I have been hatching chicks in cartons ever since last year. It works out well for me. The hatched chicks still walk all over the unhatched eggs even laying on top of them. Sometimes I think their chirps help encourage the hatching. My last batch of eggs from Bama1 were my best....13 out of...
The eggs I received from Bama1 have hatched, All but two are out. One is got itself a nice hole and trying slowly. Only one has no action on the 21st day but she did tell me that the Leghorns are slow and that is what both are. So out of 15 eggs only one did not develop. 14 were locked down...
Coldest day so far here in 2015 and I have 9 freshly hatched chicks out of 14. Still have one zipping and two pipped. Today is the 21st day. This will be my best hatch so far. Purchased these eggs from Bama1. There are a several pure breeds and others are a mix of Austalorps or Sulmtaler...
I just went back through multiple pages of the forum and this is the update on the auctions (Monerator please correct if I am wrong):
bosingleton's - 12+ Barnyard mix - pickitfarm @ $20 Posted date and time 1/16/15 @ 8:25PM (ET)
6+ Spangled Russian Orloff Hatching Eggs - Purplehen @ $25 - Post...
I will ship Monday the 12th
shipping will be 20$ since I can fit alot in a big priority box.
Lets make this fun
20++CCL eggs and splash marans x CCL roo eggs to boot for olive eggers
Lets start at 20$ plus the shipping so thats 40$ to start if anyone is interested.
If not thats ok too as I use...
The only time ours want to stay in are when it is really windy. That they do not like. Though we are in SC it gets cold....It is going to be 16 tomorrow night. We have even seen snow and they come out in that and rain. Like someone said, chickens will do what they like. Just open the door...