I just completed a hatch of 6 RIR's, very outgoing little peeps compared to my last batch of barnyard mixed. My question is this, I have 2 that have 3 dark brown racing stripes down their backs, the other 4 are lighter and have plain backs. Is this difference in any way related to the sex of the...
I have decided to grow some chickens to eat, I have a small incubator that holds 7 eggs so I will have no more than 7 chickens together at one time. I am going to build a temporary coop and run for them outside to house until they get to about 12 weeks (they will go out at about 4-5 weeks of...
I have decided to grow some chickens to eat, I have a small incubator that holds 7 eggs so I will have no more than 7 chickens together at one time. I am going to build a temporary coop and run for them outside to house until they get to about 12 weeks (they will go out at about 4-5 weeks of...
On my 2nd set of eggs for hatching, my first batch I tried candling with DIY candling aids, I would have told you based on candling pictures I looked at that I only had 2 eggs out of 7 that progressed. Wouldn't you know it, all 7 hatched as healthy as can be. Hence I said so much for my...
I had to buy a dozen RIR eggs this morning, not a big deal they were $2.00 for the dozen. I put 7 in my incubator (that is all this type holds) based on nothing else but trying to choose the lighter colored eggs to help with candling. I have left the other 5 in the carton in a closet and they...
Had 3 eggs out of 7 total hatch last night - tonight is actually 21 full days in the incubator. All other 4 had Pipped late last night, but stopped. Wife just texted me and with the info baby #4 just arrived. This is my first time and I am just tickled. The Brinsea Mini Advance I am using is "Da...
I am feeling good so far, 3 of my 7 have hatched, and the other 4 have Pipped. My question now is how long can it take for the last 4 to emerge? They have all Pipped since midnight last night and the 3 that have hatched came pretty quickly. These last 4 have showed no progress at all since...
Came home from work and 3 of my 7 eggs in my Brinsea Mini Advance are Pipping and I actually heard chirps. This is great because day 21 is not until tomorrow evening. Gosh I feel like I have jumped from age 52 to 8 and it is Christmas Eve!!!! I may have to stay up late to watch the action...
I have followed the Brinsea user manual so far with respect to humidity. I have kept one half of the center are with water and then last night filled up the entire center column to up the humidity for hatch as they instruct. So I filled it up last night, tomorrow night will be 21 full days. I do...
Guess I should have posted here first, already have posted some questions and received a lot of wonderful help and advice. Just moved to Kentucky from Hoover, Al. Grew up in subdivisions all my life, now I am back in the "country". Bought 3 baby chicks last April (2010), now have 7 hens laying...
I got an egg this morning that feels like a little water balloon? It actually is a jumbo size egg, but it has a soft covering. I have 5 hens, they started laying back in October of 2010, so they are still young. Anybody out there that knows why this type of egg can be laid and how to remedy the...
I am in my first rodeo with my hens, I currently have 5 dual purpose (eating and egg laying) hens that just started laying this past October/November of 2010. Right now they are egg laying fools, but there will come a time when their egg laying will diminish to a point where they need to be...