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What breed is this? Body is reddish colored all over and tail feathers are white. Thanks for any help.

What breed of chicken is reddish colored all over with all white tail feathers? My husbands uncle has one he bought, but he doesn't know the name of it and he wants more. I can't help him find more with out a name? He said it is reddsh colored on its whole body except the tail, which is all...

I live in KY and bought eggs from Ohio. I had like a 99% hatch rate. But that is the only time i have bought eggs of internet. I tried to find the ones closest to me. That way they would arrive sooner. I recived mine priority 2-3 day mail. They shipped on a Monday recieved Wed. I have been...

I have a Hova,lol. But it does not belong to me. I borrowed it from my dads friend last year and he may or may never get it back,lol. Which he has not asked for it back yet, But if he does I will part with it. I started to order some duck eggs off ebay but my hubby says I need to lay off the...

I have been opening it every once in a while to change the water for the baby. But i use a wet sponge to bump up humidity fast and my temps are recovering fast too. Could be becase it is about 75-80 degree here and humidity is about 55% in the room we are in normally. But i don't think i'll open...

i don't have a brooder, wish i did. i only hatch out 1 or 2 times a year and usualy just a few eggs. is my baby gonna be ok in the bator at those temps. Seems like i left the babies in last time, but i can't remember. it is drinking and walking around and peeping.

With this hatch mine went to 104 and could have been there all nite. I found it when I woke up one morning. I have 1 out, 2 pipped and 2 peeping and 2 that are doing nothing, so 5 out of 7. Good Luck

I have one baby that hatched a few hours ago, I have two more pipped and 2 more that I hear pecking and peeping. Do i need to turn down the temp a little since i am leaving the hatched baby in the bator. i left the babies in bator on my last hatch for about 4 days but i can't remember if i...

I figured out that there was something outside that sounded like a peep,lol. So l do have movement in at least 2 eggs maybe 3 and there are 8 in the bator. I would love all to hatch but as long as my son gets a few he will be satisfied. Thanks again. Jennifer

Ok I put eggs in on the 6th so I figured the hatch to be around the 27th. But I can see a few of the eggs moving a little. And can almost swear that I have heard a peep or something come from the bator. I have it setting near a window and am hopeing it was comming from outside. The temp did...

Ok, I know I am going to sound totally stupid here, but , what is a wafer? I hatched 2 batches last summer and that covers my bator-hatching experience,lol. I am still new to this. I got this bator used from my dads friend, but he had only used it I think 2 times himself. He said he didn't have...

It is a circulated air Hova-Bator. I am going to buy a new one soon. This one is not really too old but just don't think it is working like it should to keep my temps regulated. I will leave them in and candle them. These are my little boys turken eggs and he'll be satisfied if just 1...

Hi all, I put 10 eggs in bator around 6 yesterday evening, I have had a hard time getting temp stable. I thought when I went to bed it was finally fixed, I woke up to 104 degrees. Do you think my eggs are now ruined? I went to bed at around 11:30 or midnight and it was 10 min to 6 am when I saw...

There are people around here that put eggs in the fridge to keep them till they are ready to put under a hen or in bator. They have good luck with them. But they are not store bought eggs. But I noticed lately that the stores around here sell eggs as all natural and free range. So it is growing...

My silkie hen just hatched 8 more. They are sooo cute. But I am getting way to many. As bad as I hate to, its time to sell some. But come spring I will be hatching different colors of silkies and barred cochins as well as some black Frizzle. My hatching is done for the year, unless my hen...