Search results for query: *

  1. J

    Day 24- assisted one to hatch, 7 losers?

    I've posted before about my weird incubation. It was my best yet, with 8 making it to lockdown. And then the days clicked on and nothing. Last night, day 23 I candled and 7 were still not internally pipped and one was yelling at me. I was able to assist that one to hatch just now (was pretty...
  2. J

    Appropriate spot for a broody hen?

    I'm losing faith in my eggs that are in the incubator so planning to see if I can use this broody hen of ours. We have a separate mini coop that we built for our babies. It is about 3 feet square with its own very small run. Would I need to build a nesting box inside of the little coop for our...
  3. J

    Talk me down.... eggs not pipping

    Hi all! This is my third hatch and I thought it was going to be my best. I had 8 make it to lockdown. I am well into day 21 and not a single pip. We have always had a pip by now. At least 5 are still moving. Humidity was 40-45 for the first 18 days and 60 now (we live at 6200 feet). Temp 99.5...
  4. J

    Too late to use broody hen?

    We had planned to let a broody hen try to hatch some eggs this year then no one went broody. Until today! We have 8 eggs in the incubator ready to lock down in about 24 hours. Is it too late to try to give them to my broody Rambo? My guess is yes. If yes, will they ever take the babies newly...
  5. J

    Hen Saddles- total fail

    Hi all, My hens are getting totally worn out, so before culling a rooster (we have 2 roosters and 9 hens) we wanted to try saddles. We got one recommended here and it totally backfired. The roosters immediately started attacking the hens we put the saddles on. The were mounting and ganging up...
  6. J

    Help my chick that pipped on the wrong end?

    Hi all! This is just my second hatch so I'm a newbie. The first egg to pip yesterday pipped at the wrong end. It was about 23 hours ago. It has made very slow progress. It now has a very small hole and has made it through the membrane. It is definitely still alive and trying to zip but not...
  7. J

    How many chicks are needed to add to established flock?

    We currently have 11 chickens from 3 different batches ( had a massacre in there last year ). We wanted to try incubating for the first time this year. We haven't had great success but are going into lockdown today with 2 living eggs. We very well may get zero out of this hatch, but if we get...
  8. J

    Hi all!

    Hi everyone! We have had chickens for 3 years and currently have 9 hens and 2 roosters (Rhode Island Red, Specked Sussex and Silver Laced Wyandottes). We live in Colorado at altitude. I joined today because I'm having a heck of time trying to successfully incubate eggs and another much smaller...
  9. J

    Help with incubating at altitude (first-timer)

    Hi all! I just registered to see if I could get some help with incubating. We have our own hens and roosters and are trying to incubate our own eggs. We bought a Kebonnixs 12 egg incubator that auto turns and regulates humidity and temperature. We also live at around 6000 feet in the high...
Back
Top Bottom