i am thinking of ordering some chicks from privett hatchery. would anyone near the chattanooga area like to split the minimum order of 25 with me? either post to this or email to [email protected]
not sure about the breed of chickens but i love their names. nice to find a fellow elvis fan and chicken farmer as well. ill be in the holy land of memphis next weekend.lol
it is the end of the 17th day and i was just taking the eggs out of the turner. one of the eggs had busted or exploded or whatever. there was nothing on the other eggs but man did is stink the incubator up. do yall think that this will hurt my other eggs?
im 99% sure thats a boy. The ones i have have the big comb by this time and it seems on the barred rock, that the boys have more white than black in their coloring, whereas the girls look blacker.
I try to have about 65 to 75 percent humidity the last three days. More towards 75 though. i would keep the lid closed for a cpl hours and if it doesnt rise, put another sponge in there. I have a straw and a little funnel that i poke down through the vent holes so i dont have to open the lid at...