INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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EVERYONE ordering EGGS for the HAL!
DONT FORGET TO REQUEST HOW YOU wish your eggs collected and shipped!!
see post #4964 on suggestions and also where to find eggs!




2/24/16 7 PM Wednesday


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MISC:
BDAYS DAX 3/5, S5apiotrowski 3/8, karenerwin 3/14, Shahtir101March 22nd, country lovin March 24th

Making Bators~ I need updates to keep adding to our notes sections canadachickens, fire 4th cabinet, silverhair, fresnofarmer, mrleeroy update post #57336
CliftonFarmer cooler, chickenlove cooler, lazyacre cooler, shahtir101 coolerbator louly coolerbator Bantychooks coolerbator Chaos18
Attimus bator build post #57021 post #58232 post #59461
Joey Ur-ur-ur-ur post #58273

Coop expansions:
Silverhair, chaos18, hippiestink,Fire Ant Farm


HATCHING/INCUBATION
granny hatchet 2/10 I put 50 eggs in today and had room for 22 more. LOL I opened all of todays eggs as it was freezing out and didnt see any thing watery. no ice except for the fact I have an egg eater and found a frozen yolk. they will be due March 3rd. @granny hatchet
Fire aka Hero always hatching!
Sally Sunshine Always hatching! cochin legbar marans ducks projects serama olive eggers etc.
NestingHillsSC aka Tony always hatching!
Casportspony aka Kathy aka Kat always hatching
TJChickens aka TJ Alays hatching
PHAGE always hatching!
DHetzle always hatching
Canadachickens aka cc Updated 18 Auracana day seven candle, 14 excellent development 4 questionable Due date is the 29th. Sorta shipped, I picked them up about 2 hours from home.
mrleeroy Locked down 7 eggs yesterday in the new coolerbator hatcher. 2/22 Wish I would have had more time to tinker with it but temps are stable and humidity is sitting at 65%. We'll see how it does. Due to hatch 2/25. The other 32 are due 3/3.

J&TRanch 1/12/16 12 self blue Cochin bantams (shipped) day 3 (going to candle today to see how many are viable).... And 18 eggs arriving in the mail tomorrow @J&Tranch My shipped self blue bantam Cochins are doing good. I had to throw out a stinker and a seeper
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So out of those 10 remaining, 7 are developing nicely
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They're on day 7. I ended up receiving 16 shipped from GA, they looked good considering the single digit temps- only 3 saddles and none cracked. They're on day 3 today, will candle Wednesday maybe.

Saris aka Lacie 33 Bielefelder eggs set 8:00 pm on 2/12, I candled my Bieles. Out of 33 I saw 15 for sure having veins, 4 possible clears, and the other 11 I couldn't tell if they had veins or not. 2 of the ones with veins are the cracked ones I repaired with nail polish and superglue.
From Chicken Hill Poultry: Out of 12 eggs I have 2 clears and 10 veining.
From @Papa Brooder : Out of 21 eggs I have 1 Clear, 3 Maybes, and 17 veining!!!! So I have 27/33 developing!!! Hooray for good packing and handling!!! 2/19

TJ Only one of the Guinea eggs was fertile and it's developing in the mind reader bator (what am I going to do with one Guinea?!) along with 2 Serama eggs from my silkied Seramas and Tobin's one porcelain d'Uccle egg.In the R-com are 13 shipped Serama eggs from two sources.

LocalYokel aka Yokel 13 Dominicker 5 Leghorn, may be White or Brown, mostly Whites in that coop.(Not the cheery oldish dude Whites) Hope the Doms and Leghorns are fertile. 7 RIR 2 out of 3 eggs under broody bator are alive/developing, 1 RIR 1 Leghorn, tossed the other.
4 out of 5 Leghorn in bator showing veins! I have 5 White Leghorns in the bator right now
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Due the 25th

Venymae possibly fried her eggs at 113 degrees!! OH MY

gotro17 aka Shellee I have 18 in my bator on day 15. !2/23@Jessimom have me some silkie eggs she was to scramble for the flock, along with 6 Buff Brahma eggs she had leftover. Talk about a size difference!!

Hawk12 aka Kristie none of my last batch made I. I'm trying to pretend it never happened. I had the temp set too low and humidity too high. It was rough
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My current batch should hatch this Saturday. I have 9 that are still kicking. They are brahmas again. Trying to get a big enough breeding stock. Right now I don't have a rooster and there will be no breeding without one I'm halfway into day 21 and no pips. There is movement by some of the eggs when I shine a light on them though. I've done everything right this time around so I'm a little concerned why I haven't any pips??

deserteggs227 eggs in lockdown all 7 still kicking 2/17 It's the morning of day 21 here,2/21 and all 4 of my Barnaul eggs are pipping. And my huge double yolker's air sack looks kinda funky. Is that normal?

Peachickie aka Nicole New bator is holding steady temps 9 of 11 for this weekends hatch. No hatching by me next weekend but my lil broody silkie is due the 28th or so. Hens have been kicking into high gear this last week. I set 100 eggs 2/20, gotta test out the capacity on the new bator

Auroradream26 aka Jess 30 turkey eggs in lockdown now.

ambe0487 2/1 I put the eggs in lockdown this morning because I will be busy getting ready for the snow storm that is suppose to hit over night here, day 18 actually starts at 3 p.m. 29 eggs, which comprise of 6 Isa brown/Legbar mix, 9 EE/ Bresse mix, and 14 Buff Orp. @ambe0487 Update?

Fire Ant Farm aka Kristin

slordaz barnyard mix, now RIR is matured too we are gonna play guess whose the daddy game as both roosters were on all of the hens, patiently trying to get spring here faster so can build the new coopsat 23 eggs at 2 am this morning 2/3 Lockdown is Wed Feb 10th (before bed) 6 are questionable 1 clear
19 looking good @slordaz How did everything turn out? got an update?

S5apiotrowski aka Anastasia aka AC 13/18 BCM Hatched. 1 non-pipper, 1 early quitter, 3 died after pipping (humidity too high, eggs rolled by other chicks, I think the drowned) 2/3 Welsummers Hatched. One still alive/working on it, has plenty of air, but breathing looks difficult. Don't think it will make it. 1/2 Easter Eggers hatched. 1 was a clear. 1/5 mixed breeds hatched. 3 clear. 1 died in shell - mal-positioned and pip didn't break through internal membrane.

Chicken Hawk33 aka CH aka Seth setting a goose egg 2/16 we have a goose embryo.day four and we have a.heart.2/20

Jessimom aka Kathy 12 Buff Brahma going into lock down 2/23 and 6 silkie eggs going into lock down 2/27. I have some shipped eggs coming the end of the month.

HeatherMarieR
13 chicks have hatched out so far. 11 of them are Bantam Cochins, and 2 are OEGB.

country lovin aka Ty Just set 4 marans and 2 OE. They will go into lockdown the day before the easter hatch goes in. I'm hoping to get at least one marans and OE hen to add to my own flock. 2/19 I got 8 little babies and six that I think are DIS

campinghaws aka campin aka Sharon 9! All honas! Due the 24thvv8 of 9 honas in lockdown in a coolerbator. One looks pretty iffy. After removing the true quitter from original measures, the clutch lost 18% of their body weight.vvv7 hona eggs on day 8 look good.vv11 EE eggs on day 8 look good. 2 clears.

