I have 7 Buff left, started with 11 in an 8x8 floor space and 6 tall, 3 nest boxes. I had 1 fly out of yard and get killed by a dog last Nov. We had a stray climb the fence about 3 weeks ago and kill 3. So now I have 6 hen and 1 rooster in the same area. The 11 were just as happy as the 7 are...
So of the 15 buff orp. eggs that I put into lock down, 7 hatched, 3 more pipped but never hatched. 1 of the 7 had a shell piece stuck to its back and even though I removed it, it still only lived 2 days. I think my humidity was too low, did not have gauge. Also my added computer fan died the day...
I put a used pc fan in mine and it was noisy too. When not mounted it was whisper quite, but had a hum when mounted. I just thought it was making a vibration with the incubator case. It worked fine until the first day of lock down then it died. Not sure if the heat killed it, the vibration or...
Went into lock down Sunday a.m. Removed turner, added 2 sponges
Sunday p.m. I checked on them and my add on computer fan died, temp was 102. Turned temp down a smidgen.
Monday a.m. temp holding at 100.
Checked Tues around 6:00pm, First holes in 3 eggs. Checked again at 11:00 pm, 2 chicks out of...
Dang, wish you were close to me! I would take all the livers, gizzards, neck and feet you got. The wife loves livers sauted in butter with onions. I likes all the rest. Got into the chicken feet after eating them on a Chinese buffet.
Try some you might like it...
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The inside of ours is white too. It seams every time a color was left over it was white. It does make the inside brighter. I did spend some and paint the out side tan, just to blend in some with e woods behind it.
Well I am getting in late to the party!
This is my first time incubating eggs. I have the incubator and the egg turner. I added a computer fan. My Buff Orpingtons provided me 15 eggs over 3 days, so I started with that. I put them in 3/24/11. On day 10 I candled them. They all showed growth. I...
Thought I would drop a quick Hello to everyone. I have been lurking for about a month and thought I would go ahead and join the fun. I got 11, 2 day old Buff orpingtons on April 16. Paid for 10, got a free one thrown in. I thought that it being my first bunch I would lose some, but as of today I...