I know this is an old thread but I have a mystic onyx now and she is twice to three times the size of my other chicks…almost to the point that she looks like she has a pituitary growth issue! (Not even sure chicks have a pituitary gland!). So glad to know they grew quickly - are they a giant...
But don't forget to keep your humidity level up so they don't shrink-wrap. I live in a VERY dry climate and on hatch day with my incubator, I put a vaporizer in the room and keep the door closed so the humidity level rises in the environment. Then when I open the incubator to take out a chick...
Oh my! this reads like a horror story! I am so sorry! Please keep us posted! I have had completely still eggs hatch out of the blue, and the cold may delay the hatch so don't give up yet!
Hi everyone!
I bought a cheap incubator from China I think just to try incubation without spending too much. I ran it for over a week and obsessed over the temp and humidity until I was convinced all was well. I calibrated my thermometers and hygrometers, placed them carefully in varied...
Welcome fellow Montanan! My husband calls our coop the tajma-coop or the chick-mahal....depending on the day! It's not all that fancy but sure is insulated and very happy spoiled chickens for 3 years now!
Highmountain chick:
Hi! Yeah another Montanan! I live about 1.5 hour south of you on hwy 89. I am trying to find some BC maran hatching eggs, but afraid to order by mail. Where do you get your eggs from? Did you have any luck with your hatch and do you sell your fertile eggs? I can drive to...