Tao Chick 7 Brabanter, 5 Pavlovskaya, and three from my pullets due2/26. 2/21 Candled eggs today day 16. 10/11 of the shipped eggs look great. One questionable. My two BCM eggs are still too dark to figure out. Locked down. Temp stable but therms are wrong. Hygrometers are reading 60 and 70%.Can't wait for Friday. They lost 15% of weight. I didn't mark air cells. One looked too big. One looked too small. The rest were good. I have 12 eggs in lockdown. One was clear. One was early loss. One was late loss. Two of the remaining 12 are too dark for me to see whether they're developed or not. The ten Brabanter and Pavlovskaya-5 each- left are all full of veins and embryos.

caeti21 12 conturnix quail placed 2/21 24 rir eggs 2/21 Thank you again,Jack @LocalYokel
6 pth SLW (they are the slow developing ones )still alive and growing they were placed 1/30v
3 pth bantam mixes(1/30 for 1 ) 2/10 for two
2 pth ameracauna eggs(2/5)(2/6) Last night i was able to move a few of my 1/30 eggs into lockdown when i candled them they looked fully developed and were moving , so fingers crossed and i was able to move my normal lockdown ones in as well so here they are 2 pth americaunavvv5 pth slw 3 pth

jwlpoultry aka Justin Had to toss 7/39 Barred Rock eggs 4 blood rings and 3 cracks due to cold weather so am down to 32 due to hatch 2/28
6/6 Rhodebars and 1 barnyard mix developing great due to hatch 2/28.
2 goose eggs develpoing due to hatch March 6th
19 Idaho Bluback pheadants set 2/18 due to hatch March 11th.I sat 33 quail eggs at 10am due to hatch March the 8th.
Out of the 7 eggs that made it to lock down all 4 Rhodebars hatched (2 female/2 male) and 3 barnyard mix that havent pipped yet will give them a few days.
also set 13 more Rhodebars amd I think 7 other eggs today for a 3/12 hatch.

butterfliesdoku aka Vanessa have 46 eggs in the incubator right now, they are barnyard mixes and Easter Eggers with a due date of February 24th. Ok so day 16 and I have 30 eggs showing veins out of 46 originally set due to hatch the 24th. Two of those aren't showing movement but because they still have very clear noticeable veins I'm going to say they are good to go

sarah25bear aka Sarah So last night I started 41 eggs in my incubator this is my first time doing this so hopefully things go well they are just farm chicks my hens are Rhode Island Red and barred rocks and my rooster is a partridge Cochin ... So here goes!!! @sarah25bear I forgot to put a set and hatch date for you! can you update this for me please? when do you candle? Set date : February 10 am , 41 eggs Candled day 7 : 12 fertile / 41 eggs Hatch date : March 1

CyndiD I have10 WH duck eggs being shipped to me next week. Is there a site I can read that will help me prepare the eggs for incubating?
I have not received my SWH eggs yet!! tomorrow or the next day???
I will be setting SWH duck eggs and Pekin duck eggs.... AND Australorp over LH, WCBP and NH chicken eggs.
My SWH duck eggs should be here tomorrow and I will have to set them 1 week early for HAL, oops, ordered them 1 week too early...

TrilliumAcres Thanks to your answers a few day ago and all the very valuable info that Sally Sunshine has put together I have 5 babies in the incubator with 2 eggs to go. First pip yesterday morning and first chick at around 6 pm last night. I woke up to 3 more chicks this morning and one more just hatched a few minutes ago. This is my first chick hatch ever and I am so excited! So THANK YOU ALL! Your wisdom is greatly appreciated! @TrilliumAcres how did hatch go?

Meaghan Just put two duck eggs in the incubator this morning 2/15. First time experimental hatch! I set literally 10 or so breeds/mixed breeds. I got eggs from friends and my girls. There are 50 eggs total.

Math I incubate with the LG 9200.I set backyard mixed chicken eggs on Monday, February 15th for friends of ours. I set an incubator full. I think it was 68. Our friends need to replace brown egg layers.

bauerdog aka Joanne The bator is all cleaned out and waiting for the next batch. For shipped eggs, should I ask for them to be shipped on Monday the 29th for setting on Saturday the 5th? It takes 2 to 3 days for the eggs to get to my place....just worried if I ask for wednesday, they may be held up by the good ole USPS

DON956 Just set 48 eggs at 12pm central time. 2/19
12 RIR 12 Delaware 12 Plymouth Barred Rock 12 Golden Sex Link Due on the 11th of March, anyone else set eggs today?

Chicknlvn . so it's my first time incubating. Today is day 7 so this morning I candled all my eggs (36 total), marked air cells and pulled blood ring/cracked eggs. Now for some reason I can't get my humidty to stabilize.... it's up to 38 and I can't get it to come down and stay down.

billiejw89 lockdown 2/22 Buff Orpingtons. We set 12 eggs. 5 turned out to be clear, the other 7 looked good. I was hoping for a better fertility rate...but our rooster is still young and he has a lot of hens. from what i could tell our remaining 7 eggs looked good at final candling on day 18. Today is day 19, I've been looking for movement all day, I shined a flashlight through the plastic to get a better look, and I swear one of them moved. Do they react to light or am I loosing it? We are so excited for babies!!!!

kissofcrimson 2/23 Sadly the black Silkie didn't make it that I tried to help but the paint is doing fine. I hatched out 2 white silkies and a splash Ameraucana. My first ever hatch is doing great so far. 30 more eggs to go lol

Akrnaf2 aka Benny Sal. Count me in! Theis is my second setting! 4 Rumples Aracauna 5 BPR 3 PPR
This time I am hopping for an higer percentage, of sucsseful hatches!




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DIY Turners:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/9302/semi-automatic-egg-turner
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bens-hens-diy-incubator
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/9302/semi-automatic-egg-turner/10#post_67770
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/968827/my-diy-automatic-egg-turner
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fresnofarmer said:
Good morning all sorry haven't been on in a few days been fighting the bug going around and got super busy at work. All 4 of the grocery store chicks are doing well except 1 I believe has pasty but. Could someone link the article for it. I miss conversing with you all and trying to catch up daily!

Oh and @Sally Sunshine
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Quick lesson on pasty butt post #4657 @fresnofarmer
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Oh and @Sally Sunshine could you link your cooler bator instructions. Getting some nice Styrofoam coolers soon
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CABINET/COOLERBATOR ~ CoolerBATOR new coolers post #58053
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HeatherMarieR said:
I was candling eggs before putting them in lockdown a few minutes ago, and I found this. This is one of my own eggs, so it's not some weird thing from shipping. There's a small hole in the shell in the air cell area. As far as I can tell, the chick inside is fully developed, but I have no idea how it's going to hatch.

Edit: The air cell is completely on the side of the egg if you can't tell from the picture.
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gonna have to keep an eye on it and timing of the others, good luck!

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  • Goose Incubation & Hatching Guide - Completed!!!! Pete knows all about goose hatching! see HERE​
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have you read the timelines for each stages chaos posted for you? @billiejw89
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Yes, I was able to get the air cell off and it hatched quickly! Our other pip hatched just before the bus arrived so the kiddos got to watch, they loved it. 4 eggs still remain, no pips. Day 21 officially starts after dinner today.
good news!! good luck!!

NaJoBeLe said:
Just got a call from the post office and they have eggs ready for me to pick up. Wasn't expecting them until fri and had planned to hold them for the EHAL. Need to head back to the first post and look at storage options and decided what is gonna work best.
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gOOD Grief
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I am not having enough time to keep up and you have slowed down!! The notes section is giving me so much trouble by not saving after I update it, I cant edit and fix it and spend way too much time trying to work with the stupid internet issues!!

I think I have everything up to date!! even though I am thoroughly annoyed at hughesnet and the rain today!!

I have to get work done here at home. Good luck with your hatching I will check back in when I can!

TAG me if you need me, I get to those first most times.
 
I have pulled extremely helpful NOTES, LINKS &​

Informational Post Links from this entire thread​

for EVERYONE'S convenience and will continue to put them HERE:​

Incubating w/Friends Notes & Links

Because sometimes notes work Better than Brains!



Changes to Antibiotics Regulations Coming December 2016 most will need RX post #53348

By Dr. Mike Apley List of Affected Applications/MEDICINES CLICK HERE
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INCUBATORS
CHOOSING an INCUBATOR post #1901
Hova Bator Poultry Egg Incubators HERE
Stryrofoam Incubator Tricks, adding fans, adding better Thermostats click HERE
Strombergs Incubator Sales Click below...
Brinsea INCUBATORS Click below...
Brinsea Mini Advanced Incu w/ auto turner from Brinsea REVIEW from hatchers begins post #24923 post #25325
Brinsea Celsius to Fahrenheit & user guide post #25800 post #25184
CHEAP PLASTIC BATOR discussion begins post #25429 post #25438 post #25440 post #25451 post #25454
Wrapping a bator for steadier temps post #25454
2 LG's. I thought they were both 9300s, but they are very different. post #25524
R Com 20 MAX Egg Turning Song video of turning post #25776
Hatching in a Food Dehydrator? post #34612
Why fit a fan in an egg incubator? Click HERE
Hov-A-Bator GUIDE & which direction turns heat up and down! post #42178
THERMAL AIR FLOW MODEL HOVA-BATOR pdf http://www.poultryhelp.com/gqfhbthermal.pdf
pdf GQF Cabinet incubators MANUAL, DIAGRAMS and parts. http://www.gqfmfg.com/PDF/Cabinet Model Instructions.pdf

Incubator Accessories click HERE or item below...

