yes it extend's the length of the day for them chickens hate the dark and think its night time when its dark, we have a few heat lamps in our barn before they were sleeping outside....o-o silly birds :]
Everything should be fine! if you could post a picture that would help but its not necessary my rooster's would fight a lot before we culled them. most of the time the injury was small just a little comb blood and a small piece missing, after a while it's color came back and everything was...
Tomorrow i'll ask if she still has the thermometer that came with the incubator and see if i could have it :/ i knew incubating with an Lg would be hard (i have read countless of horror storys )
but this is much worst then i thought it would be :/ thank you all again for the help
I'm using a digital thermometer/hygrometer i got from walmart:/ i dont have a fan and its in a closet thats maybe 65 degrees in there thank you all sooooo much :/ !
I think i know what your saying, the temp in the incubator never goes under 100 :/ it spikes to 106 if i don't check on it and my humidity never goes under 45%
Ok, it's my first hatch and i honestly dont think im going to make it another 13 days :( I was given a Lg incubator for my birthday and i couldn't wait to use it. Well i had 40 eggs to start (one cracked so now all i have is 39) but anyways every 30 minutes i have to open the lid and cool the...
Oh Yay!! welcome to Byc! and welcome to the wonderful world of chicken addiction! you might only have three now but it wont last long soon you'll be building a luxurious coop and hatching out your own chicks :) i too am a huge silkie lover :) and would love too see a picture of your boy oh and...
Before our cochin went broody she was laying at least every other day :) but now that she's discovered her love for baby's i don't think well see another egg for a long while
Pullet: Young female, Pullets turn into Hens when they start laying
Cockerel: Young male, Cockerels turn into Rosters when they start mounting/become fertile
:) hope that helps.
Day 7: had to toss an egg due to large crack down its side...no idea how that happened down to 39 eggs :) wish me luck *not candling again in till day 18*