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Hey, thanks for the link... I have 2 incubator which can each hold 40 eggs. Thats why I try to get as many as possible out of 8 hens.... Thanks for all your help!

It dosent matter how many mama's I have... I am trying to get as many eggs as I can... I am incubating. If I remember correctly, I can collect eggs up to 5 days.... Then they have to start incubating or they will go bad? What about where you store the eggs while collecting room temp? Anyways...

Thanks for the response... I dont have any other roo running around... I just want to pen them up with the hens and want to make sure he is taking care of all 8... I guess what I am saying is I dont know if he is going to fertilize all 8 or would he keep going back to only 4 out the 8... Or if I...

Hi all.. I am wanting to start breeding 8 buff orpingtons. I have a a pen I built approx 4' X 12' to separate them from the rest of my flock. Is this big enough to breed all 8 hens? Will the rooster stay busy with all of them in there together, or should I put a couple hens in for a couple of...

I will do that... Thanks for the reply!

Best thing to do in my opinon is to get a brooder light from Lowes or a local feed store and use a 200 watt bulb. The light comes with a clamp which can be moved up and down to help control the heat. As they get older you can move/clamp it higher to back the temperature off.

I have 2 Standard Cochins that hatched overnight... So I would say they are 6-8 hours old. This is my very first hatch ever. They seem to be having walking problems. It looks like they are walking on the sides of there feet instead of flat. I stuck a piece of card board for them on the floor of...