TIPS TRICKS for Incubators & Adding Fans and Thermostats
ADD a LEGO to your dial of cheap styro bator to make minor adjustments! GENIUS post #38133
Why fit a fan in an egg incubator? Click HERE
Ozexpat switching out thermostats in styros post #1788 & post #1505 Getting the Flock out of Here
ADDING FANS to BATORS fans are important: post #58100
FAN MOUNTING hardware post #33245 post #33279
HOW TO WIRE FAN: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/315773/computer-fans-in-the-incubator-how-to-rewire
Incubator Warehouse 3 VIDEOS on FAN install post #33206
LocalYokel sideways fan post #39089 post #39417
Hot water heater Thermostats, Must get drilled see post #24915 understand WHY HERE: CoolerBATOR
Thermostats ChickenCanoe Uses bottom of post #39984
Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat Control Switch Unit 1 Relay Output with Sensor http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015G25HNQ?pldnSite=1
Heating Elements:
Aluminum PTC Heating Element Thermostat Heater Plate http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B019O0Q26M
Incubator incubator heat elements Click HERE
Docooler® Digital Temperature Controller Thermocouple with Sensor CLICK HERE
discussion post #45859
Wafer thermostat upgrade styro post #13
Wiring diagram for the STC1000 https://mostlyharmlessales.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/temp-controller-wiring-diagram.jpg
Installing STC1000 post #1
Incu Warehouse heat wont go up post #46629

Home-made DIY Incubators
BYC MEMBERS Homemade Incubators CLICK HERE
Strombergs Incubator Parts Click HERE
The Non-Alcoholic Wine Cooler Incubator https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chrystalgails-chicken-incubator
INCUBATOR IDEAS AND HOW TO: post #657 and CABINET COOLER INCUBATOR ~ CoolerBATOR ~ post #1456 post #3123 post #1062 post #24900
RUSH LANE~ MUST SEE B4 making your own! https://www.youtube.com/user/RushLanePoultry Links to 'bator building! post #4423
Building incubator how many vent holes? BEGINS AT post #24731
Hatcher pans examples for cabinets post #27306
Silverhair Mini fridge homemade Incubator post #29128
chicknloves cooler bator build! post #29855 post #30597 post #39395 post #53853
NOT SURE ON THIS THERMOSTAT ITC-308 temperature controller see chicknloves coolerbator built also post #39423
Bennys BATOR BUILD post #29068 post #51823
canadachickens Bator Build post #30935 post #44094
fresnofarmer post #32058 post #32065 post #40845 post #42282
CliftonFarmer cooler bator build begins post #32561 post #33354
Fires cabinet post #34279
Coolerbator country lovin post #45089 post #45859
Frying pan incubator? http://www.fowlvisions.com/homemade-egg-incubator/
HOW TO SEAL a BATOR https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1075333/sealing-diy-incubators
Simple double box incubator "put together" click HERE
Creating a Sportsman type Incubator https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/da-bator
Wine cooler DIY Incubator https://seventreesfarm.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/new-incubator-more-trial-more-error-more-fun/
Wine Cooler incubator https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1052404/time-to-build-another-incubator#post_16200994
Build your own Incubator with the STC-1000 CLICK HERE
Bubbles CoolerBator Parts links post #57698 use at least 60 CFM in cooler for fan
mrleeroy coolerbator build! post #58093

DIY Turners & Egg Trays & Hatching Baskets Mics
Bennys Awesome MANUAL horizonal EGG TURNER post #29955
Easy manual egg carton pvs turners click HERE and another in HERE
Taos genius microwave turner starting post #1516 post #1520 post #2150 post #35831 post #1790 post #43486 post #48591post #51403 post #56355 post #58607 post #58920
Homemade automatic or manual HORIZONTAL egg turner CLICK HERE
Sallys manual cabinet turner with trays post #32186
Egg trays, also look at Cutler Supply and Hawkhead Hatchery Equipment
Manual PVC turner for incubator HERE
How to put a turner back together post #36330
Hatching baskets Egg Trays and sizes/depths post #64634
DIY Egg Tray Hatching Baskets out of Hardware Cloth post #64620
GFQ Turner Supplemental Maintenance Manual with detailed images http://www.gqfmfg.com/PDF/Cabinet Turner Supplemental.pdf
Rotisserie motor considered using with a timer chkncanoe CLICK HERE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271467738979?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Replacement Egg Turner Motor for Little Giant, HovaBator, and Farm Innovators 9.99 http://incubatorwarehouse.com/egg-turner-motor-110v.html
Metallic elements for Incubators said:
HAZARD DO NOT USE!
Teflon coated LIGHT BULBS NONONO http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/w...light_bulbs_toxic_to_chickens_the_full_story/
Teflon coated rough service give off hazardous fumes
http://www.rootsimple.com/2012/07/teflon-coated-light-bulbs-deadly-to-chickens/
http://www.motherearthnews.com/natu...ental-policy/teflon-dangers-zmgz12jfzkon.aspx
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Cleaning Incubator and Equipment
FUMIGATION OF HATCHING EGGS AND EQUIPMENT post #48689
CLEAN INCUBATOR BEFORE AND AFTER USE post #48689

COLLECTING, WASHING & EGG STORAGE​
Digital Egg Scale - Accurate Humidity Measurement and Egg Sizing HERE
Collection & Egg storage info: Hatching Eggs 101 & post #647
The effects of setting eggs small end up click HERE
ZONES OF COLD INJURY fro EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT post #36213
EGG Quality https://www.alltech.com/sites/default/files/alltech-egg-shell-quality-poster.pdf
Several Reasons Why Your Hens May Stop Laying Eggs click HERE
Winter Blues w/the Roos, why are my eggs infertile ugh starting post #1986
PULLET EGGS??? post #41984 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
DOUBLE YOLKERS NOT suggested but they can hatch with assistance post #46649
Use your Turner for storing eggs post #53551
Fertility:
  • IS IT FERTILE? Many images see post #43324
  • Managing Fertility click HERE
  • Reproductive Physiology of the Hen post #40628
  • HOW long does a ROO SPERM REMAIN IN HEN post #40628
  • Polyspermy is typical in birds. Several sperm enter the germinal disc region post #40644
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    Example 57 out of 126 were declared fertile.
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  • Hatch Rates
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Washing, Cuticle, Sweating eggs:
Egg Quality:




PURCHASING EGGS
HOW I PERSONALLY SHIP EGGS AND THE REASONS BEHIND IT ALL
Alettertoeggshippers.doc 30k .doc file
ShippingEggsTheSallySunshineWay.docx 175k .docx file
note these files are still a work in progress, thank you @Chaos18 for creating them post #40168
How Sally Sunshine Incubates SHIPPED EGGS post #53845
REQUEST HOW YOU WANT YOUR eggs SHIPPED PEOPLE!!!! post #4964
Kristins horribly shipped eggs and hatch post #57321
DO you have to be NPIP certified to ship hatching eggs? States/Agencies Info see post #33884
A great place to find eggs CHEAP! post #7755
Julian date on trader Joe eggs understanding it! http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/partners/fepp/julian-calendar.pdf post #5098
BYC Links for EGGS........
LOCAL BYC THREADS in the Where am I? Where are you Section! click HERE
HATCHING EGGS FOR SALE/TRADE BYC https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/36/chicken-hatching-eggs

Breeders/Hatcheries
Serama Council Breeders Directory post #48135
Papas Poultry in CA Highly recommended http://papaspoultry.com post #32276 @Papa Brooder post #33904
Jerry's Seramas LLC CLICK HERE
Sally Sunshine Poultry click HERE @Sally Sunshine
TJChickens CLICK HERE
Dick Hortsman http://www.horstmanspoultry.com/
Gatewoods nPoultry MS MG clean AL http://www.gateswoodchickens.com/
Bill P. From the Missouri AG Dept. Works with NPIP etc. Recommend Hoover Hatchery and Murray
both of which are in IA and are MycopFlasma free and test monthly.
Leggs Peafowl Farm http://agriculture.mo.gov/animals/pdf/poultry_yearbook.pdf
Missouri Breeders/Hatcheries http://agriculture.mo.gov/animals/pdf/poultry_yearbook.pdf
Ideal Poultry is not MG clean Please take time to read this: post #32413
How Cackle Hatchery raises their birds
NPIP Certification CLICK HERE


