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best ,simplest & most concise explanation of single pen breeding I've every seen in print- thanks Fred's hens

for those that like pics here's a pic of the light Sussex babies i hatched 12 wks ago ( the hatch pics were earlier in this thread) cheers Pete

live 7hrs drive from coast ,low humidity (65%) low rainfall area ,high summer temps( 44C),moderate winter temps (-2C) chooks & I survive ok lol

i run my rcom @45% rite thru all 21 days. some ppl increase to 65% for last 3 days.some ppl run lower humidity to start if they r in a humid location. i get better hatch rates running mine 45% ,weighting eggs & graph for a 13-14% weight loss over 21 days . I adjusting humidity up or down...

hi Bee ,hope u have success with the WR's,would be good to see a nice flock of them running in yr field. my winter hatch r outside now, getting ready to separate the girls from the boys. looks like i will sell all bar one, from the 19 -come spring.like Fred says "keep the best sell the rest"...

thanks for the pics & video, Bee was great to see. was a great experiment & i was grateful to be able to follow to a successful conclusion cheers Pete

still waiting for summary,as well ,think bee has been busy tweaking her coop

Bee, if u r going to do a write up of this method for the learning section ,while the other names hold emotional appeal (particularly to those who have followed this experiment) I would vote for # 1 still patiently waiting for brooder pics cheers Pete

Congratulations ,sure is cute cheers Pete

great news Bee ,glad u got the final 8 to hatch ,so pleased for u cheers Pete

just lurking ,patiently waiting for news on the last chick, guessing pics will have to wait til tomorrow

so pleased it has come to such fruitful conclusion . can't wait to see yr WR chicks in nxt hatch cheers Pete

wish i had taken more notes on previous hatch's ,but visually this last batch appeared slightly bigger than pre FF- now at 3wks weighting 190 grams from a 45g start, they look like quail (bulging) wings & back 3/4 feathered out Pete

hope we can see some chick pics, tomorrow Bee so the was rite, to tell u to hang in there lol my fatties(190g) r 3 wks old Fri cheers Pete

great news Bee- cheers Pete

"hootie 2 " - yahoo - trust a BA to be first lol (not that I'm bias-est at all) .yr air cell marks looking good . hoping more make an appearance over the nxt 24 hrs so very pleased to see yr roo ,quite a boy -- congrates Jules cheers Pete

hi Jules ,sorry u had some quitters, u still have 8 to go . wish i was there to give u a big hug , get some rest /sleep - tomorrow is a new day - u may get a surprise ,chicks can be surprisingly tough . hoping to hear some better news tomorrow chin up - u have taken this experiment further...

hi Jules, I'm with "cowpoke" ,my calculation of day 21 was 16th,.? i would not have worried about seeing any movement,chic has to position& rest , ready to internally pip not be jumping around developing. that's why its called lockdown -candle day 18 ,mark expected pip position ,then leave...

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go for it, if u can tell which r the WR eggs ,given yr sml flock size, any clears would be minimum IMO a vigorous cockerel should have no prob covering up to 15 hens i like to run about 12 hens/pullets in my flock,as any number less than 6 hens results in bare backs on a few ,as my roo plays...