Recent content by menchelke

Oh I know. That is why this is a guess-A-Long. Put in your best guess!

(Guess the sex! This is for fun, will update in a few weeks when they have GROWN!) My single Ayam Cemani hatchling needed some companions so I called my friend and she offered me these 2 silkies. She said they are about a week apart, and the younger of the two is about a week older than the...

I dunno what you feed, etc, but I live in Arizona in USA, and I feed mine cracked corn and black fly larva or meal worm larva with their winter feed, like a 32 oz yogurt cup of it every day, and same 32 oz cup of commercial feed. This was for 4 laying hens and a rooster, and mine where only down...

Only 1 of mine out of the 14 eggs I received dozen + 2, hatched. about half never showed development and rest where quitters at different stages. Anyway had to emergency contact my friend, and she was kind enough to give 2 lil black silkies to keep my loan ayam happy. Are the eggs you are...

I will need to get a more clear picture. But I don't want to open the incubator yet.

Got my first PIPPER!

Yeah her foot looks curled, you can make a chick shoe, just cut a triangle out of some plastic blister package, or something like a plastic lid from a yogurt cup, close to size of chicks foot, then some medical tape the foot flat to the little triangle piece you cut out. Leg doesn't really look...

My first and only butcher was a hen that was breaking the eggs and eating them. I caught her with a beak covered in yolk. So she had to be culled, and my mindset of learning survival skills. I like to be capable of as much self sufficiency as I can muster. I have always been a jack of all...

Looks Buff to me. But isn't red and buff basically the same color, just one is diluted?

:( Dang.

Just went into lockdown. I am not that optimistic anymore, but we shall see what comes up, will update in 5 days. Looking like probably only 2 on the way. But I am still new to this, and the eggs I received were a bit speckled when candled made it hard to see.

Haven't read through this whole post yet, buy looks like I only had 2 out of my dozen +2 I ordered off ebay have a chick. I am on day 18 right now. I know that isn't much help, and I dunno if those will even hatch as of now.

Yeah, but a 150w version https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51kkFLNQT9L._AC_SL1000_.jpg It's 16" inches over the shavings.

Basically should I consider the heating affect on the chicks via infrared, or just consider the air temp the probe is sending? So previously when I brooded chicks, I didn't pay no heed to temps, etc, I just set up the lamp, and left it as is. I used to use the red heat bulbs, but I now have...