SHIPPED EGGS
How Sally Sunshine Incubates SHIPPED EGGS post #53845
REQUEST HOW YOU WANT YOUR eggs SHIPPED PEOPLE!!!! post #1050
HOW I PERSONALLY SHIP EGGS AND THE REASONS BEHIND IT ALL
Alettertoeggshippers.doc 30k .doc file
ShippingEggsTheSallySunshineWay.docx 175k .docx file
note these files are still a work in progress, thank you @Chaos18 for creating them post #40168
How Sally Sunshine Incubates SHIPPED EGGS post #53845
COLD? REQUESTING HEAT PACKS discussion post #32219
different types of heat packs for shipping animals/etc http://www.tsksupply.com/categories/Heat-Packs/
SHIPPED EGGS = CHANGE OF PLANS! Hatching Eggs 101 & post #1087
Shipped Eggs = Change Of Plans! post #23032 & Hatching Eggs 101
SHIPPED EGGS DELAYED EGGS GETTING OLD length of time en-route requires another change of plans! post #31779
SEVERELY Shipped and DAMAGED POLISH EGGS! post #30250
DETACHED AIR CELLS & LOOSE/Saddle AIR CELLS how to incubate? post #34107 post #42515

INCUBATION
Hatching Eggs 101 CLICK HERE

How Sally Sunshine Incubates SHIPPED EGGS post #53845
Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching CLICK HERE
***DUCK INCUBATION, QUAIL, GOOSE, PEAFOWL, GUINEA, TURKEY Refer to individual sections below
INCUBATION CHARTS FOR ALL FOWL SPECIES CLICK HERE
Shipped Eggs = Change Of Plans! SEE SHIPPED EGG SECTION BELOW TOO How Sally Sunshine Incubates SHIPPED EGGS post #53845
NEW TO INCUBATION SEE: Hatching Eggs 101 & reply to post #113
What is actually the first day of incubation and how to figure out hatch dates: start post #17502
INFO on The influence of high altitude on the hatching of chicken eggs post #37908
Egg Incubation Countdown/up Timer21+ day digital TIMER, no more calendars!! click HERE
Figure out your hatch times Hatch / Egg Turning Chart http://homesteadapps.com/app/free/hatchchart/hatchturnscheentry.php
INCUBATION GUIDE HATCHING A short hatch window is not the only factor to consider.post #39238
TOTAL INCUBATION TIME HOURS post #39238
Effects of Hatching Time on Behavior and Weight Development of Chickens post #39238
LINKS TO POST RESULTS ROUND OVAL = FEMALE MALE EGGS post #7595
A great place to find eggs CHEAP! post #7755
Julian date is the date they were packaged. It is a 3 digit number eggs sell by dates chart post #27571 post #27580
HOW tofigure out FINAL HATCH RATE % post #4601
Approach for incubating in the winter post #24433
Fertility CALCULATIONS a clear egg not always infert! post #25419 post #25571 post #25639 post #25652 post #25658 results post #25669
Its BEST not to incubate double yolkers, vary Rarely will they hatch HOWEVER some do see here: Double Yolk Egg Hatch
Alleviating heat stress in domestic fowl: different strategies post #39607
TALK OF ANTS IN THE BATOR start post #1884 post #2031

EMBRYO GROWTH & HATCH VIDEOS
Embryonic Development, Day by Day IMAGES/info on vitellus internalization click HERE
Incubation process / Hatching video Hatching of Parrot (Rcom MAX 20) post #25780 another vid post #25793
Video See Through eggshell to watch embro development
Hatching videos post #3358 VIDEO AT :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyO3YwrsJPg
The Genius of Birds - Embryonic development
Chick Hatching post #41378 post #42022
DOUBLE YOLKERS NOT suggested but they can hatch with assistance videos post #46649
A crowing 1 DAY old chick: via Happy chooks post #49705

INCUBATION RECORDS, SOFTWARE/APPS
Egg Details 19k .xls file
Incubating Chart 22k .xls file
unprotectedfieldscanbeeditedwithCAUTIONforfunctions.xls 306k .xls file
Hatch / Egg Turning Chart click HERE: Hatch Chart Schedule
Setting Chicken Eggs by the Moon's Sign farmers Almanac see HERE
Hatchabatch AP Keeping track of your hatch! see here
Printable Month CalendarThis app can be used to generate a planning calendar for a selected month and year. Click HERE

CANDLING EGGS
HOW TO CANDLE EGGS post #40826
REASONS to NOT candle SO MUCH! http://blog.mypetchicken.com/2013/03/31/5-reasons-why-egg-candling/
BRINSEA HOW TO CANDLE
Candlers/ FLASHLIGHTS TO CANDLE DARK EGGS & Innovations SUGGESTIONS post #38996
Strombergs CANDLERS (basic models 4 hobbyist, high intensity models 4 professionals click HERE
Flashlights - try more than one! post #1689 BEGIN post #2702 post #18179
Saris Toilet Paper addition to flashlight post #40251
Clears at CANDLE are not always infertile!​
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post #1825
SHARPIES on EGGS? Sure! post #10857 & the age old question Can you write on a hatchin egg with sharpie. answer is yes with proof
Casportspony Sharpie Eggs post #57508
Candle IMAGES

TURNING ITS IMPORTANT
TURN MORE THAN 3 times a day!! post #22178
Turning until day 18 post #51410
UNDERSTANDING the CAM ~chorio-allantoic membrane post #22178 post #22187 post #22229

VENTILATION (OXYGEN)
Hatching at High Altitudes post #37908
O2 deprivation to day 10 of incubation followed by regular oxygen concentrations leads to stronger chicks post #33815
NEVER USE VENT holes as a means to Control HUMIDITY especially during HATCH DAYS!

THERMOMETERS, HYGROMETERS & CALIBRATION
Celsius to Fahrenheit (ºC to ºF) conversion calculator click HERE
Thermo/hygro suggestions post #13998
AcuRite customer support and thermo manuals post #27294
Taking SHELL TEMPS post #30771
How an Ear/Medical thermometer Works post #34345
Brinsea Incubator Thermometers click HERE
Strombergs Thermometers click HERE Hygrometers click HERE Digital Thermo/Hygros click Here
Hova-Bator GQF Incubator Thermometer / Hygrometer (Wet Bulb) 3018 post #32892
HEAT SINKS/ Stones/Pebbles ADD THEM TO STYRO! post #43903
Calibration is a MUST:
WHY YOU SHOULD CALIBRATE and link to HOW: post #545 also see calibration in Hatching Eggs 101 TEMPS SECTION
Calibrate the hygrometer a video post #35121
EASY Calibration post #19746 bottom of post #20480
How to calibrate STICK type FOOD Thermometers post #27294
Hygrometer calibration Benny's method post #36265
Testing Thermometers For Accuracy: Ice Bath Test & Boiling Water Test CLICK HERE

INCUBATION TEMPERATURE
ADD a LEGO to your dial of cheap styro bator to make minor adjustments! GENIUS post #38133
ALWAYS run your bator a few days first for temp swings post #9129
Incubators with fans and without fans need to run at DIFFERENT TEMPS! post #31175
Taking Shell TEMPERATURE post #30771
READ TEMPS SECTION HERE: Hatching Eggs 101
TEMPS TEMPS TEMPS see post #25379 post #9068 post #1201 post #452 post #25379
What is the maximum and minimum range of temp I can go before killing the chicks? post #12473
ZONES OF COLD INJURY fro EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT post #36213
HAVE A PLAN IN CASE YOU LOOSE ELECTRIC ITS THE SEASON! see post #522
Emergency Preparations: It's COLD Outside! http://www.greenandhealthy.info/emergencyheat.html
REPEAT REPEAT HAVE A PLAN IN CASE YOU LOOSE ELECTRIC ITS THE SEASON! see post #522
Power losses started for a lot of hatchers with those storms around post #2321
10/13 day old embryos begin to produce excess heat in the incubator post #27240
MY EGGS ARE COOKING TEMP TOO HIGH HELP post #14649
TEMP SPIKE DID I KILL THEM! read bottom post #8814
Uneven temps in bators rotate at candles post #50418

