I had a hen go broody 22 days ago, i had placed three old eggs (i had discovered a secret nest that day) in her nest to encourage broodiness (which worked). At the time it seemed like a pretty good idea because i don't use dummy eggs, I marked the eggs with a marker and a big D for dummy. She...
I am pretty sure that this one is a boy because he has a pretty big comb and it is a peachy color.
Now this little one has a black comb so i have no idea what he is...
Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
I have an egg that was abandoned by a hen a couple of days ago and is internally peeping, he hasnt poked a hole threw the egg yet and he has been peeping for about 30 hours, since i got him from the nest, i dont know if he was peeping then to. I can feel him tapping at the egg lots and peeping...
So yesterday i went outside to check on my hen that was due that day and she wasnt in the nest, the eggs were freezing cold, and the days before she wasnt either but i thought she was just doing her rounds and going back to the eggs. I took the eggs inside and candled them, i know they are...
Here are some pics of my homemade candler.
I just took a light,
A box
And voila
That is a fresh egg.
Hope you all enjoyed, feel free to post some pics of your candler.
I want to get an incubator by Brinsea and i dont know which one to pick the eco or the advanced i mean the eco is cheaper but the advanced has more choices. If anyone has any of these brinsea incubators can you please tell me how they are? Thanks in advance!!
I want to get an incubator by brinsea but i dont know which one to get the mini eco which is cheaper or the mini advanced that is more expensive but has much more options?? Has anyone tried brinsea incubators?? Thanks in advance!!
Hello everyone,
I have two hens that were broody together and then another that was on her own. The day that the single hen started hatching her chicks so did the other two. The single hen hatched three out of 11 eggs and the other two hatched two chicks out of 15 eggs so i put the two chicks in...