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my best hatch on shipped eggs has been 25%. On my eggs 70%. pine grove shipped me 31 eggs. 7 either were scrambled in shipping or werent fertile. i went into the hatcher with 24 and have 23 of his dark rhode island reds running around.

Just wanting to try but wanted to know if the red gene will mess it up ?thanks

i have talked to many breeders and they all hatch different ways. some put water in at first and then none till day 18. some put no water in till day 18 . then others keep water in the whole time . im hatching some maran eggs and hear they do better with the dry method. i have a sportsman . if i...

I just bought this 1266 . I know it needs a water tray up top. I need they eggs trays too or can i use egg cartons in the metal trays. I have never used one like this . I dont see a hygrometer just the hole to slide it in. What else do i need or do you suggest i buy . I see on the cqf website...

i ran my first hatch with a new hova bator 1588. my temp pretty much stayed on100.3 the whole time . i hatched that batch turned it off while i cleaned it andreloaded it. now its running high wants to stay between 100.5 and 101.3 . Iadded water on the first hatch in the beginning and the end...

My husbands really the one thats gone chicken crazy..but yesterday our first ones started hatching...on my 40th Bday...and needless to say..I'm just amazed and attached and cant stop watching!!! Here's some pics of our blue and splash rocks!!! taken through the bator window.. Thanks Halo for...

I have some year old guineas that i am going to let out in a month or so . Until then what do i feed them ? Gamebird food or chicken layer ? thanks

I have 11 free range chickens that go to their coop at night. they have been laying in the coop all winter. One of the sexlinks has been making nests outside the coop and laying. yesterday i found her nest with her egg and another. i took them . today i go down there and there are 5 eggs in...

ive ordered two different batches from two different hatcheries and compared to my other chicks the are smaller and much weaker. is this common for this breed ? Do they outgrow it or are they a weaker smaller breed as far as rocks go? thanks

Just wondering what they will look like . thanks

1 week Pullets partridge rocks 4.00 Silver laced Wyandoettes-4.00 piece Speckled Sussex-4.00 piece 2 Week old Mystery chicks-2.00 piece 4 week old Pullets and Cockerals pairs Rare Silver penciled Plymouth Rocks- speckled sussex partridge rocks pm me if interested

HI, I was just given an 8 day old fainting goat buckling..he got his colostrum but his mama wouldnt let him nurse....lady didnt have time for him so....he's nursing on the bottle great...manna kid replacer alternating with whole cows milk 4 5 times a day and 5 oz per bottle.....and peeing a...

This is a young RIR rooster . he is alone in a pen with a young pullet. For the last couple of days he has walked around with his wings dropped like that . I will say that yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far {close to 80} . But if he is hot then he is going to have problems come...

So we got a batch in the mail on 2/17...lost 2 in transit and 1 a week later. My husband is convinced it ate the pine shavings. Then last Friday..I found this little one half dead. We brought her upstairs and gave her sugar water which really perked her up. Then on Monday we started her on...

So we got a batch in the mail on 2/17...lost 2 in transit and 1 a week later. My husband is convinced it ate the pine shavings. Then last Friday..I found this little one half dead. We brought her upstairs and gave her sugar water whichreally perked her up. Then on Monday we started her on...

From what i have seen the starter food and grower are 19 -20% protein. Layer pellets for adult chickens is 17 %. Turkey and gamebird food is 22-24% . If the price is the same why not feed the higher % food to your adult chickens ? Or does it cause a problem? Thanks

i know you get sex links the other way .what happens this way

not looking to go crazy with price but dont want junk . any suggestions ? thanks

I have a small flock of 12 laying hens [RIR and rocks]. I had a rir/game mix rooster that we liked along with a dominique and barred rock rooster. the mix flew out of the pen and was lunch for my dog. i then moved the dominique and barred rock roosters to another pen. now my laying flock has no...

I had some chicks die one time and got to reading on feathersite not to use pine shaving or cedar because they eat the shavings get stopped up and die. Everywhere you look pics and articles they are using pine shavings. I just bought some chicks and used paper towels for the first few days ...