I built a hoop run just like this about 3 years ago. Except I used a small oak tree I had cut down for the ridge board.
I have not had any problem with snow load ( we get alot here) or the PVC getting brittle.
My run is about 10 foot wide and about 61/2 foot tall in the middle. I used 2...
Busy night last night
. I had 6 of 13 hatch. Have 2 more with pips. there could be more ,but the ones that hatched are rolling the eggs around.
Will this reduce the chance of the unhatched eggs hatching?
I set mine up the same way-- just put the probe down the vent hole. I do have the glass thermonator, that came with the incubator, in there but it seems all the temps are the same.
Well I couldn't resist. I candled 3 of eggs this morning. I just used the first flashlight I could find, and it was starting to get light outside.
All three eggs seemed to have a dark mass at the upper 2/3 of the egg. I could not see any veins - but I think that is because of the light. I could...
I want to hatch my own eggs for my first time. I have 3 BA hens 1 RI Red and 1 Barred rock hen, all covered by a BA roo. The BA and Rock eggs look the same so it I am not sure how many of each I have.3 of the eggs are from the RI Red