My girl was fine yesterday. Today I found her lying face down at the bottom of the ramp out of the coop. She can't stand on 1 leg, but doesn't cry or complain when I touch it. She won't eat or drink, just lies on her side. She can flap both wings but pretty much just lays there. I'm really...
One of my chicks hatch yesterday and it is having trouble walking. I didn't notice until it was dry that it's toes were all bent back and crooked.
Is there any way to fix the feet??
thanks you,
Gigi
I went to check how hatching was doing and the broody hen looked like she was eating one of her babies.
I removed all the hatched babies including the one that was getting eaten. It's butt is all bloody. It's still breathing though. Can i put some kind of medication on the wound.
If there any...
Today is hatch day.
I hear little chirps every now and then.
I was wondering if there was any way to tell if she is a bad mother before she kills a chick.
She sat on her eggs the entire time but i'm still worried she might kill one.
thanks for the help,
Gigi
Hello,
I was wondering if my broody is going to get up when the babies are hatching. If not will i know they are hatching before i see a chick running around. It is the day before expected hatch day of my first broody.
thanks for the help,
GiGI
My broody, Betsy a Black copper Maran, is sitting on 20 eggs at the moment. i went in her little isolated area to change the water and she completely freaked out on me. She was growling. Is that normal? should i be worried? sorry i have used incubators before but never hatched with a broody...
Hi everyone!
I am really new to incubating eggs using a broody chicken. I was wondering if there we any sites or books I could read that had good information about incubating with broodies.
Thank You for your help!
Gigi
hello everyone,
I incubated some eggs and they hatched a little over a week ago. they were scheduled to hatch on wednesday. we had some lower temps so i expected a thursday friday hatch. one hatched hatched right after midnight on saturday, while the others hatched on thursday and friday, so it...
hello everyone,
I incubated some eggs and they hatched a little over a week ago. they were scheduled to hatch on wednesday. we had some lower temps so i expected a thursday friday hatch. one hatched hatched right after midnight on saturday, while the others hatched on thursday and friday, so it...
Hi,
Merry Christmas to all.
I'm sorry to bother anyone on a holiday but i was wondering if i can bring my chicks with me to Christmas at someone else's home?
How can i heat the brooder in the car???
thank you and happy holidays,
Gigi
It is day 20. One chick pipped today, zipped today and hatched. It is all alone in there. There is 3 others who have pipped but the chick that allready hatched is sleeping on top of them. How long will that chick be alone in there??
Thank you
Gigi
Hello Everyone!
I'm new to the chick raising business and my chicks should be hatching in a couple days.
I was wondering about medicated and non medicated food.
Does anyone used medicated feed and likes it???
thanks,
gigi
Hey everyone!!
Lock down for me is Sunday. Exciting. :
I was wondering if i had to start lock down at a certain time or any point in the day would work???
Sponge wise can i just use a normal cleaning sponge or should i use like a hermit crab like sponge??
thank you for your help,
Gigi
AHH
we was about to go to bed last night and checked the thermometer in the bator.
95.
we turned it up a bit and didn't go to sleep until it was settled, about 4 am.
but we checked it in 15 minute intervals and it was up to 108 in one thermometer.
it was probably only there for less than 15...
hi everyone,
just wondering....
on the 18th day i am supposed to stop turning the eggs. So should i remove them from the auto egg turner? should i put the eggs in a carton or lie them on the wire at the bottom of the incubator??
thank you for your help,
Gigi
Hello ALL!
first off Happy thanksgiving.
well i have 2 thermometers in my incuabator, one in the right window the other in the left.
the right is at 99.4 and the left is at 104!!!!!!!!!!!
what am i supposed to do?
the thermometer on the left jumps all over the place while the one on the...
Hello everyone!
I am using a Hova-Bator 1602N with a fan and i am having ALOT of problems controlling the temperature.
One second it's high the next it's low. What can i do to get it consistent?
thank you for your help,
Gigi
hey everyone. this is my first time hatching eggs.... ever.
So i am pretty new to the chick raising bussiness. i was wondering if there were anything i should really watch out for during the incubation process. Also any tips would be greatly appreciated.
thank you,
GiGi