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I did my first dry hatch in a Maticoopx 30 last month. I did not use water in the incubator until day 18 and then I only filled the smallest channel with water. Only time the humidity went up over 50% was when chicks hatched which always brings the humidity up. Some who dry hatch never add...

I am into Adult Contemporary music.

So egg-citing. Can’t wait to hear they are doing the chicken break dance…pipping, zipping and popping.

That is unfortunate that you cannot have roosters. Totally understand.

Welcome to the chicken hut. Yeah Roosters happen even if you bought female chicks only. I have two speckled Sussex, at least one ISA Brown (I think they are that breed) and one buff Orpington roosters that where to all FFC (future female chickens). Roosters make great warning alarms and lawn art.

I love your drawings. Love the red hair.

Thanks! I would love to hatch more but at this point I have 72 chicks ranging from almost two months to 2 weeks. I will have to live vicariously through and other hatching. Come in little chickpeas…

Time does fly when hatching chicks. It doesn’t seem so the first few days but then all of the sudden you need to stop turning and just sit on your hands for the hatching to commence.

I’ll take one of your choosing and name it Josie.

We are new owning Speckled Sussex. Ours is coming up on 8 weeks and we can tell that we have one cockerel (they were all to be hens) and possibly a second one. One has a prominent cone and wattles appearing. The other has a cone and little wattles. The rest do not show a cone nor wattles at...

We raised a single chick once as a storm disrupted electric during incubation. He was the only one who made it. His name was clearly “Stormy”. We put a small stuffed animal in his brooder box with him. It should help keep it from chirping for attention. As a matter of fact Stormy had his...

Welcome to the fowl house Ann!

Welcome to the roost. With a lot of experience here in the coop you can post pics and someone here may be able to tel l you. I like Roos as they are eye candy for your yard.

Over 10 years ago we started chicken math in SC by buying a gentleman’s coop and flock. He posted them for sale at a TSC. My husband saw it and was able to get everything he had. The man had feel ill and could not manage them. It was nice large coop with laying hens and a number of roosters...

That turner malfunction stinks. You got this! Hang in their little ones we are all cheering you on.

I have seen it before in shipped eggs. I agree it is odd that the eggs are from you ladies have it. Anyway the air cell moves around and is not attached to the large round side of the egg. If you search on BYC you will find threads on it. The recommendation is to let the eggs sit 24-48 hours...

Thank you. The credit is all my husbands. I helped with our first hoop coop but he has been building this since Monday by himself in 90F temperatures. It is a real trooper.

It sounds like Gummy Bear had a detached air cell. That happens mostly with shipped eggs. Sorry for my little fellow and the other two will not be moving on. Still have others to cheering on. Come in lockdown!!!!

So I got another hibiscus bloom from a mystery hibiscus we got for free last year. Unfortunately we did not know it was a hibiscus so we planted in a place I would not have if we had known. Still pretty though. Additionally we are building a second hoop coop next to one of our gardens for the...

I was in zone 7b at the time. I was pleasantly surprised when they reseeded. I thought they would be a one season plant. They were in my front bed where it received some really strong afternoon sun. During a hot summer day you could burn yourself touching the front door.