Today I butchered a rooster that had attacked my 6 year old. He only dressed out around 3 pounds maybe. I wasnt planning on do it yet but he had to go.
Well I ended up with 3 out of 24 not a good hatch at all. And to top it all off one of the died just a few minutes ago. My 4 year old looked in brooder and said "Dad one of the chicks is dead." and sure enough it was.
In the amount of time it took me to walk by the incubator, and into the restroom. I hear the boys "Dad this one has a hole in it" by the time i got out of the restroom one was all ready out, and another one piped.
Well its getting closer, I am going to candle one more time and then put them in lock down. This time around I tryed the dry incubation method. So i have to get the humity up.
I have 8 birds from my first hatch. 4/23/11. I have one known Roo, huge comb and wattles, and of course crows. No others have crowed. What I am taking to be a good sign, the one he was on i have yet to figure out hen or roo.