I've got a really light coloured one, and 2 darker one's
backs of all 3 of the roo's
one of the darker ones
both darker ones
lighter one next to one of the hens
I'm thinking it's best to keep the lightest? Is that correct or do the others look better?
should be streaming for a few more hours yet, it's nearly 4 in the afternoon here so it'll be turned off when it goes to dark for the webcam
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/brooder-chicks
Mallory looking weird whilst stretching her neck
Maysan showing me who's boss he was doing his "cock dance"
giving me an evil eye
aisa looking for worms
Elena and Alice
Alice
All the girls with george my big fluffy boy
you can see maysan in the background about to crow...
It's lockdown tomorrow and it's my first incubation with this incubator so i'm just checking that i'll be doing it right, so do I take the metal egg separators out and lie the eggs on their side or can i put them into egg cartons, there buff orpington bantam eggs.
Is it possible or will she just attack them, i've had the 2 chocolate ophs and 2 cream legbars in my bedroom since they were a day old and my silkie has been broody for a few days on non fertile eggs, so would she take chicks this old?
Which 20 egg incubator is better?
R-COM 20 Egg Incubator With Universal Tray
http://www.pandtpoultry.co.uk/product/categoryid/84/productid/1265
or
Octagon 20 ECO with autoturn cradle
http://www.brinsea.co.uk/products/octagon-20-eco-with-autoturn-cradle/362/
my chick piped last night (thing that what you call it anyway) and well it's done nothing since, and well its coming out the wrong end so i took a little of the shell off to help out a little and well i decided to candle to find this...
is this looking okay? Only one to get veins and looks like there's something moving around inside
is this a blood ring?
and i take it these weren't fertile?
It is possible i tried yesterday and had no luck I just can't see through, its the same with my dark egger too, i can only see through the white leghorn egg, i've tried with a led flashlight which works great with the white egg, for the others nothing, i tried using a 100w house bulb under a...