@ColtHandorf Are you still selling English Orpington hatching eggs? I'm starting up a breeding program in Ohio and looking to start with some diversity in genetics. What colors you have cooking in TX? Feel free to message. You may not know me but I have been reading your experience and our...
That is fine - I am a busy parent with young children and a farm, so I won't be able to respond regularly. So if that is the expectation giving it away makes sense.
I just wanted to follow-up in case this post is read later that we candled at 10 days and there was still no development. I opened a selection of them and there was no sign of any development that had started. The seller made it right. I made myself feel better by going out and buying some baby...
The one I had to open because it was it was cracked did not seem to be fertilized, but I'll admit I should have taken a photo because I am not an expert.
Temperature was calibrated on hygrometer.
Seller reports 100% hatch rate.
I'm not sure when her egg collection was in relationship to the...
Yes - I will add that to the details above. They sat for 24h, pointy side down prior to incubation in the room where they are being incubated which is draft free without windows and maintained at room temperature throughout the day.
I bought 18 hatching eggs and picked up locally. I have been incubating them in my nutureright360 at 99.5 with a dry hatch method ranging humidity from 20-30% validated with a salt calibrated hygrometer. One egg had a crack and was discarded on day 5 and so I candled a few eggs on that day to...
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Just got this for my new chicks - currently a great deal too!
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