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So I'll jump straight in here, about 2/ 3 years ago I purchased a Brinsea mini advance, I've had several hatches from it, chickens, ducks and even pheasants. most at 85-100% hatch rate, particularly to the end of last year I was getting 100% hatch rate. I've read loads of forums on hatching...

I recently got 2 new cockerels, one I found on the moor abandoned and brought home, his name is lucky he is only young I think, maybe not even a year old yet but is fully grown the other was given to me, he is a little older and is a bantam breed any ideas? :) thanks

Hey all you chicken enthusiasts! it's good to be back at BYC after quite a few months away! I have alot to update on too unfortunately not all good! anyway how is everyone? and more importantly how are your feathered friends Id love to hear from you! Now onto the updates! well I finished my...

These chicks are about just over 4 weeks, two are full german bantam langshans and one is a bantam wyandotte x langshan what sex are they? I'm pretty sure this one is a roo (he is the wyandotte x ) hes bigger, picks fights and likes to sit higher than the others, his wattles and comb are...

I hatched three chicks just over a week ago from three eggs given to me for eating (I decided Id see if I could hatch them) I have no idea what breeds they are any one have any idea? these are the eggs they were all fairly large chick 1. hatched from the white egg at the top, my favorite...

I recently won duck egg, quail eggs and hen eggs at a tombola. Out of curiosity I took one of each type of the hen eggs and placed them in my incubator. I had no idea how fresh they were, if the hens were kept with a roo or how long they had been refrigerated. One of the eggs was infertile but...

I hatched 4 chicks last week. Three of them are doing really well they always come out from under the brooder to eat drink and run about but one of them never comes out from under the brooder. It looks like it hasn't really grown and I brought it to the water and it drank a little but not much...

I placed 7 eggs in my brinsea mini advance on 23rd May :) today on day 3/4 (I put them in late in the day) I have candled them to see whats what. So far so good :) 5 definitely fertile and growing, one with early death and one I'm not sure about because it's a bit dark. I will update as I...

So I've finally let my chickens out today to enjoy the sun :) they love it! and they come running up to me when I go to see them :) Our cows are also out and me and my best friend have bought a horse finally! shes a little beaut called Damson Time Darwin and Nugget in there pen My leggy...

I've hatched 10 pheasant chicks most of which are fine, four have had splayed or spladdle leg. one of them is recovring nicely and running around with his plaster/ bandaid (I think americans call them?) on. Two have only got them on today where as the fourth has had it on a few days. The fourth...

I've hatched 10 pheasant chicks most of which are fine, four have had splayed or spladdle leg. one of them is recovring nicely and running around with his plaster/ bandaid (I think americans call them?) on. Two have only got them on today where as the fourth has had it on a few days. The fourth...

So I've hatched some pheasant chicks, four have hatched so far, three are fine one has splayed legs I've read you put a plaster around there legs so thats what I have done. I was just wondering if I have done it right or should it be closer to the chicks feet?

I have hatched eggs before, three times I let my hens do the work and my last hatch the hen took them to day 18 then I hatched them in the incubator, however this is my first hatch from start, I'm a little nervous as I don't know if I'll get the humidity right. I'm using the Brinsea advance...

I have just had three new chicks hatch, they are German Langshans (which have a single comb). They have all been born with a small comb, does this mean they will all be cockerels? or is it just because of the type of comb this breed has? You can see the comb here

I have three eggs in my incubator currently hatching, but unfortunately it is not as straight forward as it seems You see my Wyandotte hens started sitting last month for the first time, one day when I went down on the morning they were having a break so I had a quick peep and saw only two...

Hello everyone, I am new to BYC I have read posts on here since I got my first hens so have finally decided to join :) I am from North Yorkshire in the UK, I live on a farm with my boyfriend in total we have 50 suckler cows, 2 bulls, 50 cattle of varying ages (calf to store cattle), 180...