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DIY Incubator Egg Turner – Video
Here’s a video of the Egg Turner running at full speed. I definitely need to slow it down!
Read More »DIY Incubator Egg Turner
After a recent disaster when a broody chicken stopped being broody before the eggs hatched, I’ve decided to build a fully automated incubator. The incubator will include: Temperature Control Humidity Control Automatic Egg Turning The first step was…
Read More »More new chicks
At the end of October we put six fertile eggs underneath our broody Bantam hen and a couple of days ago they started to hatch. We ended up with three of the six eggs hatching – they’re all…
Read More »Chicks – 7 Weeks old
The chicks we incubated are now seven weeks old. It looks pretty clear to us that the two Black Australorps are Males while the Blue Australorps are Female. The Males are for sale or swap if anyone is…
Read More »Chicks – 4 Weeks Old
We let the chicks outside again today. We managed to find a number of worms while gardening and it seems the chicks definitely have a taste for them.
Read More »Chicks – First time outdoors – 3 Weeks Old
We wrapped some chicken wire around our outdoor table and let the chicks out today. They seemed to enjoy themselves.
Read More »Chicks – 18 Days Old
I never realised quite how fast chickens grew. This is only six days since my last post with a picture of them!
Read More »Chicks – 12 Days Old
Our four chicks have been in a cat carrier cage for the first 10 days of their lives. They grow like crazy and it was soon time to move them to a bigger home. I made up a…
Read More »Chicks – 1 week old
We ended up getting four chicks from the eggs we purchased. We purchased 12 eggs, here are the stats:
Read More »First Chick Hatched
We’ve been incubating some eggs since the 28th August. The first egg hatched right on schedule (day 21) yesterday.
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