I hatched these little guys on February 7th and 8th. I have 6 Lavendar Orps, 2 BBS Orps (a black and white and a gray) and 1 BLRW. The last couple days I have been noticing one of the Lavs has it's left wing pin feathers sticking out. (It's the 3rd from the left.) I am not sure what is...
This is my second season of incubating and I am trying to increase my hatching rates from last year. (We live and we learn.) I have five healthy hatches, three pips and one that will likely die and 10 more eggs I am still waiting on. My humidity will not stay up, right now it is at 30% and...
I am new to incubating eggs and to BYC. I started with 16 Ancona duck eggs and about a week later added 12 assorted chicks. Out of all the eggs 13 ducks were fertile and only 2 chicks were. I had 5 ducks hatch yesterday (right on time) and none of the other duck eggs seem to be doing anything...
Hello, fellow poultry lovers! Super excited to join BYC. I am always Googling and BYC always comes up with my anwser so I figured it was time to join! I do have a question about my duck and chicken eggs. I posted a thread earlier. I think they may be dead; the white shells on a few are...
I am new to incubating eggs and to BYC. I started with 16 Ancona ducks and about a week later added 12 assorted chicks. Out of all the eggs 13 ducks were fertile and only 2 chicks were. I had 5 ducks hatch yesterday (right on time) and none of the other duck eggs seem to be doing anything. No...