Ok I have a question (that will probably get me into bigger trouble than I'm already in).
I borrowed P&B's 'bator. Out of 42 eggs, I got 12 (well, 13... but I had to cull one). Already determined that my problem was humidity... they were sticky after hatching, and soft around the belly, which NN told me was indicative of too high humidity.
My problem is that I don't know what else I would like to hatch. I'm not usually one to have many many different kinds of *anything*... usually, 1 kind of dog, 1 kind of cat, 1 kind of parrot, and so on. However, which the chickens I already have 6 MFC bantams, which I have no intention of giving up, but they make lousy layers in regards to eating the eggs. I have a black sex link pullet that is around 5-6 months old, a speckled sussex pullet & a mystery pullet, both between 4-5 months old and 12 three week old mutt babies. I'm not mentioning the eggs in Monty's bator because well they aren't hatched yet. LOL
The chicks I'm thinking about selling or giving away all but one or two... but other than that, I'm waffling. Someone on Craigslist has Welsummer chicks available at least last time I checked... but I don't know if I trust that. Personally, I need pullets/hens, not roosters. I'm tempting fate and it's already a possibility that I'll get caught because of my bantam roosters... I can't afford to have a standard size rooster hanging around. It also makes me very very hesitant to hatch any eggs, because then what do I do with the males? I don't have the space/ability to raise them for the freezer.
Rock and a hard place... completely confused.
I borrowed P&B's 'bator. Out of 42 eggs, I got 12 (well, 13... but I had to cull one). Already determined that my problem was humidity... they were sticky after hatching, and soft around the belly, which NN told me was indicative of too high humidity.
My problem is that I don't know what else I would like to hatch. I'm not usually one to have many many different kinds of *anything*... usually, 1 kind of dog, 1 kind of cat, 1 kind of parrot, and so on. However, which the chickens I already have 6 MFC bantams, which I have no intention of giving up, but they make lousy layers in regards to eating the eggs. I have a black sex link pullet that is around 5-6 months old, a speckled sussex pullet & a mystery pullet, both between 4-5 months old and 12 three week old mutt babies. I'm not mentioning the eggs in Monty's bator because well they aren't hatched yet. LOL
The chicks I'm thinking about selling or giving away all but one or two... but other than that, I'm waffling. Someone on Craigslist has Welsummer chicks available at least last time I checked... but I don't know if I trust that. Personally, I need pullets/hens, not roosters. I'm tempting fate and it's already a possibility that I'll get caught because of my bantam roosters... I can't afford to have a standard size rooster hanging around. It also makes me very very hesitant to hatch any eggs, because then what do I do with the males? I don't have the space/ability to raise them for the freezer.
Rock and a hard place... completely confused.
Farie- You don't have to raise them till they are grown and crowing. Every hatch is a little more experience under your belt so that when you get them "to die for" eggs you will know what to do! Theres always someone on here willing to take extras off you hands. Don't know if I have anything you might want to try (EE bantams,belgian quail bantams,aseels are lAying now) but I would be glad to send you some eggs if you need them. Okay,have I enabled you enough!lol.
