I have 6 RIR Hens.. They just started laying about a month ago and my biggest day was 3 eggs lol sad huh :P ....Now that we are having shorter days here in Michigan I am getting 1 egg every other day... Thinking Im gonna set them up with with some light with a timer soon... How many are you getting?
Hi everyone.. I have my 6 week old outside in her stage 2 brooder and was wondering... I need to trim around the small run with the weed trimmer and this might be a silly question but, ... Will she be ok or will the noise stress her out to much? Thanks
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Thanks ceinwyn, Heres an update.. Carter ( My 5 year old son ) and I were celebrating my the camp fire tonight having smores .... And he just yelled out .. DAD, I WANT TO NAME HIM SMOKEY ....lol...
No he is the only one... He is our homemade Incubator testing chick.. AND IT WORKED .... He has dried up nicely through the night... Just a little spot on his back... I'll give him another hour just to be sure... Thanks
Our chick took just over 30 hours to hatch... Just came out of his shell about 12 hours ago with a little help from me... He is running around and doing great in the Incubator... Would it be safe to go ahead and move him to his brooder now... Or should I wait for the last 12 hours?
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HI jodyjo, I would love that seed bell recipe... And thanks to everyone for this Learning Experience on the food... My son and I just watched our chick hatch yesterday Love this place
Great,, Thanks Sunny..... Next I will try 5 or 10 eggs instead of just one woohoo...lol.... I wont sleep tonight tho... he chirps louder out of his shell rather than in...
I will post pics in the morning... Thanks everyone for helping my son and I through the surgery of helping our baby chicken hatch!!!! .... Minutes after he came out of his shell he was running around and has been starring out the window... BOTH my son and the chick ( My son named him blacky )...
No guys .. I Thank you ... Its midnight here... And my 5 year old son is laughing like crazy right now watching (Blacky) Stare out the incubator window... Its great I love it
LOL.. sorry guys.... Here is a pic of the progress...
BUT!!!! ... I cant take another pic cuz my brother just took off with the camera... So I will be adding a pic later tonight or in the morning....
VICTORY!!!! ..... He is out of his shell and stretching his legs!!! .... Like I said I...
Ok... I got some more shell away.. Taking a little break and giving him a little break... The membrane is open around his beak.... so he can breath.... As I peel little by little he seems to be moving in there better and better
Ok.. I took a couple small pieces off shell off ... Do I just very lightly peel small chunks off... Or do I lightly tap by the crack to loosen and weaken the shell?
There are no other eggs.. Just the one... I think im gonna get some tweezers and help the little guy a bit.... Some reason I just don't feel right about how he is doing.... Thanks guys for all your help and concern .. I will post the the results and if all go's well some pics also....