The second group moved to the brooder a couple days after the first. For a moment they were pecked at a bit, and huddled in the corner. However, after a few minutes they became braver and slowly came out and, by mimicing the older ducks, they learned to eat and drink. After...
I moved my chicks to the brooder in two separate groups, instead of as one unit. This was because of how spread out the hatches were. I wondered why t...
At last my eggs neared the hatching day, which is day 28 after incubation starts. I had the humidity up and the temperature down, and I was ready to take them off the Read more
Today I set up my brooder, and prepared the eggs to hatch. The brooder kit I got is quite ingenious. Two rolls of plastic can be unrolled and taped together to make the walls. ...
I candled my eggs again today, exactly sixteen days after I started the incubation process. The results were great. Of the twenty-two eggs I had recieve...
As my eggs have incubated over the past couple of weeks, a few questions have arisen. First, as I previously mentioned, the temperature spiked after I placed the eggs in the Read more
Today we are testing samples of a brand new thermostat that we hope to start sellin...
Have you ever checked on your chicken coop and wondered if a predator got in your coop because of all of the feathers scattered around? You check around for holes in your poultry wire and then count your chickens and joyfully find that they are all accounted for. So where d...