I have a friend who is desperately trying to get his hands on some Japanese Bantams. I told him that I'd incubate them if I could find anyone willing to ship. He doesn't know I'm going out of my way to try and find some for him. This would sorta be a "Christmas/New Year's present" for him...
Yeah, like AmyLynn said, some people do, some people don't. It's a matter of personal preference or what works best for you. I could have gotten away with not reducing the temp and I don't think it would have mattered, so I probably wasted a tiny bit of energy lol but, hey, I have lots of...
I will never go back to trying to keep complicated humidity levels again. This hatch is becoming perfect. Since my last post, I've got 14 new babies...all healthy and perfect hatching. I couldn't ask for better. If all goes like it looks like it's going, I'll have a 71% hatch rate from e-bay...
Okay, so I just came home to a completely hatched out baby!! He/she is doing great from what I can tell. Feet look good, eyes are clear - no deformities that I can identify from my thorough examination. (lol) I've got several that have pipped and about half of those are starting to zip! I'll...
@Julie Bird We need to get you a couple of ducks, woman! I understand you can't have them right now. Is that because of where you live?
I see you living vicariously through the people and pictures on here, but if anyone deserves duckies, it's you! You have so much love for these babies!
My thoughts, too. Usually Indian Runners have a "straighter" looking spine than non-runners. And runners do stand tall - like your analogy to penguins. Alas, I am a novice as well and I could definitely be wrong, but it does look like a mix - not pure runner.
I believe I'm the one who recommended this, though I know others have recommended it on here in the past, especially for ducks.
The package is 4 ounces (but make sure).
The package states to mix the entire pouch (4 ounces) per 500 lbs of food.
Let's break it down:
That's 1 ounce of Vitamins...
I have saved many baby birds by using a hard-boiled egg mash! Egg is full of protein (especially the yolk) and other nutrients that are vital for hatchlings.
I'm glad you like! I friggin' love it!! It stays sealed well and it's easy to get into and clean/move things around. It worked great for my last hatch using standard humidity incubation techniques - it holds heat/humidity very well. But I got interested in "dry" incubation and figured I'd...
I'll let you know how mine goes. I'm using a homemade wine cooler incubator convert. I did not dry incubate last go round, but this time, I'm giving it a shot, so I'll post my results.
Here's the link to my wine cooler conversion (it is step-by-step) ...
Thank you, Amy! That's helpful info. I do not do staggered hatches yet, but have been doing back-to-back hatches. I may have to give this method a try on my next hatch! Thanks again for your input!
@AmyLynn2374 We were discussing incubation on another thread. I'm trying out dry incubation the way you have explained it in your posts.
The idea of moving the eggs into a still air incubator for the last few days of incubation came up.
Have you ever tried this?
Here's the link to that...
I also think this is a great idea...I may have to use it!
Do a lot of people do this or just something a few have thought about or actually do?
Does it have any effect on your hatch rate?
You've piqued my curiosity!
As far as good reads go, there's one from Clemson Extension...let me find it...
Yep, here you go: https://shopping.clemson.edu/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=bobwhite
It was published in 1993, but it's a good read, despite the age.
It is a physical...