I have a new pair of Ringneck Doves that have been together for a week. The pair have been mating and today I found a tiny egg on the bottom of the cage. I did notice that the female was straining while on the nest. I do not know the age of the pair.
Could she be too old, or young to lay? Any...
Over the years I have read many complaints about keeping accurate temperature and humidity in Styrofoam Incubators. Here are a few tricks that are working for me. I am using a Farm Innovators Pro Series Model 4200. The Model 4200 has a fan and auto turner.
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For more accurate Humidity...
I am proud to say that I have hatched out 10 beautiful Button Quail with an incubator that has to be manually operated. I hatched out 10 of 20 eggs that were shipped USPS. Even though it was only a 50 percent hatch, the chicks are awesome. It is amazing how tint there beautiful little creatures...
I just hatched 5 out of 6 shipped Serama Eggs. Pretty good odds especially when you consider a cheap incubator and hand turning eggs :) They are small enough that all 5 fit into my hand!
I just received 4 beautiful just hatched chicks advertised as leftovers potluck. They are healthy and beautiful. One in particular is a beautiful reddish colored chick. Any ideas as to what these 4 may be? I appreciate any information :)
Thanks to Julie, I have 5 new beautiful chicks for Thanksgiving. They just hatched today, November 24th, and should be running around their brooder by tomorrow. My favorite is the red colored chick. Very nice color.
Thanks Julie for a great Thanksgiving gift.
Well folks so far out of one dozen Sebright eggs, I only had one hatch. You know that chicks hate to be alone. As luck would have it, she has accepted a stuffed AFLAC duck as her mother. Thank God, as you know how they complain if they feel alone!
Rhonda, at 6 months is sitting on her first eggs. She likes the Pyrex Dish. I tried a small little house for her, but apparently the Pirex is what she wants. If she only knew how many nice roasted chickens I had on that dish. LOL