I had a crunch of a little giant fall off. I got some Styrofoam cut the same size of hole. Used aquarium silicone glued in the hole. Works next great. It was on a corner so was Little difficult. just filled the small holes with silicone. Chicks hatch just fine.
I chicken love...
I raise a filly by giving her cattle colostrum. Her am died directly after she was born. The owner was so upset she called and offer me the paint horse filly 2 AM in the morning.... Told her to grow up milk that mare and give that baby some milk....
I had just got over raising a spoil...
Ill second that had a great time watching and listen to all the people with there eggs and chickens. didn't to bad on my guess for total chicks hatched Just 9000 chicks LOL I just have to figure out what chicks want to keep and which one to sell. ope to see ya all next hatch !!!!
nice video how did you get it so clear.... They work so hard to get hatched... I wanted to put BORN . Did your marans egg hatch???? ny secrets in hatching the marans????
Most of the chicks I helped toward the end of hatch died anyway they were weak or bad legged Mother nature has her way of culling if something wrong. I try to walk away but it is hard. some make it
sorry for your sick hen' CHICKENS JUST DO THAT i THAT a beautiful silver laced EE hen I found dead under the roost. She had been just fine that evening when I lock the door to the pen. She had been out in the yard pecking bugs that day. THEY LOVE IT WHEN i AM IN THE YARD.
I was supper...
stated a batch of shipped 14 HRIRs eggs. Plus 8 BCMs 2. Cuckoo Hope to get a trio out of shipped eggs. Packaging was great on the shipped eggs but 3 eggs were cracked. _Put a patch of candle on them to see what would happen. Never heard of trying that before..
Unoffical hatch...
knock on wood I have never had a dead chick on arrival of chicks from hatcheries, I might lose one or two later... I think dead chicks have alot t0o do with the time of year and post office care. My office is very good with them. In fact the last eggs I bought the shipper forgot to...
I have to get me two of those ecoglow I am always afraid some thing will bump the light at night. Those chicks look so content under it.
My hatch is just about over. Chicks are beginning to get glue in the shells. Haven't counted yet I think there is about 50 chicks .. Have some drying...
still have chicks pipping set my eggs at 12:pm the 17th.
Started with 85 eggs Lots of marans I don't do well with marans. I'll be happy at 50%
Happy Hatch
Oh no more reading and learning I'll never get anything done. Have to go feed horses and chickens now be back in a little while. Been trying to keep up with the post as it is. What fun this has been Hatching together.
those are really pretty... No more breeds for me. Just got a heritiage red rhode island red rooster for a friend, I am going to set sum eggs tonight (Shipped Eggs) hope to get a trio. I don't have much luck with shipped eggs. But could fine heritiage red close. Have to many breeds...
my OEs hatch great hybred vigor I guess !!!!!!! My marans are hard to hatch for me. Doing better this time.....But I have learned not to hatch in the same bator I can't tell them apart. I'LL HAVE TO GROW SOME UP OR SELL EITHER OR. Love my olive eggers
there is a site that shows you how to dye the chickies in the egg. They inject dye into the shell before hatching. I typed in dyed easter chicks I think. saw all different color of chicks It was awhile back....
what do the Basque Hens look like????
just got done grooming dogs. Thought having a Saturday hatch would be fun. I always work on Saturday.. Took me forever to groom those dogs.
A lot have hatched . Have to take time to count. M Cochin batams hatched was glad to see that because...