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Hello, I bought a used 8x14’ shed to use as a chicken coop. It was previously used as a pigeon coop. It has excellent ventilation and has been cleaned well. There haven’t been pigeons in it for many months, possibly a year. It still smells but I’ll try to fix that, not that it won’t smell with...

Hello all, I incubated local eggs and bought non-medicated chick starter for the chicks. They hatched 3 days ago and three have died so I started doing more research about the feed. I want to switch to medicated feed but I have this massive bag of non-medicated? Can I mix it? Or should I save...

Not looking to break the bank but willing to spend a few hundred! Located in Canada. Thank you.

Hello, I made the mistake of buying a used incubator which apparently has an internal thermometer issue. Twice now it has gone down to 75ish for a few hours, once on day 4 and again today on day 8. It reads 100 but the thermometers I have inside read 75. Then when I unplug and plug in the...

Hello, I am located near Ottawa/Cornwall/Brockville. I am searching for hatching eggs for my incubator. I don’t need any special breeds, barnyard layers are fine! Layers preferred. I am willing to drive within that triangle and a bit outside of it. Thank you!

Hi there! I haven’t incubated chicken eggs in about 6 years and I’m getting back into it again. I wish I had made notes but here I am… I’m wondering if anyone can tell me if this is generally correct: From days 1-18 keep the temp at 99-100 and keep humidity at 35-55%. Then at day 18 keep the...

Hey there, going for hatch round 2. I got a 40% hatch rate for my first batch and I am starting again today. I put the eggs in and the temp wouldn't go past 90 (the eggs made it colder and I made the rookie mistake of cranking the heat to compensate). Basically the temp went up to 105 for an...

Hello everyone, there are lots of thread about opening and closing the incubator during lockdown. Some say it's OK, some say it's not. If you are worried, I have a solution. In most incubators there are vent holes. I added sponges below these vent holes and make sure no eggs are blocking under...

It's almost 1am here in Ontario, Canada. I can't sleep at all. It's day 19, I went into lock down this morning and I just heard chirping 5 minutes ago from my incubator!!!!! I have owned chickens for years but this is my first time hatching any eggs. I am beyond excited and I doubt I'll sleep at...

It's very cold up here in Canada and I can only check on the eggs so many times a day. I go out in the morning and get the majority of them warm but a few are laid throughout the day and when I get to them they are very cold, not quite frozen but very very cold. Can I still incubate these eggs...

My power went out for I'm not sure how long. Temp in incubator has been steady at 100F for around 12 days, I checked it and it was down to 74. I turned it on immediately. What is going to happen? Thank you for reading

Hey there everyone, I am going to use broody Silkie hens to hatch my RIR eggs, can I put 2 broody hens together in the same brooding area as long as I have 2 separate nesting boxes for them? Also how many eggs can I put under a broody hen at one time? Thanks

I have 2 acurite thermometer/hygrometers in my forced air styrafoam incubator. The temperature in my room remains consistently chilly. One thermometer says 100 and the other says 97, this happens often. They are on opposite sides of the incubator but that shouldn't matter because it's forced...

Hey there friends, my incubator seems to go down to 97 at night and back up to around 100 during the day. How much harm is being done because of this? I don't have a digital temperature setting I have 2 acurite thermometer / hygrometers inside. It is forced air. Thanks!

How can I get my chickens to stop pooping in their beds? They're so dumb that way! Why don't they do their business somewhere where they DON'T sleep??? Is there a way I get them to go somewhere else?

What color eggs will the offspring of a pure ameraucana rooster crossed with RIR hens lay?

Hey everyone, I'm hatching two dozen eggs in my Farm Innovators forced air incubator with manual turning. (I already know Farm Innovators is one of the cheaper brands but they do work fine). I'm having trouble keeping the temperature steady, it stays at 100F for a while and then goes up to 102...

Hey there everyone, I've always used BYC as a place for information and now I need some questions answered so I thought I'd make myself an account. From Canada, and yes, my chickens love the snow.