I have heavy bloom brown eggs that are having the bloom stripped by the rubber mat in the bottom of the incubator. The eggs are not set to hatch for another 18 days, should I remove the rubber mat until lockdown so that more bloom is not removed or is this ultimately not going to impact the eggs?
Hello, this is my third time incubating eggs, so I am far from an expert. I am using a kebonnix incubator. My first hatch I achieved a 57% hatch rate. 7 eggs were placed with one empty space in-between each egg, except two silkie eggs which were next to each other and one standard egg. I...
Hello, I have a small mixed flock of hens: australorps, WTB, silkie, welsummer, and a WTB rooster. I chose a WTB rooster for the fun factor of producing colored laying offspring while not compromising on egg production. I live in rural Idaho where my birds free range, so this rooster seemed like...
This is my second time incubating eggs and my first time incubating brown eggs. I understand that it can be difficult to candle brown eggs; however, I thought that this was pretty successful. The eggs should be on day 16 with 3 of them only being approximately day 13-14. I am curious for...
I have 5 chicks that I have hatched out of my McMurray WTB rooster and WTB hen who... lays a white egg... more on that here. I am very curious to know if I have pullets or roos, and eager to see what color the pullets will lay come September to know what kind of color genetics I am working with...
I’ve had chickens for two years now and have been so fortunate not to have any illnesses or injuries thus far. I noticed my black Australorp sitting in the nesting box late in the evening and expected an egg the next morning. No egg, but she was back in the box the following day, never leaving...
In March of 2024 I received two Whiting True Blue chicks, a female and a male in my order from McMurray Hatchery. I had purchased these two with the hopes of creating my own little flock of WTB to add to my backyard. However, my hen does not lay blue eggs, she lays a light tan egg with a heavy...