Just received my shipped eggs in the mail. All eggs are intact and packaging was great.
Some of the eggs are dirty. How dirty is too dirty to incubate? I have not candled yet as I’m letting them sit but I know one for sure looks very porous without even candling. Should it be ok to incubate as...
Has anyone had any issues running their incubator off of an extension cord instead of direct outlet?
Just debating where I want to set up my second one.
What is everyone using for dividers in their incubators? Im currently using a Hovabator.
Trying to figure out the best way to keep breeds separate during hatching.
I am eventually going to purchase a second incubator so I can stagger the hatch dates of different breeds.
I am planning to hatch out a few of my olive eggers’ eggs. Our rooster is a Rhode Island Red.
Would offspring eventually lay an either a lighter green egg or light brown egg?
I have a couple new hens that have started to lay.
One a green egg. And one a huge olive speckled egg.
I believe blue (with gold) ameracauna mix is laying one of these.
But I also have 2 golden laced mix (which I thought both were a result of RIR rooster/ SL Orpington hen but I also had some...
I have a buff Orpington rooster. (Mix though because he has yellow legs instead of pink)
If I breed him with my Buff Orpington hens, what would likly be my outcome?
Bought some hatching eggs mostly barnyard mix but also some possibilities of pure breeds.
Do these look like Speckled Sussex or mixes? Too early to tell?