Utah!

[sillycmoy]

I have a chirper in the incubator. I can't tell which one. I wish it would hurry up and poke a hole out of the shell already. I'm worried its going to get stuck, still hovering around 50% humidity in there. But once 1st baby is out, then it will be fine... Just hurry up little fuzzy butt.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

I'm so sad! All 7 of my eggs were doing awesome, but the power has been out for 3 hours!!! I put some warm water on the eggs. I hope they make it!

I am impressed by this idea you have. I hope they all hatch! My very first hatch was accidentally unplugged by my dog overnight and the eggs were ice cold at 67 degrees on day 17. I went to dump them out, and opened one...It had a live chick so I put the rest back and I plugged them back in and they hatched! I could not believe it! Red got two wyandottes from that hatch and they were fine so crossies for you Ace!

 

[cfack]

Yeah I moved the brooder heat lamp to the coop. It could get down to 30 at night over the next few days. Now to get the chicks used to the ramp!

 

[RedIII]

I am impressed by this idea you have. I hope they all hatch! My very first hatch was accidentally unplugged by my dog overnight and the eggs were ice cold at 67 degrees on day 17. I went to dump them out, and opened one...It had a live chick so I put the rest back and I plugged them back in and they hatched! I could not believe it! Red got two wyandottes from that hatch and they were fine so crossies for you Ace!

Heehee, I love those girls. Angel is one of my best layers and they are so FLUFFY!

 

[farmerbrian87]

Here is a picture of Mr squiggs surrounded by all his hens he's a lucky boy. He is the sweetest chicken ever! He brought me food and dropped it at my feet and started talking to me. He is so silly.

 

[the-bird-man]

i know this has been talked about before but will someone explain feather sexing for me? can it be used on a barred rock? i ask because i notice that one of my chicks wing feathers are coming in a bit differently than her sister. i hope they are all girls. maybe i am just paranoid? i got them as day olds on the 27th of march

 

[Cynthia12]

Brad, the barred rocks are easy to tell by the faster feathering, and also by how the stripes come in. If I remember, yours are still pretty young, but the pullet will have a darker pattern than the cockeral. He's more light in pattern. It's a bit late to do the short .. long..feather tipping check. If those wing feathers are out there quite a ways, then they should be girls..and oh yes, the tails could be starting too.

 

[sillycmoy]

I have a pip....

At least I know 1 of the 32 made it.... And its a nosy little bugger.... I can hear it all the way upstairs...

 

[the-bird-man]

Brad, the barred rocks are easy to tell by the faster feathering, and also by how the stripes come in.   If I remember, yours are still pretty young, but the pullet will have a darker pattern than the cockeral.  He's more light in pattern.  It's a bit late to do the short .. long..feather tipping check.  If those wing feathers are out there quite a ways, then they should be girls..and oh yes, the tails could be starting too. 

thanks for the tips. i will look at them again in the morning as they all are sleeping and i dont want to wake them up. they are so cute. its funny even as chicks how they get excited to see you

 

[acemario]

Hmm true, Brahmas could cover more eggs I'm very slightly tempted right now by the big, friendly breeds because DH's granddaughter likes to come see the chickens and I want to have birds out there that she can pick up and snuggle or carry around. She's four.
Lol!
I would give them a heat lamp just to be safe. We have a batch of meat birds in our shed right now that are getting big and are roasty toasty to the touch, but I still give them a lamp anyway, as it tends to get cool here at night.

Rural Pearls!!!! Did you see that Shawn (TheBirdGuy) has turkey eggs? I used to have some of his Spanish's. Very nice birds.

I still have some speckled Sussex available! The gentlest of the gentle!