Hi! First of all i want to say i'm new to raising chickens, and i tried an experiment 7 months ago when i was hatching eggs in an incubator. Out of curiosity i put it in there 3 Farm house free range eggs that i had bought at Walmart. One out of three hatched and this is the result, but now i am...
Hi! First of all i want to say i'm new to raising chickens, and i tried an experiment 7 months ago when i was hatching eggs in an incubator. Out of curiosity i put it in there 3 Farm house free range eggs that i had bought at Walmart. One out of three hatched and this is the result, but now i am...
Hi! I have a black hen that is about 7 months old. She is very flighty, pecks on other chickens, she's also slim and not so big. I hatched her last august all i know is she's a mix, but not sure exactly what she is. Can anyone give me any clues? Here's a pic of her she is the black one , Thank...
I bought some chicks (straight run for $1.99) at Tractor Supply.. and the label read "Rainbow egg layers". I thought to myself these chickens must lay colorful eggs (hence the sign). I asked the lady there at TSC if they laid colorful eggs and she assumed they did, so i went on and got them...
I bought some chicks (straight run for $1.99) at Tractor Supply.. and the label read "Rainbow egg layers". I thought to myself these chickens must lay colorful eggs (hence the sign). I asked the lady there at TSC if they laid colorful eggs and she assumed they did, so i went on and got them...
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This is my second time incubating chicken eggs.. out of curiosity i wanted to try to incubate some free range eggs from the store, i know that they say most of the time they are not fertile, or that they won't be viable, if they are, due to being under freezing temperatures, so either...
Hi I'm new to chickens and i currently have 9 day old chicks (about a week old) can anyone help me to identify what breed and sex could they be ? Male or female ? Thanks in advance..
1. Black one i believe is a female not sure what breed .. (hatched from a Brownish egg)
2.The blonde/orangie...
Hi guys! i would like to know in your experience , which Hygrometer&Thermometer has worked best for you? (Which brand, how much, where did you bought it from etc..) My last hatch was only 4 chicks out of 18 eggs and I'm wondering if the hygrometer and thermoter was not marking the right units...
4 chicks out of 7 viable eggs have hatched , first 1 hatched a day early on day 20 the other 2 day 21 and 1 more late day 21 .. is day 23 today and no movement i candled the 3 left no signs of viability no pipping either did the floating test they passed it but no movement at all .. they float...
Hi! I am new at hatching eggs, it is my first time ever doing it , i have a 48 egg holder automatic incubator (FHQ-II Intelligent Incubator Controller SKY1902 SKY2442) temperature reads 37.2C° on the incubator and 53% humidity it rotates the eggs every 2 hours. I bought a separate hygrometer and...