Have you ever wanted to hatch your own dear fluffy chicks with an incubator or a broody hen? Hatching chicks is one of the best parts of raising chickens, and you won’t believe how easy and rewarding it can be! Learning how to candle eggs is an essential part of the incubation process and frankly can …
So, you’ve decided to hatch some chicks, you’ve set your eggs in the incubator, and now you’re just dying to know if those little embryos are developing? We’ll, you’re in luck, because we have the inside scoop on candling eggs on day 7 and everything you might see when you look inside! By the time …
Oh, broody hens. Those moody, squawking, biting little balls of joy sitting in the corner of your coop, refusing to move off that clutch of eggs. All your broody hen wants is to hatch chicks, would it be so bad if you let her? Broody hens can be the bane of your chicken-keeping existence, but …
When it comes to hatching eggs you have only two options, put them in an incubator or let a broody hen do the hatching for you. Each option has definite pros and cons, and each chicken keeper has their own preference. There are many differences between hatching eggs using an incubator and using a broody …
Bringing your very own chicks into this world can be fun and exciting, but also incredibly nerve-wracking. It’s very important to do as much research as possible before hatching chicks, whether you’re using a broody hen or an incubator. The very first step in that research is to understand the basics of hatching chicks. Once …