HUMIDITY Humidity is NOT a set number!
Its a tool to get the correct weight loss in the egg! post #8924 see Hatching Eggs 101
WHY do we need less humidity to get the best weight loss for colored hatching eggs during incubation? post #36320
KEEPING MOLD and BACTERIAL from growing in water WELLS during incubation post #1644
USING a aquarium pump to humidify incubator Begin post post #56000
Trick to raising humidity in egg trays by adding small containers to egg slot! post #42512
Brinsea Advance Incubator Humidity Pumps click HERE
Chicken Canoe small aquarium air pump to push ambient air into my big cabinet.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23906223

LOCKDOWN, DAY 18, CANDLES, PIPS, ZIPS
DAY 18 CANDLE IMAGES/VIDEOS: post #41176
FIVE VIDEOS show Draw Down and Internals post #44701
DAY 18 DIS CANDLES post #43401
MARKING AIR CELLS DAY 18, DRAW DOWN, INTERNAL PIP, EXTERNAL PIP, and ZIPPING post #35770
Pips and ZIPS ARE NOT THE SAME PATIENCE is a MUST!
DONT PICK THE PIPS! post #24611
TIMELINE of a silky HATCHING! NOTE HOW LONG IT TOOK FROM INTERNAL TO ZIPPING post #33770
TIMELINE OF A POLISH HATCHING QUICK HATCHOUT! post #46572
VIDEO of zip and hatch AT :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyO3YwrsJPg
DO my Air cells look ok Day 18? post #31971
DAY 18 HOW DO I LOCKDOWN, WHAT HUMIDITY, do I hatch horizontal OR Upright? post #32948
LOWERING TEMPS lockdown IS NOT NECESSARY/AIDs THE HATCHING PROCESS post #2898
Hatching Behavior & How the chick Comes out of the Shell post #34865
YES a chick can chirp when its not pipped internally! post #20506
**** TIPS adding/Maintaining HUMDITY SEE HUMIDITY SECTION ABOVE ~
**** SEE VENTILATION (OXYGEN) SECTION ABOVE !!
TIPS KEEP CHICKS SEPARATE IN THE HATCHER post #44668
Empty shells - a valuable source of information click HERE
This is what am EGG from a good chick hatch looks like! your goal post #14673
HOW to figure out HATCH RATE post #4601
Hatching videos see above VIDEO SECTION
Chicken Clucking playlist for incubation by Venymae link is Here Chicken Clucking Playlist
Fun THINGS WE DO WHILE WAITING FOR OUR EGGS TO PIP post #2975 post #2934 post #2955 post #2950 post #2953

Euthanasia
Dispatching chicks/Chickens see Post #44564

911- INCUBATION & CHICK EMERGENCIES!
Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching - Click HERE
NOPE she is not ready for you to assist yet! post #24835 now is she? post #24850
MALPOSITIONS /PIPS WRONG END are the first to pip and the last DIS after hatch post #19606
Malposition (pipped wrong end) chick most times will hatch! VIDEO post #22241
A WRONG END PIP IS BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL Pip! post #518454 VIDEO HATCHING post #54642
Casportspony Scovy malpositions assists post #43908
STUFF OOZING from pip begin post #19606
Images normal chick pip position post #19606
STUCK ZIPPING WHAT DO I DO? bottom of post #35770
YES a chick can chirp when its not pipped internally! post #20506
Heathers Call DUCK assist post #43902
It has a bump on its head! What The Heck Is A Vaulted Skull? post #46616

Eggs UNHATCHED at end of Incubation
Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching - Click HERE
I HAVE EGGS LEFT UNHATCHED NOW WHAT? post #12001
How can you tell if they are dead post #25224 & see: Float Testing, Checking Egg Viability For Late Or Overdue Hatching
FLOAT TEST DONE and discussion begin post #3556 post #3573
EGGTOPSYS & REMINDERS IF YOU WANT US TO HELP SEE post #2140 post #42654 post #44923 post #45013 post #54834
Pipped but dead post #47432
Normal hatching position and the six recognized malpositions Images: click here
Trouble Shooting Failures with Egg Incubation
http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/trouble.html
Hatchability Problem Analysis http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00008570/00001
Troubleshootting Incubation http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8127.pdf
This is also a great pdf with pics: paste link in browser search: CLICK HERE
Eggtopsy: What happened to my egg? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/363717/eggtopsy-what-happened-to-my-egg-graphic-pictures
Effects of Nutrition on Infertility, Embryo Mortality and Hatchability
POOR INCUBATION RESULTS post #20480
What Went Wrong During Incubation could it be the flock? or Incubation? ​
post #1825
Signs of Deficiency in the Embryo & Poultry Vits Oz/Sal Diary Thread post #13719
Effects of nutrition on infertility, embryo mortality and hatchability. click Here
Some causes of EARLY CHICK MORTALITY post #17586 ~ http://www.poultry.uga.edu/extension/documents/French-Livability.pdf
Possible causes of deaths after day 18 post #57322

CHICKS Wet? Sticky? Stuck? Yellow Gel? What did I do Wrong? post #25379
Swollen abdomen? A WET chick? or infection post #24810
Eggtopsy possible Sticky chick post #35087

Navels, Umbilical, Yolk Sack and Abdomen Issues:
NAVELS She HATCHED! But what's with her butt? post #25012
Umbilical Gunk aka Strings post #25012
Help I have a BLEEDER! NAVEL looks like a Vagina? begin (this is gonna be a long one) post #5159
Yolk Sac problems:
Duckling was high risk for yolk sac infection, dipped it's umbilicus in chlorhexidine and gave it Baytril. post #35400 Chlorhexidine post #35432
MY CHICK has yolk hanging and is dragging in the bator HELP! begin post #15672
Mushy Chick Disease YOLK SACK INFECTION: Mushy Chick Disease
THIS IS NOT PASTY BUTT its Umbilical post #4077
Look ok or not fully absorbed yolk?? Begin post #4578

ORTHOPEDIC & POULTRY PODIATRY links:
Treatments for Leg Problems in Chickens & other Poultry
https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/879233/slipped-tendon-in-chick-anyone-ever-try-to-fix-this-experiences
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/978353/rooster-chick-with-weird-leg
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1790586/
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1051/leg-health-in-large-broilers/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/941270/slipped-tendon-that-turned-to-twisted-tibia-my-treatment
Chick has deformed foot and straight leg post #27696 post #38278
DUCKS can have Spraddle leg too! post #15184 post #15355
CURLY TOES post #4642 post #4646 post #4690
SPRADDLE Leg WEAK CHICKS Legs see post #42574
CHEAP styro incubator GRATE and chick leg talk start at post #4396
CHICK has a red dot sticking out of its back about the tail area and flips on back Begin post #4651
BONES STICKING OUT CHICKS legs FROM getting stuck in BATOR WIRES PUT something over WIRE at lockdown post #4310 post #4382
RED HOCKS, HIGH HUMIDITY post #464
Slipped tendon (perosis) post #21884
Chick Chair example sick ill chicks post #30669

OTHER Embryo, Egg, Chick Issues & Help
Chick Air Sac Rupture image of sacs post #54382
MY EGGS ARE COOKING TEMP TOO HIGH HELP post #14649
TEMP SPIKE DID I KILL THEM! read bottom post #8814
Hens dont always kick out bad eggs BUT GOOD ones too! post #18059
HOW do I know when my chick as turned the corner? post #15777
Homemade Electrolyte Recipe for weak/ill chicks post #3876 USING SPONGE WEDGES post #4473
"yawning" thing like a silent crow. Any ideas or should I not be so concerned? NOPE normal post #7522
Injured Chick stuck to momma hen sore broken wing post #24212 post #24748 post #24751
chick that has a larger than normal head and it's feet are not under it right post #24680 post #24687
Funky nodule on nostril on a chick Saris post #28995 post #31237
lump on the side of my chicken's neck? (its just a Full crop) HERE
READ ABOUT Little Crocket who spent her first 36 hours in a padded country crock dish post #1993 post #2062
Momma Hen Booted egg out of nest, SAVE The chick Video Assist A THANK you video from Maxine post #1864
What To do with those chicks hatched? post #2201
Discussion of chicks that just dont grow begin post #3626 & https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...not-grow-update-hes-found-a-forever-home/0_30
Partial Comb and Wattle Removal in chicks post #36708
HOW Sally Sunshine Euthanize chicks only for the strong at heart post #15697
Freaky looking chick with two crops, two vents four feet and three legs: post #41295 post #41297

