She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[WVduckchick]

One hour? Sounds good to me! Thanks. I have a feeling they will nap for longer than an hour anyways ^^

Just please be sure your brooder is warm and free of drafts!

 

[HiyokoInNippon]

^^ Cardboard box lined with newspaper, hay, and grass... --oh shoot, ok, adding grit then--and a little cave under a heating pad.

 

[RubyNala97]

One hour? Sounds good to me! Thanks. I have a feeling they will nap for longer than an hour anyways ^^

I'm not suggesting 1 hour. Just passing along the minimum time that I read. And keep in mind that's the MINIMUM. I, personally don't remove chicks for up to 24 hours. But I understand you have safety issues with the incubator, so keep an eye on them. When they are fluffy, they are dry.
http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/poultry_chicks_removal.html

 

[HiyokoInNippon]

I'm not suggesting 1 hour. Just passing along the minimum time that I read. And keep in mind that's the MINIMUM. I, personally don't remove chicks for up to 24 hours. But I understand you have safety issues with the incubator, so keep an eye on them. When they are fluffy, they are dry.
http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/poultry_chicks_removal.html

Got it. I will be hooking up the heating pad to a thermostat so it will be the same temp as the brooder. I also have a few other options as well. I'll see how it goes and how energetic they are before making any rash decisions.

 

[RubyNala97]

So I was considering getting some frizzle polish hatching eggs. But I was reading if you breed a frizzle to a frizzle, they get brittle feathers that break and fall of leaving them bare skin. My neighbor has a frizzle rooster that looks horrible, total bare back. Looks red and what feathers he does have are sparse. My neighbor (old school/old man) kept thinking he had molted but just never grew back his feathers. He picked him up at an animal auction when he was little. I'm convinced this is a result of that breeding. Now I understand why most hatching eggs are sold with a 50/50 chance for smooth or frizzle. So, I've decided to hold off for now, until I research it further.

 

[RubyNala97]

Got it. I will be hooking up the heating pad to a thermostat so it will be the same temp as the brooder. I also have a few other options as well. I'll see how it goes and how energetic they are before making any rash decisions.

Great! I just wouldn't want you to move a baby to soon and have it die and then think "well, ruby said I could move them and look what happened!"

 

[WVduckchick]

I have removed them in just a couple of hours. I think Amy takes them out quickly because of her fan. If I had a hazard, I'd rather have them in the brooder too. As long as the brooder is appropriate and safer.

 

[WVduckchick]

So I was considering getting some frizzle polish hatching eggs. But I was reading if you breed a frizzle to a frizzle, they get brittle feathers that break and fall of leaving them bare skin. My neighbor has a frizzle rooster that looks horrible, total bare back. Looks red and what feathers he does have are sparse. My neighbor (old school/old man) kept thinking he had molted but just never grew back his feathers. He picked him up at an animal auction when he was little. I'm convinced this is a result of that breeding. Now I understand why most hatching eggs are sold with a 50/50 chance for smooth or frizzle. So, I've decided to hold off for now, until I research it further.

I was thinking (and could be mistaken) that frizzle to frizzle is basically a death sentence. Creates a lethal gene. My little Prissy cochin is frizzle. The other is not, so maybe I'll have a boy and a girl!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

So I was considering getting some frizzle polish hatching eggs. But I was reading if you breed a frizzle to a frizzle, they get brittle feathers that break and fall of leaving them bare skin. My neighbor has a frizzle rooster that looks horrible, total bare back. Looks red and what feathers he does have are sparse. My neighbor (old school/old man) kept thinking he had molted but just never grew back his feathers. He picked him up at an animal auction when he was little. I'm convinced this is a result of that breeding. Now I understand why most hatching eggs are sold with a 50/50 chance for smooth or frizzle. So, I've decided to hold off for now, until I research it further.

I was thinking (and could be mistaken) that frizzle to frizzle is basically a death sentence. Creates a lethal gene. My little Prissy cochin is frizzle. The other is not, so maybe I'll have a boy and a girl!

Your both right, frizzle to frizzle is not ideal as the feathers will be very poor if any at all in some cases, as your neighbours roo looks RubyNala97. How you have described him I would 99% say it's from breeding frizzle to frizzle. The hatching eggs I sell are a 50/50 chance of being frizzle and I always point this out when I sell. All depends if the developing chick gets the frizzle gene from the frizzle parent.

 

[WVduckchick]

Your both right, frizzle to frizzle is not ideal as the feathers will be very poor if any at all in some cases, as your neighbours roo looks RubyNala97. How you have described him I would 99% say it's from breeding frizzle to frizzle. The hatching eggs I sell are a 50/50 chance of being frizzle and I always point this out when I sell. All depends if the developing chick gets the frizzle gene from the frizzle parent.

Great!
I've been waiting for you to stop by! Have been wondering if your polish is still sitting on those eggs??