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No, it wasn't insulated...but it's been really cold here too. It had barely hit above zero degrees F for several days. I think it was working fine in the teens with an occasional dip below zero, but for January in MN it's just too cold! I'll put it out on the deck with some insulation for a...

I was really thinking this would be the answer to our frozen water. I used the exact parts listed here, and the horizontal nipples, alas, it froze solid earlier this week in SE Minnesota. I didn't have it plugged in to a thermocube, so I know it was on, and I brought inside and it all still...

He's a leghorn/buckeye cross...and he crows at just shy of 5 weeks: Just had to share :)

Today the sac is dried up, I cleaned him/her off a bit, and it's vent is clear. It appears that it didn't fully absorb the yolk. It's pretty wobbly, and it doesn't seem to like to lay down...it stands most of the time and even seems to even try to sleep standing. It is eating and drinking...

I have chicks hatching in my incubator, one has a bloody sack about the size of a almond that it's dragging around on it's bottom. It was not assisted in anyway during hatch. It doesn't look like yolk sac, it looks red and blood filled. It's been about two hours since hatch. It's not getting...

Yeah, she usually takes a ten minute break or so but gets right back on, but we've found her on the roost twice now :/ And we have a New Hampshire that hops on the eggs when she gets off, but she's not really broody and won't sit for long. I'm just hoping SOMEHEN sits on them long enough to...

I've got a barnevelder that has sat on a clutch for 20 days. She's not sitting today, and I don't have an incubator. Is there anything I can do? Try just a heat lamp carefully monitored for temp? Anything?

I have several breeds in my flock...golden sex linked, delewares, barnevelders, white leg horns, barred rock, rhode island reds, and one buckeye rooster. One of my barnevelders has gone broody, and I'd love to hatch some chicks. Today we put 9 eggs under her and she's been on them all...

Yay! Thrilled to have 4 of them...nice surprise in the bunch! Thanks for the positive ID :)

When we got these chicks we thought they were easter eggers (see pic in one of my older posts)...they came with a pullet rainbow pack from Meyer Hatchery. We have 23 hens of various breeds, and one rooster (a buckeye). I have two hens like this one, and two that look very similar, but the...

I have 24 chicks and 2 turkeys in the same coop, 16'x8'. They are all between 7-8 weeks old. I have one turkey with a bloody toe, it's a gash about an inch long that if it were a human it would definitely require stitches. I've separated it for a couple days, used cornstarch to stop the...

Found my timer! Great idea...thanks :)

I'm leaving my 3-1/2 week old chicks for three nights. They are currently in our garage...in a plywood box with sides 3 feet high. Pine shavings on the garage floor. Temps will be in the low 80's during the day, and in the 60's during the night. The garage will be closed the whole time (with...

I'm new here! I ordered a rainbow pack from Meyer Hatchery and have had my chicks for over a week...and I've been trying to figure out what they are. I sure wish they sent a packing slip with them! :) Maybe y'all can help me out... The only one I know for sure is the rooster I ordered...my...