Recent content by Lenka

Is it normal for one or 2 eggs to hatch and then radio silence from other eggs in the incubator? The other eggs *should* be good, but this is my first time incubating goose eggs. The first 2 hatched on day 29/30 and now we are on day 34...

Welcome to MA! Im in Lunenburg, right next door! What kind of goats do you have?

Anyone looking for a roo or 2? I have a lavender orpington and a Buff Orpington that would love a flock of hens for themselves! they're sweet boys, about 5 months old.

thanks! I can put some pee pads down. I thought the shavings were bad for this young as they try to eat them.

more than one what? house? yes. i do have more chicks in a different type of bin.. same age. I was thinking if this worked out then I would move the other chicks in with them.

Hey - so We have lots of chicks... and are kind of out of brooder space- but I do have these Tortoise houses, and one is empty. its 2x3ft and has a top (important when you have cats and curious dogs).. but my concern if the wood was ok. I don't know what kind besides "fir wood" anyone else use them?

thanks. thats what I thought. its a bummer, but a lesson learned.

the week of July 4th I ordered 2 dozen Blue laced reds wyandotte eggs from someone selling them on this forum. the eggs shipped the following week and of the 24 I ordered, 23 came in intact, one was broken. (no extra eggs were included) of those, at day 10 12 were found not viable/fertile, and...

Congrats!!!

oh yikes, will check tonight.

the temp was at around 99 most of the time. in a still air incubator. It pipped sometime yesterday

good luck! hope you have a great hatch! I don't know if I should give these guys another couple of days.. one did pip, but hasn't made much progress since. I do need to put in 3 more guinea eggs into lock down tonight.

well looks like my results arent awesome, of the 24 eggs, 12 were viable, 4 hatched, but 2 died.... and its day 25 for the rest of the eggs. kinda bummed, but i know that this was a possibility. lesson learned. At least the eggs i got from a more local farmer (more of a mix) are mostly viable...

12 guineas hatched!!! :celebrate they are so loud.. and they're only babies :eek:

we got one more guinea chick, another pipping and a chicken chick piping too!!! yaaaaayers!:celebrate:celebrate