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It's difficult for an untrained eye but you can crack one egg, then empty it onto a plate. If the egg is fertilized, a tiny dark spot is visible (which is the sperm). This process wastes the egg, unless you want to fry it up with some taters but will let you know if the other eggs are also...

I've got a few relatives that frighten me... maybe a guinea would think the same! Anybody else ever dealt with this problem?

I have a carport that 2 of my vehicles are parked in. Since it is covered & high in the air... it is lucrative to my guineas to roost on top of my rig. You see the problem with this I'm sure. How do I get them to find a better spot? Would an owl decoy work? My Toyota's paint job would...

Add a ton of salt to your water. I've also heard baking soda but I've never tried it.

Usually, I move mine after about 12 hours or so. Sometimes sooner because they run into the other eggs & I'm afraid they'll bump their noggins on the heating element in my incubator.

I had 2 RIRs hatch 2 days early but yours are like a new record!

Good stuff! Reminds me of a rumor about how the lady at A&W used to make their hamburger patties. Allegedly, she would get a ball of hamburger & put it under her armpit them squeeze... thus making a patty... I think that was just to convince us that we needed to eat at home but I may be...

Quote: Aren't those called "haystacks"?

My hens were originally without a rooster. When I added "Cranky" the XXL buff orp, my eggs were fertile within about 10 days. I say 10 because I took an egg each day & put it in the bator. I candled each of them about a week later & the fertile ones arrived on about day 9. Just my experience.

I'm a single dad but I can totally relate. Hopefully ya'll are able to be civil to one another like my ex-wife & I are. It certainly makes an impact on the kiddos! Peace.

Definitely! It's called an incubator or "bator". Little Giant makes one & so does Hova-Bator. The Little Giants are cheaper & they all do the same thing.

You BETCHA!

What about those dog strollers that I see old women pushing their poodles & yorkies in?

Not likely that an opossum is going to get in your coop with your wire. Do you have anything around the base (ground) that your wire is secured to? If you're ABSOLUTELY sure that you don't want to shoot it, I'd get a live trap & bait it with some bacon or a dead fish.

If your roost is only 2 ft. off the ground they shouldn't need a ladder. Just a recommendation though, I'd make your roost a little higher off the ground. Chickens are "jungle" birds & their nature is to find a high perch that is safe from predators when they sleep. Of course that's only if...

I have 3 buff orpingtons that were due tomorrow. I woke up this morning to find 1 bright yellow FLUFFY one peeking out the window of the bator at me! My 1st chick ever! I'm tickled pink!

Forgive my sarcasm, I was only kidding! Love the avatar!

No straight cedar. You can mix a SMALL amount of the shavings with Pine or other softwoods. Grass clippings work GREAT as long as they're dry enough to be confused with hay.