I am considering ordering golden necks from ideal poultry (i have a gift certificate).
Does anyone have any experience/photos of ideal's golden necks?
thanks!
i am looking at buying a cabinet style incubator.
anyone have any experience with these?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Cabinet-Incubator-Makes-Hatching-Eggs-Easy-/160575674126?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25630e570e
well, the wind is blowing like crazy.
power is out all over.
came home today to find my chicken coop blown over. 4 broody millie duccles and their eggs scattered everywhere. hens are mad at the world, but otherwise ok. eggs were busted, the ones that weren't busted were very, very cold.
i...
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i am located in sulphur springs, tx
75482
i am located:
1 hour north of tyler,
1.5 east of dallas
1 hour south of paris
1.5 hour west of texarkana
[email protected]
i am located in sulphur springs, tx
75482
i am located:
1 hour north of tyler,
1.5 east of dallas
1 hour south of paris
1.5 hour west of texarkana
well, i have totally botched up 2 bators full of purchased eggs now thanks to my bator temps dropping low.
in desperate attempts i added a heat lamp to the room to heat up the overall temps to try and increase the bator temp.
then i guess the bator started working right and temps soared while i...
well, i am due for lockdown today.
things have been pretty stable with my bator so far.
this morning, wake up and the temp is at 89,
i try everything to bring up temps for about 1 1/2 hours, still low
my bator is in small laundry room.
so, to try to bring up temps, i positioned laundry room...
my other hens still lay in her nest. daily i go get the fresh eggs out of the nest.
i know soon, i will need to leave her alone!
without knowing for sure when she began to sit them, is there a way to tell?
after finally understanding the importance and obeying lockdown, i have 7 hatched so far today.
more have pipped.
but now the already hatched chicks are acting like it is party time. they are banging and rolling the other eggs around
if you aren't suppose to open the bator, what do you do...
i did not realize how truly important lockdown was until some recent research. there are no telling how many chicks i have lost because of this!!! it breaks my heart! not to mention it makes me so mad at myself!!!!!!
wish me luck!