BROODY HENS
Encourage Hens to Hatch Eggs http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/encourage-hens-to-hatch-eggs.aspx
SHOULD I move my BROODY mamma? discussion begins post #28264 post #28269
Broody Hens CLICK HERE
Letting Broody Hens Hatch & Raise Chicks CLICK HERE
Encouraging or Discouraging Broodiness CLICK HERE
Broody Hens versus Incubators CLICK HERE
"The Call of the Hen". virtual book https://archive.org/details/callhenscience00hogarich

SEXING CHICKS & CHICK IDENTIFICATION
SEXING CHICKS! post #15172
VENT SEXING http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/07/vent-sexing-chicks-sex-links-autosexing.html
Is my chicken a pullet or cockerel? CLICK HERE
LEG BANDS ideas for ID chicks: post #5609
Chickencanoes chick/chicken Identification practices post #25833
FEATHER SEXING LINKS http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/d/d0/d075bb42_13371_sexfaether.jpeg
FEATHER SEXING LINKS http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld006.htm
FEATHER SEXING LINKS post #7608
SEXING DOMINIQUE CHICKS click HERE and post #821
http://www.calvinroberts.us/index.php?_page=5
http://www.nantahala-farm.com/chicken-dominique-looks2-chick-pullet-cockerel-s.shtml
http://www.nantahala-farm.com/chicken-dominique-chicks-sex-link-s.shtml
Sight Sexing Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks at Hatch Click HERE & HERE
Sight Sexing Barred Plymouth Rock Chicks at Hatch click here

CHICK CARE
***DUCK, QUAIL, GOOSE, PEAFOWL, GUINEA, TURKEY Refer to individual sections below
How to evaluate Chicks after Hatch! post #56572
WHEN to start feeding CHICK after HATCH! post #4657
Chick Pro and Pre Biotic vit cheap! I swear by them! 1st & 2 wks then ACV see post #1409
Raising Baby Chicks CLICK HERE
New CHICKS Care Links & When to begin feeding post #22550
First 60 days of Raising baby Chicks click HERE
Socializing Baby chicks CLICK HERE
How to Spot Problems with Newly Hatched Chicks post #22550
More Problems of Newly Hatched Chicks http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-spot-problems-of-newly-hatched-chicks.html
How to Prevent Chicks from Getting Coccidiosis post #4779
Quick lesson on pasty butt post #4657
Homemade Electrolyte Recipe for weak/ill chicks post #3876 USING SPONGE WEDGES post #4473
CHICK TEMPERATURE Measurement vs. observation: recognizing the comfort status of day old chicks post #20918
HOW do I know when my chick as turned the corner? post #15777

BROODERS & HEATING
Homemade Brooders of BYC members CLICK HERE
The cheapest brooder/fast assemble Lowe's LG moving box. It's $1.39.
If you need more space, add more boxes and cut doorways between them. Put heat in one, Later in another and food in another.
Cheap quick Insulation brooder post #43909
Setting Up the Brooder post #68242
Baby video monitor IN THE COOP or Brooder! post #31817
SIMPLE CHICK BROODER post #869 post #46388 post #46470
Pic of my Brooder and talk, wax paper between papertowel layers for simple roll up see begin pic post #3543
Brooder talk post #4358
Ur's Brooder post #5222 & addition post #34281addition to brooder post #31959
Canadachickens Brooder Build post #35489
Brooder/hospital cage: http://www.rainbowparrots.com/brooder.php
CLEANING THE BROODER COCCI COCCIDIA Survival post #39296

Brooder Lights
LEDs and CFLs are better for light (less electric cost)
Ceramic emitters. They last longer and if they break, they don't get glass all over. 25-250 watt. I use 150s.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/25W-250W-11...w-Plant-Lamp-Pet-Reptile-Heater-/231394987292
Smaller watt ceramic heat emitters if brooding indoors. They come in 50-300 watt sizes. Click HERE

Heating pads, Caves, Plates
http://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=135875
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/956958/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update
http://www.farmandfleet.com/product...feedsource=1&gclid=CKacxYbgjsoCFdgGgQodvBMOOw
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...mpid=04csegb&gclid=CM_5iMngjsoCFYYjgQodQQ8Dcg
https://www.enasco.com/product/C31504N
SWEETER HEATER post #3572
Heat PLATE post #27809
Premier one brooder plates https://www.premier1supplies.com/detail.php?prod_id=135875
Heating pad cave By Joey Ur! post #23974 post #24341 post #25309
Gotro7s heating pad post #46388
Mama Heatinig Pad UPDATED click here
Momma cave fer cheap https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/yes-you-certainly-can-brood-chicks-outdoors
For cold weather and lots of chicks, Ohio brooders. https://web.extension.illinois.edu/hkmw/downloads/46524.pdf in action post #26965
NOTE OF CAUTION ON those momma heater brooder things: post #8192
HAZARD DO NOT USE! said:
Teflon coated rough service give off hazardous fumes
http://www.rootsimple.com/2012/07/teflon-coated-light-bulbs-deadly-to-chickens/
http://www.motherearthnews.com/natu...ental-policy/teflon-dangers-zmgz12jfzkon.aspx
Click to expand...

FEEDING, WATER & SUPPLEMENTS
Horizontal nipple waterers WARNING post #27152
How to Prevent Chicks from Getting Coccidiosis post #4779
DIY Reduced Waste Feeders post #47418
Heated water suggestion coop post #15802
Sterilite 2-quart pitcher horizontal poultry nipples post #39218
Discussion of what everyone uses for FEED AND WATER dishes begins here post #7510
Urs Deicer post #30689
Farm Innovators deicer... post #23901
HEATED WATERER DISCUSSIONS Winter weather! post #28163
Duck heated water by Phil post #28277
PVS homemade feeders! post #18066 post #18081
Tips and tricks for keeping them off the feeders and ways of saving feed! post #28281
FOR ANYONE CONTEMPLATING BUILDING A PVC TUBE GRAVITY FEEDER post #47822
Whites PVC feeder post #25370
Joeys PVC feeder post #27808
What's a safe way to get rid of bees congregating around my tube feeder post #11767
Chick Pro and Pre Biotic vit cheap! I swear by them! 1st & 2 wks then ACV see post #1409
Bargain vitamins and electrolytes from Jeffers post #18098
Peanuts Make Chickens Lay Bigger Eggs post #39347
HOMEMADE MOLT LOAF post #1894
Feather Loss in Chickens CLICK HERE and HERE
ADDING other pet foods to feed start at post #2032
Acorns as Chicken Feed, Revisited http://livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com/2010/10/acorns-as-chicken-feed-revisited.html
Making your own Chicken feed post #33814
Scratch Grains – The Ultimate Winter Chicken Treat click HERE
Discussion on feeding Alfalfa and Hay see post #2114 post #2130
Bargain vitamins and electrolytes from Jeffers post #18098
PROTEIN / FEED Calculator ~feed to mix together to obtain a specific protein percentage.CLICK HERE: Pearson's Square
Calcium can also inhibit absorption of other minerals so supplemental calcium should be separate post #40507
S5apiotrowskis homemade 5 gal food saver feeder post #52385
Organic Chick Starter Feed Recipe & Fermented Feed (FF) CLICK HERE
CHICKEN FEED:Feed Recipes, Rations, Formulas ~Modern and Traditional http://www.lionsgrip.com/recipes.html
Homemade Non-GMO and Organic Chicken Feed Mix https://gnowfglins.com/2013/11/11/homemade-non-gmo-and-organic-chicken-feed-mix/
Chicken Treat Chart https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-treat-chart-the-best-treats-for-backyard-chickens

FLOCK INTEGRATION
Flock Integration Series http://blog.mcmurrayhatchery.com/tags/flock-integration-series/
Integrating Pullets into the Chicken Flock http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/integrating-young-pullets/
DEALING with bully chickens and chicks click here and see post #2 post #22
Partial Comb and Wattle Removal in chicks post #36708
Caponize your roosters How to caponize a rooster Warning Graphic pics & post #39979
NO CROW COLLARS
Mediterranean roos being good against hawks? What breed? post #51121
Caponize your roosters How to caponize a rooster Warning Graphic pics & post #39979 VIDEO post #54418

