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So the Easter eggers seem to have larger size air cells for the most part. My Delaware and Wyandottes have what seems like smaller air cells. I am dry hatching with a high room humidity. Bathroom 55% Govee inside incubator 32-35% Day 10. I know bigger air cell sizes means that they need a little...

I see the blood vessels and that looks about the same as the other eggs. The chick doesn't move. All the other chicks were moving. Do they sleep or stay still for long periods of time? If there are blood vessels does that mean it's alive? The chick seems to slosh around if I move the egg gently...

So I set eggs yesterday and I've been watching the temp and humidity inside the incubator with the Govee. It's bouncing between 98.4 and 100 degrees and the humidity is bouncing between 34-38%. I've been reading that for dry incubating it should be between 15-30%. I am dry incubating because...

Incubator says 99.5 and Govee says 99.3. Is 99.3 too low and should I bump it up to 100?

This sounds a bit odd. What I mean is .. if you hatch a small egg will the chicken ever grow to be a large chicken? Does egg size indicate chicken size? So for example my rooster is a big boy but one of my hens is small and lays smaller eggs than the rest. Would hatching her eggs just make more...

So yesterday I found a hidden mating injury on my hen. It's under the wing and well hidden. I've separated her to heal up and have trimmed my roosters spurs. I used a dog nail clipper and only took the very tip off. Unfortunately he still had a spot of blood and I put the styptic powder on right...

I think I am as prepared as I can be. I'm going to set around 13-15 eggs.

I want to make sure I have everything in order. 1. I need additional hygrometers to put in with the eggs. 2. Do not wash eggs, pick the cleanest and most uniform looking eggs. 3. Florida is humid so I want to try dry hatching. Can't go below about 20% right? 4. Lockdown means not candling...

The girls are white but my boy has turned yellow. Why is this happening?

Why do 2 of my almost 14 week old pullets keep their tails down? They are either down or like straight but these 2 never have raised their tails!! They are both Delawares and are as sweet as can be. My 3rd Dellie puts her tail up just a bit but not super high either. My Wyandotte pullets have...

These boys are beautiful and lovely tempered. They will be an excellent flock guard if anyone needs a flock leader. They are currently 12 weeks old. I have 5 cockerels. I'm trying to keep 3 and these 2 boys will go to freezer camp if they can't find a home. They are such nice boys I am trying to...

He is the most lovable little guy. He's catching fowl pox from the big boys unfortunately.

There is nothing else on any other chicken. Just him.

So I raised 2 brown leghorn brothers together. Just the 2 of them. They have always been joined at the wing. Inseparable. They are good boys truly. I've held them constantly as chicks, loved them nonstop. By 10 weeks old I put them in with my older hens and stopped spending so much time with...

I tried to keep both brothers together and something happened between them. His brother is the alpha and is running him off. His name is Teddy and he's not aggressive. Doesn't fight, instead he just runs away. True to the breed he is more skittish but doesn't attack. Maybe someone has a flock he...

I don't think this video uploaded with sound. I think I figured out my Wyandottes genders. The first one I point to is a boy, then girl, girl, boy. Does this look correct? 2 of them are crowing. The one at the end I know for sure one was him. He has a bump on his comb so he's easy to spot.

This guy here is huge. He's bigger and heavier than my Delaware and my Golden Laced Wyandotte cockerels. I don't want him to go to freezer camp. Does anyone ever have a breeding use for a large guy? He's already 2lbs at 6.5 weeks old. He was supposed to be a sexed pullet.

I've been watching a lot of videos on this method and I think I can do this. I've never killed an animal. Usually I try to save animals but why buy those tortured store chickens when I can raise my own humanely? I don't like supporting that system of abuse. Does this broomstick method really...

I have some Delawares from a hatchery. I know these birds are not likely to be great meat birds but I'm trying to gauge where the weight should be on a good meaty Delaware at this age. The average weight between the cockerel and the pullets is about 1lb 6oz. Is this a decent weight at 6...