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Hi folks,

Got a couple of POL hens 5 weeks ago one of the hens started laying a week later first egg was soft but all normal after that the other hen started laying about a week later but irregular an very small is this normal and how long should i wait for her to lay normal size eggs.

Thanks

Andy

Well i have made the incubator and the eggs are in, we will see how it goes! I have used a 25watt lamp in a cooler box holds temp perfectly so all i need now is a bit of luck!

thanks for your help

andrew

Yeah thats so true i will carry on tinkering!

Going to try a lamp next i was worried that the light would effect them in some way, have you had success using a lamp?

Cheers Andy

Hi thanks for the reply i have figured it out, i am using some heat trace cable i had aquired but, I have now found out that it is self regulating so no matter what the thermostat was doing this stuff had a max temp. So back to the drawing board probably end up being cheaper to buy a incubator at th...

hi folks

Maybe a stupid question, but i have built an incubator and the highest steady temp i can get is 34c is this much to low and i have to move to design Z.

Many thanks

G

Thanks for the pointer.

Thats given me some ideas, i am going to get something put together in the next couple of weeks while a do a bit more research on keeping hens.
What is the favourite breed for a compromise between laying and meat.

Thanks

Hi folks have been looking into keeping chickens, and i have been offered some fertile eggs and was wondering if there was a low cost option for incubating eggs, what temp do they have to be maintained at.

Many Thanks