I'm in a high humidity area. Early in the season I pulled the water from the incubator. It remained 38% to 54% in the incubator. I just had my best hatch...
... I have an India blue hen,or so I thought but now I wonder if she is called a dark pied. All her wing feathers are white. Right now she is with a blue...
... I have an India blue hen,or so I thought but now I wonder if she is called a dark pied. All her wing feathers are white. Right now she is with a blue...
Hi- ... She could be split for white too. Both dark pied and white split pretty much look the same. If the blue cock does not have any white feathers or isn't...
--Well Let me set you straight. I was guessing about humidity. It had to be higher then that. Guess I will have to get a wet bulb. Have been reading alot. And...
--Well Let me set you straight. I was guessing about humidity. It had to be higher then that. Guess I will have to get a wet bulb. Have been reading alot. And...
Hello Well i am a bit worried too, cause i have 9 eggs ready to hatch in 6 days, I have heard just horror stories about peafowl eggs, and hatching, so i am...
Well, I thought that this was going to be my year of the peafowl. I thought that this year I would be able to hatch lots of chicks and get some good crosses...
It must be the season. Over the years we have "inherited" 10 tortoises from friends and family that live in the city ("Can you look after them for us"). These...
I too have had years like yours. But don't give up for my peas lay until early September. I have has several chicks hatch as late as October. It is a pain...
LOL I must have caught my turtles at the end of their tryst for they were crawling away a few minutes later. Iona McCormick Quiet Place Farm Jacksonville, NC,...
Why is humidity important? It is important in relation to how much moisture is allowed to escape from an egg. If too much moisture escapes, the chick dies. If...
HS, What do you mean by "on the day it Internal Pips". Is this different to the pipping of the shell and when does it occur? Thanks Kit ... moisture is allowed...
In a message dated 7/1/2004 4:56:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, deb200350@... writes: Didn't know that peas would be harder to hatch. Peas are the hardest...
If that hen has all or even most white flights I would consider her a pied hen. Dark pied have only a couple of white flights and/or the false wing feathers...
On the day you put the eggs into the incubator, that's Day 0. That's the day you start weighing the egg. Internal Pip Day is when you candle the egg and you...
HS, Would you mind if I posted your humidity explanation on my website whenever I get a chance? I'd be sure to credit it to you of course. If you have an email...
I know I saw some pics of some homemade brooders on one of thee forums or lists. can't find it now. We have been having the peas hatch under the chickens ....
I had really high interest rates on my home loan. I saved thousands of dollars on home payments. And you can too. Interest rates are as low as can be, And Yes...
Sherry, I would take the peachick away from the silkies as soon as they are dry. I start them in a brooder at 90 degrees and drop the temp. 5 degrees...
I leave the chicks with the silkie hens until I sell them at 2 weeks or until they just decide they don't need mom anymore. Pea chicks are not that easy to...
Oh I forgot when I have one hatch in the hatcher I take it out at night and put under one of my silkies that already has some peas under her. I also leave a...
They were the big plastic storage boxes. I found this url with instructions. http://www.utm.edu/departments/ed/cece/idea/brood.shtml Here is the entire page of...
Thanks Elaine and Iona. Not exactly the page I was looking for. I was able to show my husband though another idea. My diseas e, Lou Gehrigs, robs you of...
Hello All I have a question, well im at a loss right now, since 1:00 am our power has been out due to a tree falling on the lines, the power came back on at...
What I do is...After they are dry they go in a Rubbermaid box with an old kitchen towel on the bottom and a heat lamp. Food is sprinkled on the towel to...
I do hope that you have good luck with these eggs and please keep us informed. Five hours at less than ideal temperature is a long time but the eggs at this...
Update Ok its now 8:53 3 hours since the incubator has been back in full swing, and i just took out all the eggs to look for signs of life, i checked my...
Hi Cindy, Your eggs will survive. 5 hours is OK though 76 degrees is a bit low. I once had jungle fowl eggs with embryoes collected from the jungle and it...
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