Recent content by sueandthe6

thank you!!! this is amazingly helpful.

I don't have an answer because I am new to hatching- but I do have a question since you mentioned you removed the turner. Do your eggs stand up when they are in the turner or lay on their side? A friend is incubating and her turner keeps them upright so when she takes it out they will be on...

so a friend and I are hatching out some imperials- supposed to be dual purpose meaties. She's doing the hatching and I get them after. The first round she left them in the turner but turned it off. She still had a couple chicks get feet stuck. They were ok in the end but we talked about...

out of 13 random eggs that ai never planned on incubating- 3 hatched last week tues in to wed. they went under a broody fri and are happy in their new world. fri 5 am one had pipped- this afternoon I helped him out and about an hour ago he was still seeming weak. Got him some sugar water and...

I have eggs of unknown age in the incubator-most look to be within a few days of hatching. Momma got off the nest when two hatched so I put the remaining 12 in the incubator sat. mon into tues two pipped and hatched. tues a third did. I also pulled a rotten one tues. Last night i candled the...

So my saga has brought me three chicks. 2 that pipped and hatched pretty close together, and a third that pipped as the others were drying. Its been 24 hours for the first two and they are dry. The newbie hatched overnight and is drying but not dry. My thought is/was to move them all to the...

UPDATE the two that had pipped hatched overnight with no assistance from me-woo hoo! The first one worked his way around the corner to his not hatched friend and within half an hour he was out too. New concern- I opened the incubator to put a piece of dishtowel down as the peeps were slipping...

I do have a brooder as I have a friend who takes in all the males from a breeder she knows. We get them at a couple days old, raise them then process for dog food. So I've got the small dishes, heat plates etc...its just this part I prefer to leave to the feathered professionals :) I told my...

thats great. I am off from work tomorrow so I can keep a close eye on them. Hopefully things go ok. Thank you for the advice.

History: One time maybe 7 yrs ago I did a homemade incubator and tried hatching eggs. Didn't go well and since then I leave it all in the hens hands/wings?? Facts: I'm not great at picking up eggs regularly (maybe 3 or 4 times a week-not an issue, until the ladies want to sit) I'm...

is this not allowed? got an email today that i don't quite understand? I will certainly move or take down the post if it is inappropriate.

the floor isn't off/out yet- guys are still working on that.

yes- that was exactly what I needed. Thank you!

actual metal base of old 43 ft x 12 ft mobile home. axles still good but might need tires to move. brought a newer home onto the property and demolished this one. I know some people have used them to build tractors or stationary large coops. Move it and its yours. southeast PA zip 19567.

I moved a newer mobile home onto my property two years ago. The old one circa 1953 had seen much better days. I had two guys come and demolish it and all that will remain after tomorrow is the actual "trailer" base. I'm not nearly handy enough to do anything with it or looking for that large...