I set 24 eggs hoping for 10-12 hatch.
Thus far 22 have hatched. 12 hens, 10 roos, .......I think.
Incubator is the Brinsea Octo.
The black sex links are easy, the red/gold, not so sure.
There is one in question, white on the face, gold and grey elsewhere,
when I blow the down out of the way...
The door and the frame were out of alignment. The door was installed so that the top outside edge and the bottom inside edge were binding with the frame. I loosened the frame and got as close to square as possible, and then shaved the bottom edge of the door down. It works now, but will...
awoke to a freezing house, and a cool incubator. I turned on the gas logs in the fireplace and set the incubator on the hearth. I would turn it around about every 20 mins.
The temp got down to 80. A few hours later the power came back on.
I plugged in the incubator, hoped for the best, but...
I had set 20 eggs, 16 made it to lockdown, 14 hatched.
What is my hatch rate?
70% ? 87.5% ?
Of the original 20, the four that had no development, were the ones
that the thermometer was sitting on. Poor choice of placement on
my part, but I have learned something, so not a waste.
I had...
Saw a listing for Cinnamon Queens and I inquired as to what rooster and hen were used.
The response was Cinnamon Queens are a breed.
I thought that they were a type of sex link.
Please educate me!
After a misleading ad leading to a disappointing purchase, I put it behind me as a learning experience. While looking elsewhere for eggs, I came upon a picture the seller has in her ad. It seems that the picture is not one of her chickens! She stole/borrowed it from another site.
In...
While searching for sex link eggs I came across and auction for
sex link eggs. I sent the seller a question: What breed rooster and
hen were used for the Golden Comets?
Answer, Golden Comet and Golden Comet.
Not what I was looking for!
Just curious, what would be the result of the cross?
I bought some eggs off ebay....
the ad states:
This auction is for Black-Sex link-AKA Black Star Chicken Eggs ready to be placed into your incubator. We have hatched out several batches for ourselves and have extra eggs that we can sell.
When I opened the box the note states: Eggs are kinda...
What is this behavior? Is it a territorial thing, like claiming me as
her own. A few days ago, she kept rubbing against my leg and trying
to get into my lap when I sat down. I wound up carrying her around for
a bit while she rubbed her head against my chest. Sounds sweet and all,
but I bet...
I want Golden or Black Sex link eggs for hatching.
I am in West Alabama, and would like to purchase in the
area to minimize shipping snags.
If you have some, or will in the future, please let me know.
So I got these chickens a week ago, and assuming that the move to their new home would upset them, they would not lay for a while.
With that in mind, I was down to a few eggs so I got a dozen from a friend.
Well, it seems that the chickens are all 'fat and happy' in their new digs, and have...
I have friends that have had chickens, and I got the bug! I have been lurking here, and learned a lot. So, last Sunday I got some chickens, 4 Buff Orps, and an Austrolorp. I was going to get maybe 3 buffs, but after seeing the Austrolorp, had to have her.
Thanks for all the info and keep the...