I’m wondering what is the reason that only roosters get born in a small home incubator/hatcher?
Temperatures/humidity/motions all decent.
Successful births, but always all are roosters and not one hen.
Has to be a reason.
Does anybody have wisdom on this?
Appreciate!
Greetings guys,
I'm trying to prepare for the crucial lockdown days period.
I drilled two holes and inserted two soft plastic pipes attempting to achieve not to open the incubator lid but to add water safely/smoothly.
The problem is, when the lid is closed, because it's coloration can't see the...
Thank you all of your kindness!
I've restarted with four carefully checked eggs.
Early morning purchased seeded eggs at a chicken farm.
The eggs were laid today morning.
Indeed I have found hairline cracks on some ( checked on sunlight) replaced them until I have found four perfect ones; same...
I'm not totally new reading chicken raising. Sorry for my English ( Hungarian out of Budapest)
Serving in Japan as a missionary since long years.
I did hatch in the past in handmade incubator, what interestingly worked.
Had sometimes 5,4, but most of the time one single hen.
One of our adopted...
This time the thermostat failed suddenly , and my two beautiful chickens died of excessive heat.
Very sad.
I'll restart tomorrow again with 4 eggs.
The thermostat ended in trash.( that green one)
Here in Hokkaido, Japan I might find an other one.