I'm in Arkansas and I always dry incubate. Humidity here is so high they drowned if I don't. I do bump up the humidity once we go into lockdown to about 60%.
My tribble was one...sisters dog grrr. Killed all my ducks too.
Ordered hatching eggs from the woman I got her from..bad experience this time 5 of the dozen were already developing the rest promptly blew up on day 3 of incubation. She sent 6 more..paid for 12 go figure. 2 hatched.lefty 4 toes on...
I hate it and a won't use it for chicks under 2 weeks old. Couldn't control pasty butt in my chicks. Never had that problem with heat lamps. Than I realised their drinking water wasn't staying warm like baby chicks need it to be..went back to heat lamps for first 2 weeks. No more pasty butt.
Purina layer crumbles 24/7.
Chicken treats from tractor supply. Moved them into garage after Thanksgiving. They are were serama and silkie mixes..size 13-14 oz each but with 5 feathered toes and black skin.was afraid they wouldn't fair well in 30° temps being so tiny.. Oh I also have/had them on...
One year ago I hatched 9 bantams from eggs off ebay. 2 rooster and 7 hens. Hatch date 12-4-17. Over the last 2 week's I've lost all but one rooster whose health suddenly declined over night. No lice, no mites, poop is fine and until yesterday he was eating and drinking fine...the same for the...
Golden 300.
They are calm, don't make a lot of noise. They lay close to 290 eggs a year. Males get 4.5-5# nice eating size if you're into that sort of thing, I'm not. 2nd generation are a beautiful variety of colors that continue to lay well.
Pictures are of 2 ducklings from my last hatch.