Hey guys,
I just thought I'd post some pics of the temporary pen I had to build for my chicks. I planned on having the coop fully built this fall, but due to some unforeseen circumstances I have to wait until closer to spring. We hatched them about 2 months ago and they have been staying in...
We just recently(2 days ago) had our first ever chick hatch(Jersey Giant). We're praying it's a hen, but can't tell. She was almost 3 days early. Here are some pics, any help would be greatly appreciated.
We have 6 Jersey Giants and 6 Ameraucanas in the incubator and today is day 19 so I took them off the auto-turner and I heard a chirp when I put one down. We kept an eye on that one and it peeped a hole this afternoon. It poked a pea sized hole then stopped moving much. A few hours later it...
I have 6 Ameraucana Bantam eggs and 6 Jersey Giant eggs on the incubator and yesterday was day 7. When I candled the eggs all but one of the Jersey Giants looked really good, but when I candled the Ameraucanas their shells looked almost bubbly and I could not see into the almost at all. Is this...
I got some Bantam Ameraucanas eggs and some normal Jersey Giant eggs and threw them both in the incubator together. Is there anything wrong with this? I tried to spread them out evenly so the temp might stay even throughout. Any input would be greatly appreciated. These are my first...