I am looking for standard sized golden laced cochin eggs. I got several chicks last fall...since then, we have lost a few and now I can confidentaly say that 5 we have left are roos and only 3 are hens. I ordered some eggs from another site and only 3 of 13 were not clear on day 7, so I...
HI! I just wanted to pass this along to everyone since I have now read about 4 members of this site that are in the same situation as me! DO NOT order an incubator from customincubators.com!! I placed on order with them on their website back on December 4th with an anticipated ship date of...
So, I calibrated my hygrometer today using the salt test and it said it was 12% off??? This is a not-so-cheap hygrometer made for humidors...do you think this is really accurate?? I expected it to be a bit off since my last hatch was a failure....but I never expected it to be that off. I...
Here's some pics of my little standard brown red cochin chicks...just starting out with these birds...they are obviously still a project bird for the breeder I got them from, but it's interesting to see the colors that hatched out. Will be even more interesting to see what they grow up to be...
So, I purchased 5 standard black cochins from a gentleman who was selling off his whole flock. They were purchased this spring as day old chicks from a VERY reputable breeder who has excellent lines. The problem, their combs were pale, along with their wattles...they are also pretty thin, I...