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im located in traskwood in the Benton/Malvern area

nope only ended up with two fluffy butts so ill move them to the brooder and incubate some eggs from my own flock :)

does anyone have any favorite local breeders?

sorry that I haven't been updating like I should but iv been extremely busy! when I candled on day 19 only 13 eggs made it....on day 23 I had two eggs pip and last night I had to help the fist egg to hatch because its butt was hanging out and it couldn't turn around by itself. this morning my...

so power didn't go out and today ill be candling! will post pics tomorrow!

Today is going to be stormy! its already very dark with rain and thunder....im worried sick about my incubator because its very possible we will be loosing power today!!!!

hi yall! this is my first ever Hactch-A-Long and the first time iv ever incubated eggs so please hang in there with me throughout this. Incubator: homemade styrofoam cooler Eggs: 14 Silkie Eggs (put in 10/10) and a Turken Egg (put in 10/12) Notes: I hand turn my eggs three times a day...

haha! the way I made my incubator you put water underneath the tray for the eggs so I don't have to deal with not having enough room for eggs^^

awesome! I think im going to do a hatch-a-long thread...you should do one to!! I have silkie eggs for my incubator :D

well I tried the foil and it just made the temp higher so I did some brain storming and cut out the 6 circles in the cooler lid...I added more water to keep the humidity about 40 and my room stays the same temp constantly so the temp went from 113 (from the foil) to a perfect 99! ill check again...

good luck!

ok ill try that when I get home and update tomorrow on how it goes.

ok I took the jar out and it down to 104...I don't have the money for a thermostat so is there any thing else that could possibly work?

Last weekend I decided I wanted to make an incubator instead of buying one, so I searched and searched and finally found one that was easy and cheap. It is made out of a Styrofoam cooler with a 15w light bulb a temp/humidity gauge, a jar with water, and a sponge. The first time I turned it on I...

ok thanks that's what it is!!!!

how can you tell if they are molting?

hi everyone! I have about 20 young hens (7-9 months old) that range from RIR, Silkies, cochins, naked neck, a few mixes, and some duck hens that aren't laying. I was getting 3 eggs a day from one of my RIR and two of my ducks but now im getting absolutely nothing. they are all housed in a huge...