SPREADSHEETS, APPS & DOWNLOADS
FIVE Apps To Make You A Better Chicken Keeper ARTICLE CLICK HERE
FREE Homesteading, Farm & Animal Recording Keeping Forms https://homesteadapps.com/app/free/forms/
Monthly Poultry Record Sheet Form record daily feed rations, bedding, eggs, and other information for poultry
Spreadsheets/online places
http://www.eggzy.net/
http://homesteadapps.com/app/
https://2013.spaceappschallenge.org/challenge/backyard-poultry-farmer/
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/free-download-egg-spreadsheet/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Chicken-Egg-Calendar/
CELL APPS
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rmcore.Eggspense
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flockplenty-chicken-egg-tracker/id1017524534?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/count-your-eggs/id957518668?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/count-your-eggs/id957518668?mt=8

COOPS & ACCESSORIES
How many square feet do I need per chicken? CLICK HERE
Accessories for Your Chicken Coop Click HERE
ROOSTING issues talk of nest boxes need to be lower! see starting post #939
Auto Coop DOOR DIYS http://ploughandstarsproject.com/lazy-chicken-farmer-101/
ROOSTING issues talk of nest boxes need to be lower! see starting post #939
Figure out ROOF PITCH post #38922
Joeys /Urs Coop post #38939
Fire Shipping Crates post #48553
My pallet coops / Shed conversion post #15959
Steel Roofing and Siding Information & Installation Guide metalroof.pdf 431k .pdf file
Joey Breeder Pens post #48041 post #51491 post #54274 post #57776
Chickencanoe:predator guards post #54824 SITE LINK click HERE
PALLET DUCK HOUSES post #16063
Kristins Coop post #49071
PALLET DUCK HOUSES post #16063
Fire Ant Farms Coops post #46144
Link to HERBS From hippiestink for nest boxes http://fresheggsdaily.com/2012/07/benefits-of-herbs.html
INFO on What colors to Distract Chicks from Pecking and help laying in nest boxes SEE post #932
BYC COOPS! https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/2/Coops
Bucket Nest Boxes post #46681
SAFE Heater For The Henhouse click HERE
Amazing Coops = TREEHOUSES for Chickens! post #28914
Talk of 14 hour lighting over winter begin post #6726
Hoop Coop post #34634
PREVENTION OF FLOOR EGGS commercial but good examples of getting them in nests click HERE
RATS MICE How to Build a “Stairway to Heaven” click HERE
Affordable bird netting http://www.raintreenursery.com post #58369 post #58476

CHICKEN HEALTH & MEDS
Solutions used for poultry post #49689
ASPIRIN SOLUTION, ASTRINGENT SOLUTION,COPPER SULFATE SOLUTION,
LAXATIVE SOLUTIONS, NUTRIENT SOLUTIONS,PARASITE (INTERNAL) SOLUTIONS,
PESTICIDE SOLUTIONS, SANITIZING SOLUTIONS

Frostbite, Prevention & Treatment
http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/treating-frostbite-chickens/
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/12/frostbit-in-backyard-chickens-causes.html
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-treat-frostbite-in-chickens.html
http://www.examiner.com/article/how-to-treat-frostbite-chickens-and-other-poultry

Washing/Bathing Chickens
The Chicken Chick: How and When to Give a Chicken a Bath CLICK HERE
How to Give a Chicken a Bath - Tilly's Nest
Chicken Keeping Basics - How To Bathe a Chicken - CLICK HERE YouTube
SHOW BATHING PREPS CLICK HERE

Diseases & Prevention
HANDBOOK OF POULTRY DISEASES http://www.slideshare.net/mahmoudghonim/handbook-of-poultry-diseases-2
Chicken Diseases and Prevention Tips http://www.hobbyfarms.com/livestock-and-pets/chicken-disease-prevention-basics.aspx
Measuring Poultry Condition post #39343
Mareks and raising turkeys to help prevent it? post #35717

First AID
Bargain vitamins and electrolytes from Jeffers post #18098
Brooder/hospital cage: http://www.rainbowparrots.com/brooder.php
CHICKEN MEDICINE CABINET/ FIRST AID KITS post #20968 begin post #18094 post #29 and CLICK HERE post #20998
An Herbal Mash for Sick Chickens click HERE
NATURAL CHICKEN REMEDIES http://hensingtonpalace.blogspot.com/p/chicken-medicine-cabinet.html
Force Feeding / Gavage / Tube Feeding http://beautyofbirds.com/tubefeeding.html
Hand-feeding Methods & Tools http://beautyofbirds.com/handfeedingmethods.html
Measuring Poultry Condition post #39343
How to Provide Emergency and Supportive Care* https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1048620/how-to-provide-emergency-and-supportive-care
*UPDATES https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1048620/how-to-provide-emergency-and-supportive-care-updated-1-3-2016
Step-by-Step Tube Feeding https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ube-feeding-guide-pictures-updated-12-28-2015
Dehydration https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1069598/dehydration
First Aid https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1069413/first-aid-kit-updated-12-28-2015
Kathy necropsies https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1069296/lame-chicken-exam-necropsy-pictures-added
HELP My chicken has been scalped! post #28229 post #28239 post #28248 post #28253 post #28260 post #30106
Slipped tendon (perosis) post #30274 post #21884

Poop, Butts, Egg binding, PARASITES, Coccidia, LICE, MITES
Kathys Parasite book, treatments post #30361 http://www.amazon.com/Veterinary-Parasitology-Reference-William-Foreyt/dp/0813824192
COCCI post and links TREATMENT CHICKS its all over! see post #1408 post #4890
POOP ALL About CHICKEN POOP sometimes it is runny clear a must read! post #51529
Poultry Lice Mites ID and treatments http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search?q=Lice
PARASITES be on a preventative schedule/treatment see post #18165
Fenbendazole Wormer including paste equine wormer post #52183
Fecals can be done at home, which might be an option for some: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1047614/doing-fecal-floats-at-home
Wormougel - 20g/L Praziquantel, 20g/L Oxfendazole most worms, including tapes post #55337
Fenbendazole Wormer including paste equine wormer post #52183
Cocci under the microscope post #58455
External Parasite Identification and Treatment Chart
Common Lice and Mites of Poultry:post #27130
Controlling Mites in Your Poultry Flock click HERE
Scaly leg mite discussion begins... and for some time post #25649 post #26110
Scaly leg mites kerosene and linseed oil post #58353
Citronella in my nest boxes. Not a single red mite issue post #37730
To worm or not to worm post #29066 begins here post #26093 post #26098
BIRTH DEFECTS CONVERSATION AND INFO ON WORMERS!! post #25707 post #25706
VERMOX Mebendazole , which is a wide dewormer post #26033 post #26038
Valbazen Wormer post #34459
Corid .post #26102
DE diatomaceous earth discussion starts here post #26058 post #26094
LONG discussion of IVERMECTIN DOSAGE! post #26228 post #26002 post #25671 post #25998 post #26001 post #26007 post #26010 post #26015 post #26018 post #26024 post #26025 TO post #26027 post #26236 PASTE IVERMECTIN post #26168 post #26181 post #26189 post #26228
Heart guard for dogs is Ivermectin & Pyrantel pamoate READ BEFORE USE post #26278
Egg binding http://beautyofbirds.com/eggbinding.html
Swollen CHICKEN BUTT watery balloon it could be a phenomena called Ascites post #25235 post #24807 size draining syringes post #29631
Salpingitis inflammation of the oviduct CLICK HERE
Impacted Crop Surgery Video post #45504

