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Our first successful hatch was complete lastnight. WOOHOO! We started with 27 eggs, 2 cracked, 4 were infertile, 1 was an early quitter, 3 died in shell after pipping, and 17 hatched!!! I had to help 3 out because they were HUGE and couldnt turn in their shells. The kids & I are so excited...

I have read the sticky on intervening...but still have questions. I have an egg that has been pipped for at least 7 hours. It has made no progress & the exposed membrance is VERY white. I did the dry hatch method, right now humidity is at 60% (with all wells full & 2 sanitary pads soaked)...

We live in the Pacific Northwest, NW corner of WA state to be exact. We have lost 4 chickens in the past 2 weeks. The only thing left is a few feathers, if that. The first time I didnt notice until the next day (no feathers left behind), the 2nd time our mini doxie was in his outside kennel &...

I set 26 eggs monday. i candled them tonight (using hubby's LED maglite), although I dont know what I am looking at & am hoping its just too early to tell, but I dont think it looks promising. Here are a few pics I took. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I need some help. My LG will run at steady right around 100 degrees all day, but come morning when I check it, its always around 98 degrees. How does everyone keep their bator steady at night with the house cooling off? I have it in the most temp stable room of our house, but its just not enough.

I ordered an automatic turner for my LG, but got shipped the one for a Hova-Bator. Does this matter? It looks pretty much the same.

Our (my children & I) first hatch was a total BUST! After getting shipped eggs, which I think had a rough trip, incubator problems (so we drove them 30 mins to a broody), then bringing them home to hatch, we got a big FAT ZERO hatch, 3 died in the shell, the other 6 were rotten...yuck! I...

I am a horrible chicken grandma! I am so upset with myself. At the very welcome advice of some members (thank you!! I appreciate it) I took out the oozy egg when I got home & in the process I found two other oozy eggs. I put them each in thier own double bagged ziplock contraption and went...

Me again...with another newbie question. Yesterday was day 20, picked up the eggs from broody on tueday and put them in bator. Yesterday when I got home from work there was a little yellow gooey spot under an egg. Not wanting to open the bator I used hubby's LED maglite and shinned it in at...

Yesterday was day 20, when I got home I could hearing the chicks peeping. Its been super hot hear the past week, but lastnight it cooled off quite a bit, the temp dropped in the bator overnight to 97.8. I couldnt hear any peeping this morning & there are no pips yet. I am afraid I killed all...

This is our first hatch ever! My daughter & I made an incubator, but couldnt seem to get the temp stable. The eggs came before we could get the temps right (silly me thought 1 week woudl be long enough) so a nice lady that I found on craigslist let us put them under her broody hen. We bought...

We have four 4 week old polish chicks, there are 2 very different "hair styles" developing, but am at a total loss for gender. Three have a 'fro, one has a mowhawk. comparison 'Fro chick 'Hawk chick Can anyone help me out??

My 7 year old daughter has 1 NN pullet that we got from Ideal. We found out the other day that grandma ordered her 5 silkies. Being the little chicken enthusiast that she is, she now wants to "make a showgirl". haha! She is hoping and praying that she gets a silkie roo, but where do we go...

We had a dog attack last week and lost all but 2 of our hens. The EE wont hardly leave the roost and certainly not the coop. The GLW leaves the coop for short amounts of time. Of course both have not laying since that horrible day. Should I just assume it will be spring time before they...

Yesterday I made an impulse buy...I bought a lamb at the auction for $10. I have no clue how old she is/what kind she is, but I'm pretty sure she is a mixed breed. The paper work said she weighs 20 lbs. Based on that can anyone guess about how old she is? I bought a pail of milk replacer and...

Yesterday was a HORRIBLE day. After work I stopped at my MIL's to pick the kid's up, just like everyday. The 2 youngest were sleeping so me and my 6 yr old daughter were going to quick go to the store to get some milk. I had to stop at our house to grab something real quick and when I pulled...

The kids' box of cartons came from McMurray yesterday. We had to fill one to see what they look like. I am very pleased with them! THe cartons are made from 100% recycled products and are 100% recycleable. Here are some pics. The color isnt very good, but the whitish looking eggs are...

or do I have a manly hen? We have a chicken that I SWORE was a roo. Looks like our other roos (comb & wattle wise) and a lady even brought "it" back after she bought it because it crowed (I wasnt home when she came so the kids picked out the hens for her). I was planning on taking it to the...

Has anyone used the R-Com digital 3 egg incubator? What about the viewing thing that you can get for it? My daughter REALLY wants them both. If I hear good reviews they might just end up under the christmas tree.

I noticed yesterday that one of our hens has gone mad. I found her walking around the coop by herself while the rest were out free ranging. she would walk into the corner as far as she could, scratch the floor and then jump as high as she could and peck/scratch the wall, then land with a big...