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I usually incubate eggs with the pointy end down, then lay them on their sides for lockdown. Does anyone lay the eggs on their side in the turning tray, day 1-18? It seems more natural like it would be underneath a hen.

I hear others talk about having a bunch of cockerels in a bachelor pad. How does that work if they are all grown up together, then you take one out to breed for a month with your flock, then try putting him back in with 4 or 5 in the bachelor pad pen? Doesn't that make him get beat up when you...

First time using my sweet heater brooder heater. I'm not sure how low it should be? The directions say not to have it closer than 6" from combustibles. Is that going to be warm enough? I have an inch or so of pine shavings underneath it.

I thought my incubation was on day 21 but looking back at my beginning date I realize day 21 isn't until tomorrow. So, I accidentally started lockdown on day 17 and raised humidity that day to 65%. Is starting lockdown and no turning on day 17 going to mess up my hatch?

I recently culled my flock of hens after a year of keeping a closed flock after I found out some of my birds died of Avian Leukosis. The state vet recommended using the "all out, all new in" approach to stop the cycle of passing this virus on. So, I am going to scrub down my coops with...

Hi have a 2 day old chick with legs that are not splayed clear out to the sides but they are further apart than normal. It was clumsy the first day but walked around well so I didn't do the bandaid treatment to wait and see. Now day 2 it's walking around faster but trips sometimes and legs are...

Ok, my shipped Ameraucana eggs are on day 20 and one cute little blue one hatched today. Out of 25 eggs only 3 made it to lockdown. The 2 remaining show no sign of pipping. They all had saddle air cells but I saw live movement on these last 2 at lockdown so I took BYC advice and have the eggs...

This is my 2nd hatch in my Brinsea Octagon Advance 20. I ordered shipped eggs and they sent so many extras that they are pretty tightly packed in there. Is that bad for the eggs to be upright between the padded rails packed close to each other? I know they are good to be upright and no...

I'm going to be incubating shipped eggs soon. I recall reading something about letting these eggs sit in an egg carton to settle for an amount of time after shipment to let them settle a bit. How long do I leave them?

Is it Ok to do a batch of eggs in my Brinsea Octagon 20 out in the barn? I live in Oregon and temps are low to mid 80's daytime and down to about 59 at night. I know it's ideal to have a constant 70 ish degrees but wonder of anyone has tried it in a barn. My barn is well protected, a big...

I would like to start a flock of true Ameraucanas in BBS or Wheaten colors. I have contacted several breeders in neighboring states and none so far has been a link to buying hatching eggs of good SOP type birds. A couple of the breeders have their show birds away from the breeding pens now to...

I would like to start a flock of true Ameraucanas in BBS or Wheaten colors. I have contacted several breeders in neighboring states and none so far has been a link to buying hatching eggs of good SOP type birds. A couple of the breeders have their show birds away from the breeding pens now to...

I hatched out 6 Marans chicks 5 weeks ago. One of the apparent rooster chicks is quivering. He puts up his rooster tail like a peacock and quivers when he does this. His legs also quiver when he walks. He has extra large feet too and kind of takes high, careful steps as his legs slightly...

Any advise appreciated on how long can an egg sit in the nest box until I collect it to incubate? We are in the mid 40's today and I can't collect the eggs until later this afternoon. Does mid 40's for 7 or 8 hours do anything harmful to hatch quality?

I'm excited to try out my new incubator. It has a humidity pump as well. Do any of you have experience with this model? If so, did you callibrate the inside temperature? A friend has this model and she said her's was running 3 degrees F lower than the digital display. I have mine set to...