Can anyone help me out? I found someone, and hatched only 3. Only got one hen, and something got her. They sold their flock, and I need to find some more eggs.
Got me a GQF sportsman 1502 and a GQF brooder for $450 off craigslist. It is in really good shape, just a little dusty inside. Question...what is the best way to get behind the fan to clean. It looks like taking the back off would be best????? I am ready to fire it up!
I found a guy on Craigslist that has a GQF sportsman for sale. He claims it is the more expensive one (1502). It is white, and he said he got it last year. My questions is did they make one that was white that did not have the digital humidity/temp display. I am thinking that it has to be...
Here is my question... I want to get a cabinet incubator, but do not know which to get. I have a genesis now and thought I could get the gqf 1500 instead of the 1502, and use the genesis for hatching. I have not had a lot if success getting only about 50% hatch with the genesis. I do not...
Can't wait till hatch day. Picked them up local, so this will be my first hatch on something other than shipped eggs. Hoping for better luck out of these!!
First of 45 hatched this morning around 8am. I leave for work tomorrow morning at 4am, and get home around 3. When should I take out the chicks that have hatched? I have 10 hatched so far, with lots of pips.it already looks to be getting crowded in there.
On my first 2 hatches, I have had issues with humidity. Basically I was told that I had it too high during the first 18 days. It was running around 60-65. I have eggs that will be here today, and I started the bator a few days ago. I started out first with no water at all, and was running...
Had a bitty hatch with deformed feet. Both outside toes are turned under and towards the middle one. Will they stay that way? It does not seem to effect getting around.
Could I tell if I had any humididty related issues from candleing? I have 13 still in the bator, and they look the same as they did to me... The air sac is still there, and takes up a little less than 1/4 of the inside of the egg. I had read somewhere about fluid in the air sac, and I held the...
I had 27 eggs in lockdown due to hatch today. They started hatching 2 nights ago, and by this morning, I had 11 hatched. That left 16 in the bator. One had almost completely zipped, and then died. I had 2 more that pipped out, but there was a film over their beak, and it was very hard and...
I have a hen that has been walking around with an eye closed and now she is making caughing noises. I have her seperated from the flock, but need to know what to do for her.
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I posted this on my 9/14 hatch along, but figured I would put it here instead. Can you stack eggs in the hatching rack. I ordered 48 Heritage RIR eggs from Lucky Pickens farm in AR. she sent 52, and I only needed 42. They were all fine, and I stacked the other 10 in between the ones in the...
Set eggs today. 52 Heritage RIR eggs from Lucky Pickens in AR.
I ordered 48 in case some where cracked, and got 52. I only needed 42. I stacked the extra 10 on the turner, kinda between the ones in the holes... I put the smaller ones on top... will that be a problem?
I am officially...
What do you clean with prior to adding more eggs?
I have 48 Heritage RIR eggs being shipped from a breeder in AR today. Should be here by Wednesday. Need to have it ready.
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I picked this chicken up at the sale Saturday, and like it more and more every time I go out to look at her. Only problem is I have not idea what kind she is.
Any ideas?
I have 2 eggs that have not hatched on day 22. I float tested them and both low floated with about 1/4" sticking out of the water. How long before they are removed and assumed that they will not hatch?
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Bear with me... I have an egg that was pipped after I got home from church last night. It has not hatched yet. It is just a really small peck in the side. How long before I should be concerned. This is my first hatch.
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Well... started my pen project this weekend. This is the first building block of what I intend to be (5) 10 x 10 pens, and a 10 x 30 Pullet pen. Along with a covered feed area.
Anyway... first pics of the project...
Been here for quite a while and just been reading! Got my first incubator last week (HovaBator Genesis 1588) and will be setting eggs Friday or Saturday (Silver Wynadotte). I will be back when the day gets here!!