This is just a little note to help new comers to the fun of hatching your own babies.First and very important Chicks Take 21 days to hatch,Ducks take 28 to 35 days to hatch depending on breed,Quail take 16 to...
I’ve been around chickens at least 95% of my life, and I can tell you poorly designed chicken coops can lead to several problems. They may be a sore sight to the eyes. They may have a hidden entrance for cats...
I have bought so many eggs on ebay and then because of a power failure or not turning properly or some other factor (like the eggs I bought are a bit too large for my incubator), I have poor hatch rate or...
This is a guide to help anyone buying hatching eggs on ebay or anywhere else for that matter.We have been raising Buckeye Chickens and hatching eggs for years and have learned a great deal from trial and...
If you have bought eggs on ebay and then had a power failure, or the eggs are a too large for the incubator,or you have had poor hatch rates or had deformities of the feet when the chicks finally do hatch....
I HAVE BEEN HATCHING EGGS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL TIPS THAT I HAVE LEARNED. YOU CAN BUY EGGS AND HAVE THEM MAILED TO YOU AND DEPENDING ON SHIPPING AND HANDLING AT THE POST OFFICE...
Serama chickens are a wonderful little chicken. They are a new breed and are still in development and there are alot of breeders out there that say they have the best. You need to do research if you want to...
One of the best incubators we have used are the Brinsea Octagon 20's 40's, we use several of each model to hatch our Buckeye chicks year around! Over the years we have found a few tricks to keeping these...
COCHIN BANTAM CHICKENS My favorite source of incubation is a Cochin chicken hen. The same results can be obtained with standard or bantam size.The bantam are my choice. When the electricity goes out and the...
This is yet another of my personal experiences in poultry raising/rescuing. Once upon a cold winter's day, I followed up on a "replacement homes needed for silkie roosters" ad. The owner of this flock had too...
