and my eggs out! I built this incubator this morning and I must say I feel like a proud momma.
I used a medium size tote, two pieces of styrofoam insulation, tin foil, duct tape, chicken wire, a pie plate to hold the terry cloth, some spacers...
Seriously! I heard of it but no one ever wants to think their feather babies would do something so monsterous. We've had a
sick chicken, who died on her own of natural causes and another who's brain was nearly exposed from a rooster being way too
aggressive that were never harmed by the other...
Thank you soo much for the awesome support and advice! Backyard chicken people rock! I am definitely going to be making my own incubator as per Roxannemc's instructions. I think the eggs are somewhere between day eight and fourteen, is that normal? I'm quite stressed on this as i have taken it...
Hello all! What a wonderful site this is! Every time I've ever had a question about our misfit chicken gang I find the help I need here, so I decided to sign up today. Although I have an immediate problem and need help in the worse way. Momma hen has a clutch of about twelve eggs (six are hers...