Yah on the pips. I take both plugs out when I go into lock down. Go ahead and take the plug out, they should hatch soon. It is amazing to watch them zip and pop out.
Some I saw wabble before and after a Pip. It just depended if I noticed them or not. I don't. Know how new you are to hatching but after they Pip don't be to worried if the don't hatch right away some times it will take hours and hours they need to rest before they zip all the way around. I had...
Sounds like they are getting ready and temp and humidity look good. I have some eggs on day 22 and are just pipping and hatching. I had one pip on day 20 and hatch on day 21. I had 10 hatch on day 21 and today is day 22 and have had 8 hatch and like I said one just pipped. Some seem to take...
Poor lil guy pipped and made a hole and did not zip around. I gave him 28 hours and made no progress so I got him out. He seems to be doing fine and is very noisy. He still has a few pieces of egg shell stuck to him but is getting around. I put the rest of the chicks in the nursery so he can...
I have 24 Araucna eggs on day 20 and I hear peeping. I have not hatched in a few years so im excited to see what I get. I set 24 and 24 made it to lock down. I'll keep you posted.
Just want to say that I have hatched out many BC Marans. All my eggs hatch on day 21 except my Marans they Hatch on day 22 for me. Make sure to give them more time if they do not hatch right away.
Im no expert on the subject and maybe someone with more experience will chime in. Over the years I have not had much luck a few here and there and my calls do not sit. I put them under a broody hen when possible. Last year a mink got my pair but she had laid some eggs so I put them in King Suro...
Hi Jim I do not have any eggs, no one is laying yet. I got 2 dozen Auracana eggs from a gal and she meet me in Perham. She is on craigs list I will pm you her number.
Im going to Perham and check it out. I'm not looking for anything in particular but you never know something might catch my eye. Im only 20 miles from there.
I took this pic a few weeks back and the snow has melted some, there is still a good foot yet As you can see only the roof is showing on the banty house we had shovel to make a small path for them to get in the snow covered run. They are patiently waiting for spring to arrive.
Is anyone going to the Perham Mn swap this Saturday April 13. Im going to check it out and see what they have. They usually have a good variety of chickens and ducks. Plus other animals.
I have a pair and they do good here in mn. I have them in a insulated shed and make sure thier water doesn't freeze. I also have a small dog door so they can go in and out to the run as they please. On real cold and windy days they will stay inside. I have not had one freeze or get frost bite yet.
Well i candled them and have 2 that are growing. I figured to give them the best chance of making it i put them under my broody banty. She started to sit 4 days after i set the calls so i took a few of her eggs and put in the bator and put the calls under her and they should all hatch at the...
I'm getting the bator ready to try and hatch some calls out. I have not had much luck in the past. I got a new bator last spring a king suro 20, and hoping it will do better then my little giant. I plan on 99.8 and 55%humidity for the first 23 days and then up it to 80% the last three. Its the...