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Went into lock down yesterday, so excited! I have a white leghorn that is on day 3 of being broody. What are the chances I can get her to accept chicks after setting only 6 days, and are they any good at raising chicks? I haven't heard of any going broody. Last time I hatched I had my buff...

Quote: LOL they sure do! I blinded myself a few times when I candled

Quote: I did see veins! I can't remember when I candled last batch, this is only my second time doing this. But I remember I saw movement the first time I candled. My husband is an officer, so he has one of those super blinding flash lights that I use. The temp couldn't have been up there...

LOL Yeah, he gets an allowance, but spends it as soon as he gets it. so I figure maybe if he sees how hard it is to really make it maybe he will hang onto it longer? I don't know. Once they hatch I am going to take him around to the feed stores with his chicks to see if they will buy them from...

I candled last night, I could see where a bunch of them started growing. They had clear viens and everything, though no movement. should I have seen movement? There was a heat spike of 102. I don't know how long it was like that, When I got up it was at 100 but I could see where the high point...

They were set this morning, I was to afraid of a spike throughout the night. So starts day 1! ETA: We have some of our own mix flock eggs in there for my son's chickie project. He wants to sell some little chicks to a couple of our neighbors and the feed store down the road. We think...

I am excited! I haven't set them just yet, Still making sure the bator is going to stay at good temp. Silly me, I was too occupied with running up to get the BCM that I didn't even get anything ready until after dinner time LOL

I got the eggs ordered from Upintheholler today in the mail! 6 Araucana eggs and 6 Olive eggers (welsummerXAraucana) They were packaged with lots of bubble wrap and each egg was individually wraped, beautiful! not a single break! I can't wait to see how these develop! and especially see how...