If you buy chicken thighs, you find this livery thing attached to the pocket of the bone near the backbone. I think those are kidneys. I love that piece actually, because its like liver. It sounds like its that piece. Take a whole chicken leg including the thighs and you will usually find it...
Heres my home made egg candler for those who might be interested. Bought a duracell 1000 lumens LED flashlight from costco. Its a push/pull zoom with the light focus, allowing a very narrow and bright light. Attached a 2 inch to 1 inch PVC bushing and it fits PERFECTLY at the end of the...
I hate the thermostat on the LG incubator. The slightest turn of the knob will change it by several degrees. It also does not seem to hold temperature very well. It holds steady around 99 or 100 most of the time, but in the morning, i sometimes see 97, and this is with the cheap walmart...
Everything here was born almost 4 weeks ago. I need to figure out which ones are the boys and which are the girls. I have my suspicions but I want to get some more opinions first.
Light brahma #1
BLRW #1
BLRW #2
BLRW #3
BLRW #4
BLRW #5
Cochin #1
Cochin #2
BLRW #6
Light Brahma...
Interesting note on the fat. I learned from my nutrition class that the fats that harden at a higher temperature tend to be saturated fat thats bad for you. Whereas fats that remain liquid are better fats for you.
Think of the difference between a vegetable oil, it stays liquid in room...
I just recently modified this exact feeder to waste 0 feed for chicks. Not sure how well it works for older chickens, but for newly born chicks, and probably good for a month before their head gets too big.
The reason these things are easy to waste food is because the food comes out way too...
Those BLRW eggs were shipped to me incorrectly, and was labeled BLRW, not sure if the original meant black or blue, i just assume blue. It is a happy surprise for me.
Anyone help me ID what these are?
This one came out of a BLRW egg, but I have like 5 other BLRW hatched and all are darker, chipmunk back.
This one came from a batch of cochin and brahma eggs. It was unmarked as to which one, I am guessing a blue cochin? single comb, feather legged...
of all of the chicken eggs, 15 hatched out of 19 lockdown. the two late Cochin's hatched this morning. gray fuzz ball with feather legs. the muscovies went into lockdown just now.
Of the sellers:
one sent me Buff laced brahma (12), and BLRW (12) -> About 4 BLB hatched, more pips, and 4 BLRW hatched and more pip
one sent me light brahma (12) -> I think 2 hatched, I could be wrong, still in the incubator locked down
one sent me light sussex(12) -> several developed but...
Are you guys sure the second one looks like light brahma? I just have some supposed light brahma chicks hatched. It has feathered legs. It is pure white/yellow color. The same with my Buff laced brahmas too. Either #2 is not a brahma, or my chicks are not brahmas?
This hatch so far, out of the chicken eggs, 7 have hatched, 3 more pips, and the rest have not pipped yet. 2 of the 21 didn't make it into lockdown, so I had 19 in lockdown. 1 muscovy egg didnt make it and so I have 6 left incubating, and will lock down in a few days.
So far:
19/21 chickens...