I got my first silkie egg today. It is so small next to my RIR eggs, but for them to be only 9 months old I am very happy.![]()
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I got my first silkie egg today. It is so small next to my RIR eggs, but for them to be only 9 months old I am very happy.![]()
Random post for the day. Anyone else get a kick out of watching their chickens run? They crack me up! They kind of remind me of little dinosaurs, like a t-rex/valasaraptor mix (sorry, I'm sure I spelled that all wrong). But anyway, I love it!!
A lower temperature will keep chicks from over heating and dieing. Sadly the females are more heat sensitive and fail to hatch if they get to hot leaving you with more males then female. If you run it low you get equal to more females then males. Also your rooster makes a HUGE difference. In the past I had a rooster that created mostly pullets. I was hatching 40 eggs at a time and only ending up with 2 or 3 roosters in 100% hatches. He disappeared years agoI miss him.
don't forget the VW busI forwarded that article to DH yesterday. His response was if I got any more organic I better get a pair of Birkenstocks and stop shaving.
I sent him a note that I was looking for Birkenstocks on Amazon and the pits were beginning to itch.
I didn't get a response back.![]()
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I incubated with both incubators at 99.5. I have the Brinsea Minis and they hold the temp well because they are so small.
Hatch #1: 4 out of 5
Hatch #2: Both bators gave me 4/6 in each bator (8 chicks out of 12 eggs).
So... my hatch rate is OK. Isn't it? It's my cockerel/pullet ratio that is giving me issues.
Random post for the day. Anyone else get a kick out of watching their chickens run? They crack me up! They kind of remind me of little dinosaurs, like a t-rex/valasaraptor mix (sorry, I'm sure I spelled that all wrong). But anyway, I love it!!
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My van is giving me issues. Maybe I'll ask him if I can trade it in for the VW version so I can paint flowers on it!![]()