I want to build my own incubator using LP for the heater doe's anyone know how I have looked on internet found only electric plans and one for kerosene does anyone know anything about this
Anyone know how to keep my in house brooder smelling clean I change bedding two or three times a week I use pine shavings what can I do until they can go out the house
I just set 112 eggs . I hope that I have better luck this time humidity at 45 percent temperature at 99 degrees 38 degrees Celsius registers 99 degrees Fahrenheit is there something I am doing wrong my incubator is forced air please tell me if I am right or wrong
Ok I have enough eggs to fill incubator pretending that I never did this before what is right humidity for first 18 days then what what about temperature I got forced air shows only Celsius please pretend I'm stupid I feel that way I am having trouble with understanding sunshine Sally to many...
I am Joy just started with byc great people very helpful I'm always asking questions under rustymurphy maybe someday I can help I have mini bantams they are such fun they are starting to go broody I promised them they can set when it warms up
when I add water to my incubator if I'm not careful it runs out of the little holes in the bottom should I put small try under screen panel what size any suggestions
I have had to help some of my chicks get out of their shells in doing so I noticed that the membrane under the shell is very tough almost like leather what causes this I think that the chicks can't get through very easy
I have noticed that in some of my eggs I have to help the chicks hatch the eggs have very tough membranes under the shell almost like leather what causes this
i made my hens yard useing cattle panels first i bent them into quanset shape make wood frame to hold panels i place place long sieds about 8 feet apart the leinth can be as long as you want the longer the more panels you need place panels end to end forming a long quanset shaped tunnel cover...
i am not getting good hatch from incubator humidity is between 60 -70 % chicks die in shell inside membraine is sometimes shrinkwraped to chick air cell seems ok size all this happens before and after start of pipping what is going on can someone help
I started getting the mini bantams they are such fun it is very cold here but my girls are laying very well 2doz eggs every day out of 30 hens . below 0 today gave them warm oatmeal with birdseed and cracked corn they loved it
I have been hatching eggs in the incubator but just started candling eggs some eggs I see the yoke but no veining or embryo this is at day 7 or at least 5 is it a good egg also some eggs have air sack on both ends at day 14?iOS that good