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I have a pen of Ayam Cemani that I suspect carries the "gypsy face" trait. I want to test breed to cull all carriers. What pairing would be best to identify the trait, ideally at hatch?

Looking for a few eggs from pencilled turkeys to add the pattern to my color flock. Won't need until April 2017, just trying to arrange source early. Please PM if you can help me out. Not too far from Michigan preferred to help them survive the shipping trip.

I had the good fortune to purchase a dead GQF 1402 over the summer. It isn't dated, but I believe it was manufactured around 1997. The turner didn't work, the incubator wouldn't heat up, and the electronic controller had overheated and scorched the inside top of the cabinet and warped the...

Selling my Brower Brooder. 24" x 36" x 11". New wiring, wafer. Clean and ready to use. Droppings tray included, not shown. Located SE Michigan. Too big/bulky to ship, local pickup only.

I just bought a project GQF model 1402 circa 1998. While the chassis is good, the previous owner disassembled the turner wiring and I am trying to get it back together. The wiring from the turner motor to the AUTO terminal of the switch was broken, I repaired that. When I turn the switch to...

Greetings, all. I had 50 four week old Bourbon Red and Bronze turkey poults, purchased at day old. They are with a few Cochin/EE cross chicks that hatched from my eggs and are now 8 weeks old. I've been raising both chickens and turkeys here for 17 years, the older birds are indoor/outdoor...

I put myself in a strange bind. I have a half tray of turkey eggs in one of the LG turners in the incubator. Thanks to my EZ Bake LG and a wafer issue on the redwood (new one on order), I ended up having to hatch turkeys in the cabinet incubator. Some hatch goo dripped down onto the tray...

I hatched some eggs from my backyard flock Monday, all the parents are healthy as are the other chicks. One chick flipped last night in the bedding and could not get up. I isolated him to a warm brooder. He has diarrhea, mucous coming out of his mouth, and is laying on his belly with his...

I have been raising turkeys from poults for nearly 20 years. With a pair of Little Giant incubators, I raised a few dozen turkeys last year (out of many dozen eggs). This year I built a new incubator, which develops them to lockdown with a great deal of success, but it's not a good hatcher due...

Up for sale fresh and fertile Narragansett turkey hatching eggs. I typically get 2 per day, but once in a while only one. I have been selling in six packs to ensure freshness but will sell by the dozen if desired. $30/half dozen or $60/dozen plus $17.90 shipping via USPS Priority Mail...

I left my eggs long enough today to pick up this little gem: It's a baby Leahy 65-4 model. It has picture windows (original) on all four sides, holds around 65 eggs, and works perfectly (but reeks of stale cigarette smoke). I removed the top with the heating elements and wiring, and...

Turkey Hatch 2015 at Walnut Hill is officially commencing with a proper ZIP after an earlier pip and bleed leaves one poult bloodied, weak, and not ready to hatch. Hopefully #2 gets it right and joins us tonight! Pictures at 11 (or whenever she's out).

Our return to winter brought subfreezing temps and snow and sleet and cold wind. Today I was tied up on calls until 3 p.m. and found one of the two brooder lamps out, and the broiler and EE chicks all piled in one corner away from the lights. When I got the light back on and scattered the...

Tonight my BBB yearling hen laid an egg that set a new coop record of 132.37G, single yolk. Her typical egg is 90 grams. I am torn on whether to incubate it. I haven't had much success in incubating large chicken eggs due to excess moisture in the shell. I might have to wash the bloom off...

During this maiden voyage of my home built cabinet incubator, a few needed modifications to improve hatching came to light at the first hatch of chicks. Unfortunately it was running SO well I set more eggs, so when it came time to lockdown my second set of eggs, I moved them the the old LG...

For those who have heard of water candling, but haven't done it, here is a primer, and a link to a video: 1. Never water candle an egg that has externally pipped. Should be self-explanatory, but it can drown the chick. 2. Always water candle with water several degrees warmer than the...

This is a mod I did to my Little Giant 9200 and 10200 last year. While the foam incubator remains exactly as built, a modern and inexpensive digital controller makes the incubator much more stable and much less sensitive to room conditions. Print up your wiring diagram for the STC1000, like...

This is a mod I did to my Little Giant 9200 and 10200 last year. While the foam incubator remains exactly as built, a modern and inexpensive digital controller makes the incubator much more stable and much less sensitive to room conditions. Print up your wiring diagram for the STC1000, like...

Lesson learned: Little Giant 9200 / 10200 can reach temperatures of 131F. And when it does it empties the water channels in a very short time. I learned this because I hauled out the LG and plugged it in for use as a hatcher so I don't have to change incubator temps and humidity with 70...

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