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Haven't had time to update this with the holidays. But all is well I hatched 13 out of 16 (one died).

I post on here about the four hens and a rooster that I brought back from Key West FL in October. Well Ive been having a problem getting them to roost in there coop so I put them up for several weeks. I went out today to clip there wings and well one of my hens has a full comb and spurs that...

As for the thermometer you are absolutely right. I had one come with my incubator and one came with the turner. If one reads 99.5 the other reads 104. I just adjusted them to split the difference and hoped for the best. Guess the gamble worked. Proably should have #4 by now. And yes they...

well #2 is fine and running around. #3 popped out sometime yesterday and my wife found it in the bator about seven-ish last night. It was almost dry this morning and trying its best to walk. Thanks for the help, Ryan

I guess I am just too used to the commerical chicks. We kept the house at 95 for the first week but under the brooders it must have been 180ish. The chicks would just huddle under them in a donut shape. They could make there own mind up how close to get. As far as the way it is acting, in...

I played with the light and in order to maintain 90 in the corners. I have since repositioned it to 95 just under the light. I do not believe that the problem is due to heat. It kept out from under the light in the cooler area. It is now five hours old and has not even close to being sure...

We had a chick hatch on Sunday and it lived 6-8 hours before we found it on it's back dead. Then this one hatched this morning at approx 8am. It acts like it is cold. It is shivering and panting like a dog. The temp is about 105 directly under the light and around 90 in the far corner. It...

I brought them home three week ago and thought they would never roost in a coop. Well I put them in the coop for a straight week and turned them out. That night five chickens in the coop. That was the story for two weeks. Then a couple of nights ago -1. Then last night found two in the tree...