How many white hens do you have? It's funny (actually sad), but the feedstore has 15 or more hens, but they've only had one chick hatch, and it doesn't look healthy.I cleaned mine yesterday. I hope the girls can lay at least 4 more but if not, I'm happy with the 3 that I have.
The peas that hatched still look like they will be WHITE IB. I"m not sure how I got to be that lucky to have all whites?With my luck, the colors will change, or will they?
I cleaned mine yesterday. I hope the girls can lay at least 4 more but if not, I'm happy with the 3 that I have.
The peas that hatched still look like they will be WHITE IB. I"m not sure how I got to be that lucky to have all whites?With my luck, the colors will change, or will they?
How many white hens do you have? It's funny (actually sad), but the feedstore has 15 or more hens, but they've only had one chick hatch, and it doesn't look healthy.
-Kathy
Every time the hen got off her eggs I would candle and weigh them *and* the eggs in the incubator.
So you have no mature white hens? Since you wanted a white male, I'm assuming you don't have one, right? Does that mean that you got white from IB?White hens? Take a guess. 1 white hen and you already know who that is.
Every time the hen got off her eggs I would candle and weigh them *and* the eggs in the incubator.
White hens? Take a guess. 1 white hen and you already know who that is.
So you have no mature white hens? Since you wanted a white male, I'm assuming you don't have one, right? Does that mean that you got white from IB?
-Kathy
I set my eggs and forgot about them and 3 out of 4 hatched. Not a big number but still. I understand the importance of candling and although I give myself a D- at candling, I don't candle. I may have candled 1 or 2 times over the last 2 years of incubating. I do the smell check. If there is no smell, then I am not alarmed at any potential rotten eggs.