Medicine & RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
Math and Medications CLICK HERE FOR HOW TO FIGURE THEM OUT!
Poultry Body Weights average body weights of various exhibition poultry. https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-body-weights
Or visit Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart for weights of more breeds.
Treating Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/medicine-chart/baytril-for-birds
Respiratory Distress in Chickens click HERE
sneezing and wet bearded roo post #32142
Tetroxy 343 work for a roo who has a runny nose? SARIS ROO: runny nose 4 days, Begins post #32351 post #32355 Roo pics post #32391 post #32406 post #35533 post #36370
Fungal Infections in Poultry https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/chicken-fungal-infections
Medicine Chart for Chickens & other Poultry CLICK HERE
Updated - Corid and Amprol (amprolium) Dosing
Oxytetracyline and Tetracycline Powder Doses
Affordable Valbazen - 60ml bottle for $14.95
Avian Vet Search Links
fishmox for chickens? you betcha post #30338
Amoxicillin/Ampicillin is Birds post #30344
Baytril for Birds discussions: kathys example treatment post #30409 post #51528 Enrofloxacin generic and dosages begin post #30424 post #30493
Baytril is a powerful antibiotic that is effective for a large number of bacterial & mycoplasmal infections, including pasteurellosis, mycoplasmosis, coli-bacillosis, coli-septicaemia and salmonellosis. Baytril is the brand name for Enrofloxacin, which is a powerful bactericidal medicine in the Fluoroquinolone class.
Tylan CRD indications and dosage post #30412 http://www.elanco.us/products-services/poultry/water-soluble-crd-control.aspx
various drugs will only treat bacteria that are sensitive to that drug post #30389
Drugs that can be used in Ducks - no prescription needed https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1022278/drugs-that-can-be-used-in-ducks-no-prescription-neede
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BREEDS CHICKEN/FOWL INFO
How to say difficult chicken breed names post #43979
Henderson's Chicken Breed Chart - Chart listing characteristics of many breeds, with illustrations of some breed color varieties.
Chicken Breeds Chart http://www.backyardpoultry.com/wiki/index.php/Chicken_Breeds_Chart
Woodlot Farms Chicken Breed Chart - Chart of photos & breed characteristics
BackyardChickens.com Chicken Breeds searchable database designed for choosing chickens to raise.
ALBC Conservation Priority Breeds - List and images of comparatively rare chicken & waterfowl breeds needing conservation.
American Poultry Association Recognized Breeds & Varieties - Plain list of most recent APA update
Wild west seramas page, you can look at their shows, and see pictures and Results of their shows
Serama what the judge looks for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q5VelvFAxs
Egg-Cellent Guide to Chicken Breeds
What The Heck Is A Vaulted Skull? post #46616 POLISH/SILKIES

GENETICS
EGG COLOR FEATHERING ETC
IN-BREEDING TALK AND OTHER TALK begin post #2290
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/basic-chicken-color-genetics
Isa Brown x Cream Legbar post #1647
Sex-Linked info
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information​
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKMaking.html
EARS AND EARLOBES http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/09E03A06.pdf
Pink, Plum, Purple, and Gray Eggs http://www.communitychickens.com/all-about-egg-color/
INHERITANCE OF EGG COLOUR IN MARANS http://www.maransofamericaclub.com/uploads/4/0/1/8/40183925/14e05a14.pdf
Sigrid Van Orts book http://www.chickencolours.com/index.html
http://kippenjungle.nl/basisEN.htm
http://articles.extension.org/pages...or-small-and-backyard-flocks:-an-introduction
Chicken Genetics Made (almost) Simple - Overview of genetics and their effect on coloring.
Genetics Basics and Chicken Colors - More in-depth explanations of basic genetics and how color patterns are connected.
Chicken Genes - Lists of genes that affect many characteristics in chickens, with allelic genes grouped together.
Scratch Cradle links of https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/gms1-genetics-of-egg-color/
GMS Supplement #3: Selecting for Head Shape
Gimmies Special egg start at post #1785 post #2509
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QUAIL
GEESE
PEAFOWL
GUINEA FOWL
TURKEY
Ratite Production: Ostrich, Emu and Rhea
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/228/ratite-production-ostrich-emu-and-rhea/
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/812/the-incubation-of-ratite-eggs/

PROCESSING
Processing Support Group CLICK HERE
Brining 101 Osmosis post #44313
Chicapees Awesome Homemade plucker Hal post #438
Processing Support GROUP THREAD filled with HOW TO Click HERE
Grower Guidelines for Poultry and Fowl Processing Bottom of post post #38384
Dressed weights are about 75% of live weight post #40670
HEALTH problems MEAT BIRDS click here
HOW TO PROCESS FAST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9VeQ4xIMN8
Caponize your roosters How to caponize a rooster Warning Graphic pics & post #39979 VIDEO post #54418

Injara - an Ethiopian bred made from Teff flour post #17418 video recipe post #17433
Click to expand...
Santa Bread post #19056
Bennys Recipes for Ox tail soup: tongue with mushroom sauce post #30071 images post #30021
Khachapuri a Georgian pastry, full of cheese and an egg over! Delicious! Recipe: HERE
Dippy Eggs and Toads in the hole! post #31896
halupkies is stuffed cabbage http://allrecipes.com/recipe/220002/halupki-stuffed-cabbage/
Benny- Artemisia arborescens we use it in a herb tea,( not 4 use during Pregnancy! ) it helps digestion. post #32148
most expensive coffee in the world GROSS https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak
Organic Butternut Squash Soup yummmmsss
Wheat rolls with Spinach paset and Betroth paste! post #41161 post #69976
Sourdough pancakes post #43721
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BYC Under age RULES reminder FOR ALL AGES! READ said:
HOW to POST PICs from a CELL PHONE / AP or browser see starting at post #1208
Updating avatar/profile picture HERE
Posting pictures onto the BYC Forum from laptop/desktop HERE
Posting pictures from Cell/mobile HERE
TAG HOW to keep typing after you @ someone! see:post #2469 post #1088
Ovation Overview SEE : Ovation points by clicking on the “thumbs up” https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/699980/announcing-the-new-byc-reputation-system-ovations
BYC Recognition Awards - Educator, Friend, Spirit, & Greeter https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/812597/byc-recognition-awards-educator-friend-spirit-greeter
BackYardChickens.com Membership Upgrades https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/byc-memberships-help-support-backyardchickens
EMOJI CODES FOR BYC https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/734386/chick-emoticons#post_11984800
How to view post counts stats HOME page Post counts: https://www.backyardchickens.com/pages/stats/top/range/1day/#members
I forgot my BYC password! post #27693
BYC coupon code tutorial.... HOW TO USE https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1036197/store-upgrade-information-about-using-store-coupons/0_30
How to add a SPOILER to posts (drop down) post #33505
Trouble Logging In or Changing My Forum Password or Email HERE
DH , DS , DD, D----- what do all these different D's stand for? HERE
SEARCH FEATURES: the BYC Site and forum, You will get much better results
using the "advanced" choice located right under the "search" box.) https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/search-and-advanced-search-tutorial
DH , DS , DD, D----- what do all these different D's stand for? HERE

Special Thread Links on BYC!
Come Join the 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch Along: CLICK HERE TO JOIN US!
HenHoneys BLOG! http://the-crazy-chicken-lady.blogspot.com/
VIP BYC member interviews https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/905602/introducing-vip-member-interviews
7th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2016 Hatch-A-Long https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1051235/7th-annual-byc-new-years-day-2016-hatch-a-long/300
Sallys weird photo editor not a download http://funny.pho.to/christmas-frames-effects/
Warning, "fowl" language ahead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhBC67Ogwgo WATCH THE FUNKY CHICKEN!
Snip of USER preferences from a plat BYC membership post #6724
breeding/buying/selling, please check out his incredible story https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/990599/destruction-and-disposal-orders-help
BYC list of Abbreviations https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/byc-index-of-abbreviations
The Chicken Mission Improving lives through sustainable agriculture SEE @ozexpat at thread post #13442
An egg-cellent activity from Science Buddies http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-chick-breathe-inside-shell/
Sally Sunshine You created this board CLICK HERE

https://www.pinterest.com/ssunshiner/chickens-chickens-chickens-and-more-chickens/

Pinners Include... Grit Magazine Hobby Farms Magazine BackYardChickens Fresh Eggs Daily® and more
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Hippies cool website http://hippiestink.com/

2016 Zodiac Hatch-A-Long - Waxing Moon in Fruitful Signs HAL click HERE
Shahtirs serama project https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1074647/ee-serama-project
Bubbles page https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1075755/my-hatching-journey-the-adventures-of-a-complete-newbie



MY DISCLAIMER post #6795
Disclaimer: Please note this information is offered as friendly advice only and, whilst I have made every effort to ensure it is accurate, I can not be held responsible if it proves not to be useful in your case! I am not a vet and nor is anyone else that I know of.
 
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