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[Leahs Mom]

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[Leahs Mom]

Oh...and on the ecoglow vs. Premier 1...
Some of the folks on that thread own both of them and are going to compare them.

 

[ChickCrazed]

My Birchen Marans chicks (from Brad) are at about the 4 week old mark. I need sexing help on one of them from all you pros! One is clearly a little Roo, one I feel is female, and the other is currently exhibiting characteristics of both!

#1 Clear Rooster with a very strange comb





#2 Pretty sure girl - she feathered out the quickest and has the smallest comb




#3 Has gender issues. He/she feathered out slower, like the Roo, but is smaller more like #2, and has a comb a bit larger than #2. Thoughts from the pros?

 

[Kiniska]

[COLOR=8B4513]I am taking a short break from moving the chicks to another bedroom because my DH is on the way home from IU with our DD, Lauren, who is very ill. The chicks were in her bedroom. As "Murphy's Law" would have it, last night DH and I started moving my office from Meredith's former bedroom to Max's larger former bedroom. Now I'm moving the chicks into my former office, which is still in the process of being moved! Oh well, I can handle that . . . I'll have to assess Lauren when she gets home. I mentioned before that she's been chronically ill since she had mono a few years ago because an infectious disease specialist found that she still has the Epstein-Barr virus in her system. Might be a few years before it's under control. Could be much worse, though.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=800080]minmin~[/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]The English Orpingtons are LF. They look like modern game birds with their long legs in comparison to the silkies! All the chicks are one big happy family!![/COLOR]
[rule]

So sorry to hear your daughter is still having issues. I really hope she recovers soon. This weather probably hasn't helped her. Big hugs.

 

[leslea]

I've been watching for the reviews from this thread. Right near the end, one guy talks about why he likes the eco-glow better. But there are several people that are going to review them once they have their chicks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/848844/is-anyone-using-the-premier-heat-plate-brooder-for-chicks

I've been watching it, too. I must have missed the "EcoGlow is better" post. Seems like so far it's a lot of folks just waiting.

 

[FlockMaster-614]

Hey all!
So, I'm just curious, what types of 'bators do you all use? I'm trying to find a relatively inexpensive but good incubator but I was just wondering if any of you have any preferences in brands and types. I would make a homemade one but we did that and it didn't really give good results. Id like one with an auto-egg turner but I suppose I can do without but I do need one with a reliable and consistent humidity/temp range.

Im soo ready for green now. I'm getting done with all of this cold and snow.

 

[leslea]

I am taking a short break from moving the chicks to another bedroom because my DH is on the way home from IU with our DD, Lauren, who is very ill. The chicks were in her bedroom. As "Murphy's Law" would have it, last night DH and I started moving my office from Meredith's former bedroom to Max's larger former bedroom. Now I'm moving the chicks into my former office, which is still in the process of being moved! Oh well, I can handle that . . . I'll have to assess Lauren when she gets home. I mentioned before that she's been chronically ill since she had mono a few years ago because an infectious disease specialist found that she still has the Epstein-Barr virus in her system. Might be a few years before it's under control. Could be much worse, though.

minmin~ The English Orpingtons are LF. They look like modern game birds with their long legs in comparison to the silkies! All the chicks are one big happy family!!

Oh, gosh. Best wishes to her (and to your family). I had mono when I was 14 and it did, indeed, take a few years to fully recover.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Hey all!
So, I'm just curious, what types of 'bators do you all use? I'm trying to find a relatively inexpensive but good incubator but I was just wondering if any of you have any preferences in brands and types. I would make a homemade one but we did that and it didn't really give good results. Id like one with an auto-egg turner but I suppose I can do without but I do need one with a reliable and consistent humidity/temp range.

Im soo ready for green now. I'm getting done with all of this cold and snow.

I got the simplest, cheapest thing they had at rural king lol. It was a farm innovators model 2100, still air, no turners. I have two. They work great, especially for a cheap incubator. They were $42.99.

 

[FlockMaster-614]

Aww, I hope your daughter gets better, Mother2Hens. Best wishes.

 

[FlockMaster-614]

I got the simplest, cheapest thing they had at rural king lol. It was a farm innovators model 2100, still air, no turners. I have two. They work great, especially for a cheap incubator. They were $42.99.

Thanks. I'm going to see if I can't go and stop by BigR and TSC and RuralKing and see what they have. Could you if you wanted to add an egg turner to an incubator if it doesn't come with one installed? I'm alright if it can't I am home enough to turn and be there to 'babysit' if needed but I may get one just so it could be possibly easier. I suppose I'm a little lazy sometimes. Lol