- Aug 29, 2011
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Hi to all. I've had chickens for a while but it's so long since I had eggs to hatch I am lost. I just acquired a couple of bantams, the hen is in a pen with a banty rooster, so I assume her eggs are fertile. She is laying eggs and I want to keep those to increase a flock. I can not find a set of directions here on what I want to know about, just lots and lots of posts. Maybe someone here can give me links to the right info, please?
1. I'd like directions, step by step on HOW one saves eggs until enough are collected. How to store them safely until they can all go into an incubator.
2. Info on the incubation process.
3. Links that include photos, on building a very simple, cheap incubator (years ago I made one from styrofoam and had successful hatching but I fail to remember what and how I did it).
4. Info on brand new baby chick care.
Currently I own one old lady muscovy duck who must be 11 years old now. 2 old lady English Game bantams who are now 8 and 9 years old. These are all my "pensioners". They lay no more, and just are pets. The two new bantams are a Mille Fleur hen and a Silver Sebright Rooster. Both of these are one year old. The hen is a pretty yellow color so I figure chicks they make might turn out silvery gold or some such blend. Mutts, but that's okay.
I have all my poultry in predator proof runs/housing with segregated sections, so the new chicks will have their own separate place to reside, once put outside.
Thanks and hello.
Mountain Cat
1. I'd like directions, step by step on HOW one saves eggs until enough are collected. How to store them safely until they can all go into an incubator.
2. Info on the incubation process.
3. Links that include photos, on building a very simple, cheap incubator (years ago I made one from styrofoam and had successful hatching but I fail to remember what and how I did it).
4. Info on brand new baby chick care.
Currently I own one old lady muscovy duck who must be 11 years old now. 2 old lady English Game bantams who are now 8 and 9 years old. These are all my "pensioners". They lay no more, and just are pets. The two new bantams are a Mille Fleur hen and a Silver Sebright Rooster. Both of these are one year old. The hen is a pretty yellow color so I figure chicks they make might turn out silvery gold or some such blend. Mutts, but that's okay.
I have all my poultry in predator proof runs/housing with segregated sections, so the new chicks will have their own separate place to reside, once put outside.
Thanks and hello.
Mountain Cat