The mason jar rounds are usually good for 12 chicks, give or take. Wouldn't hurt to have two for water in there, imo. I don't use them so can't say how fast they might go through water in them though.
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Yep, those natural shells can be much more striking than the human-painted ones. I've also seen some hermits in pet stores chipping away at the paint. I wonder if it could be toxic for them too, like if they were to eat it or it were to chip off in the water or something. I worry too...
Some of the pics on this thread are just hilarious!
These little chicks belong to a friend in Missouri, but that TNN on the left seems to have a bit of an attitude:
Mr. Magoo (RIP) guarding his harem:
Junior stink-eye training camp:
My spoiled little back-pocket girl, Curly Sue...
I wouldn't worry if he goes to sit while still wet. The drop in temperature will not be enough to kill the babies, and he will quickly warm up again. He might even fluff his unders before sitting again anyhow, and will be dry/warm enough that there is no worry.
I'm in northern Wyoming, and my...
I'm also going to say incubate it yourself. I'd go insane checking the brood hen every 5 minutes if I were in your situation!
If the baby does hatch.. be sure to name him/her Legacy.
Keeping my fingers crossed tight!!
Ginwae
I don't know if it's true for Belt, but some hatcheries have deals with feed stores around this time of year (easter) to take in surplus hatches of certain breeds as ignorant folks with their little children love to go in and buy one or two cute little easter chicks, only to toss them out the...
I'm the opposite... I happen to love getting roos. Especially in the longcrower and longtail breeds. I need to paint the inside of my incubators blue for those guys. lol!
Ginwae
Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone! I should have some free time today to really snoop around in all the forums. Hope to be "chatting" more with you all!!
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Hi Henrietta
OOOO!! Brand new babies!! How exciting!!!!...err, EGGciting! What breed(s) did you get? And have you come up with 7 little names yet?
Hope to see you around the forums, you'll get lots of info here I'm sure!
Ginwae
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Hermit Crabs! How cool. I've been wanting to get some again. I had them several years ago, but never really got into them. Might try again, they really are fascinating little creatures.
I have Halloween/Moon Land Crabs now. Two of them. Warlock and Paladin. But they aren't near as...
Hi! Welcome!
I can't imagine going from 65 acres to a city lot. I would go totally insane!! I must have wide open spaces to 'free range' on. You're a stronger person than I am!
I was in Las Vegas NV for several months during the summer, May, June, July and August, so I know about the...
Welcome! Another OEG fan!! OEGs were my first breed, and I still have them today. The're so fun to watch and I just love their build.
Hope to see you around the forums! I'm sure you'll find good info here.
Ginwae
I'll toss my Welcome's in as well!
What type of gardening do you do in Arizona?? Always pictured that as a dry barren place. Cactus? Actually, I tried growing cactus and ended up killing it by dehydration -- who knew that was even possible?!?
I love gardening myself... well, kinda. I enjoy...
Hi Welcome!
Coop building is fun! I enjoy it. And your babies will thank you too, I'm sure.
Which two designs are you going to be working with? I'd love to see photos of your coop in progress!
Ginwae
Welcome to the forum!
I don't know where you can get pure ones... are you in the US? I know even some captive breeding programs in Jakarta Indonesia are having problems keeping them healthy and alive in captivity as the birds are EXTREMELY prone to disease and stress-related illnesses.
I do...