Yeah, I wasn't trying to be confusing. Just saying that you can start with perfect birds... and still wind up with faults and DQ's. It happens... and you'll still get some odd things cropping up from time to time. Some of it may be how you incubated and some of it may actually be genetic. But I wasn't saying NOT to start with good birds, just that even with good birds, you'll still be doing an awful lot of culling anyway.
Quote: I'm using the Brinsea Octagon Eco 20. It does not have the digital readout. It simply has a glass therm in there. Which because it is close to the heating element (and I didn't realize this needed to be taken into consideration when I first got it) I adjusted my machine accordingly. At first, I was too low and then I happened to buy a really cruddy therm and I adjusted it too high. The machine itself WORKS. And it works amazing! There is nothing wrong with it. But it just goes to show that you need to double check yourself and be sure that you are accurately reading your temps. The best way to read temps is IN the egg. Second best would be right about middle of your tray level. It's all trial and error until you've been hatching a while and know how your machine works and can work with it. The Brinsea can basically do it on it's own. It's pretty fool proof. UNLESS the fool is YOU!! LOL!!! Once I got it adjusted right, I had no more issues.
Exactly.
Pretty boys! Glad you found them happy homes!Greetings, wishing everyone a nice, safe, happy and relaxing weekend!
For me, it's already a bitter/sweet weekend. My two babies are leaving the nest, to start a flock of their own. I wish I could keep them, they are the sweetest cockerels ever.
Thank you! Unfortunately, only the first one has found a new home. The second one is still available,,,hint hint!Yeah, I wasn't trying to be confusing. Just saying that you can start with perfect birds... and still wind up with faults and DQ's. It happens... and you'll still get some odd things cropping up from time to time. Some of it may be how you incubated and some of it may actually be genetic. But I wasn't saying NOT to start with good birds, just that even with good birds, you'll still be doing an awful lot of culling anyway.And so long as YOUR bird has good toes, and looks good, etc... then you don't need to worry about how many toes the parent stock had or the siblings. Let's say the majority of your hatches do have the correct number of toes, but a couple of them are webbed and some are fused, or you happen to get brachytyly in one or two of them... but the majority are fine. It's fine to buy a GOOD bird (with all toes) out of a selection like that. Those faults are going to happen. They happen less and less in better breeder programs, though. But they'll still crop up no matter how great a bird you have.
I'm using the Brinsea Octagon Eco 20. It does not have the digital readout. It simply has a glass therm in there. Which because it is close to the heating element (and I didn't realize this needed to be taken into consideration when I first got it) I adjusted my machine accordingly. At first, I was too low and then I happened to buy a really cruddy therm and I adjusted it too high. The machine itself WORKS. And it works amazing! There is nothing wrong with it. But it just goes to show that you need to double check yourself and be sure that you are accurately reading your temps. The best way to read temps is IN the egg. Second best would be right about middle of your tray level. It's all trial and error until you've been hatching a while and know how your machine works and can work with it. The Brinsea can basically do it on it's own. It's pretty fool proof. UNLESS the fool is YOU!! LOL!!! Once I got it adjusted right, I had no more issues.
Exactly.
Pretty boys! Glad you found them happy homes!
My guess would be he is a little cockerel...I believe the color is Grey/Silver Partridge.
Anybody want to guess gender of this 2 month old? Also curious what color this one is. Thanks!
I see a hint of wattles therefore I'm going to go with 'boy'.
Anybody want to guess gender of this 2 month old? Also curious what color this one is. Thanks!
BEAUTIFUL!!!! Thanks for sharing!And here are my girls...all grown up!
Thank you for looking!
Cute!! But get a shot of the beak/comb. I'm going to agree with silver partridge.
Anybody want to guess gender of this 2 month old? Also curious what color this one is. Thanks!
Well, that's a little frustrating. Good one minute....yucky the next.
