Last year I was finally able to successfully hatch 2 healthy peafowl after losing many. This year all have been lost before even starting to hatch. I am using the same incubator and keeping temp at 100 and humidity at 50-55, but still losing them. I have decided to try a broody chicken hen...
We have had 9 chicks hatched this summer and 5 appear to be roosters to me. Can you tell from the coloration? My hens are dark with little color, but the rooster is brighter white like these here. All of our chickens Are Araucana with green legs. I just want to be sure before I try to sell...
I have a young hen who twice has tried to hatch eggs only to have just one survive. The chicks seem to die under her as they hatch. The first time I moved 5 unmatched eggs to a hatcher and all did fine. This morning I found one alive and well with the hen, but 4others dead in the nest with 7...
I have a 4 month old Peacock and a 5 month old peachick I would like to sell or trade. They are from same pair so not a breeding pair. I would like to add 2 more hens to my flock. These were my first successful hatches out of many tries. Their feet have never touched to ground and are...
We have 1 black shoulder pair who are 2 years old. I incorrectly thought the female would not lay eggs for another year, but she surprised me in March with 9 eggs (none since then though). She would not set on the eggs so I tried putting them in the little giant with some chicken eggs I was...