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  1. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

  2. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    I'll add something to keep the eggs up off the floor during lockdown. This won't, however, do anything about the problem of the blue eggs all dying very early while the brown eggs had a good hatch rate. I have another batch of eggs ready to go. I separated the birds into breed-specific...
  3. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    Four Ameraucana hens, one Ameraucana roo. The best of the best out of a 25 egg hatch. They are all from the same source--me, because I hatched them. They did all have parents from the same source, but most likely not exactly the same parents because there were several roosters and ten hens in...
  4. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

  5. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    Ok, this might help. I moved the chicks to the brooder so I can show you the inside of the incubator. I'm open to any/all suggestions since I already have another batch of eggs to go in the 'bator. Overall pic, Please ignore the eggshell detritus. You can see the reptile bulb lower right...
  6. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    You're right, I was trying to keep as much oxygen flowing as possible, and the temps are pretty stable because of the ridiculous amount of insulation and making sure all fresh air comes past the heat source, but it has been hard to keep humidity stable. I haven't solved that problem, yet. The...
  7. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    Oh, sorry I wasn't clear. The incubator pulls fresh air from outside the incubator past the heat element and then blows it out the other side. Constant air exchange with the outside. And even if it wasn't, why would only the blue eggs have died? I didn't put the clears in lockdown. If you read...
  8. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    The incubator has a pretty strong fan. You can't see them, but there are grooves in the styrofoam that force the air to come in the side by the fan, pass the heat source, and then exit the other side. My biggest problem is too much air, not too little--I know this because I had trouble...
  9. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    Can't get pics of the inside this minute, there are eggs hatching in it! Specs are: Wooden box set inside a box made of 1.5" styrofoam set inside yet another box. Heat source is a reptile bulb controlled by arduino to be 100 degrees F +/- .5 degrees. At one side of the box is a fan and...
  10. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    One rooster, seven hens. All the eggs were fertile, I'd assume, since every egg I crack is fertile. See? Weird, right?
  11. WalkingOnSunshine

    I'm stumped--death by breed

    Hello everyone, I'm a relatively experienced incubator. Recently my husband made me a smaller homemade incubator to replace my old, gigantic, upright freezer incubator--I didn't like the temperature fluctuations in the old one, and the new one is computer controlled and doesn't fluctuate more...
  12. WalkingOnSunshine

    Wanted: Black and/or Blue Copper Marans

    I am searching for some decent Black Copper Marans. I would like birds that are being bred towards the French standard. Bird age is relatively unimportant, as long as they are less than two years old. I had a lot of predation, and lost my best birds. My remaining birds, while nicely shaped, do...
  13. WalkingOnSunshine

    Do you let your chickens out in the rain?

    DogCatChickMom--Don't forget, your baby chicks will need a draft-free brooder at the appropriate temperature for their age.. It's different with chicks that are with Mama--she regulates their temperature so you don't have to!
  14. WalkingOnSunshine

    My hen is crowing??

    That's a cockerel. See the long skinny saddle feathers coming in on his back?
  15. WalkingOnSunshine

    My leukemia's back.

    Hi Rachel! I know I've been MIA for a year, and I was sorry to see your post about your leukemia coming back when I stopped in to do some research this morning. My heart was in my throat as I clicked the last page of this thread--I'm so glad you're still with us. I have been doing a lot of...
  16. WalkingOnSunshine

    Ameraucana 13 week old chickens...What is the Gender????

    Oh, no offense taken in the slightest! It's always difficult when old threads get resurrected. :)
  17. WalkingOnSunshine

    Ameraucana 13 week old chickens...What is the Gender????

    No, they weren't. I stand by my post of two years ago... and also say that Meyer does indeed now sell purebred Ameraucanas as of 2014. They are about $20 each for a sexed pullet chick. Also, John Blehm of the Ameraucana Alliance sells purebred Ameraucanas through his Fowl Stuff hatchery. They...
  18. WalkingOnSunshine

    Need help with slow-growing Cornish X, please!

    I'm sure it isn't dwarfism. Id have noticed as soon as the chicks came. But they're not that far behind--it's the difference between male and female at this age. They are the same weight as a female at this age but are all male. You'll never get a 10 pound bird dressed weight at eight weeks...
  19. WalkingOnSunshine

    Need help with slow-growing Cornish X, please!

    We have a batch of two dozen male CX that aren't growing well. They are from Townline, hatched September 8. Brooded in the barn on chick starter for two weeks, then moved outside to a largh pen. They have a calf hutch for shelter with a heat lamp inside for warmth. They are eating a 23% wet mash...
  20. WalkingOnSunshine

    Big enough Roos?

    We do our heritage birds at 19-24 weeks. While they will be tasty, they'll still need to be cooked slow and wet vs a white broiler that can be cooked any way a supermarket chicken can. Here's the difference between a 21 week Easter Egger roo and an 8 week old Cornish X. The package on the left...
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