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Knob fiddling is the worst(and easiest) habit for using an incubator. Change the temp knob....then wait at least 2 hours for it to stabilize. Hovering and checking is ok, necessary even, but no touchie!! haha!

Haha!! So you're having some fun as well as working yer butt off! Oh the soothing color scheme of our beloved BYC....sigh. ;)

They can be complicated and a lot can go wrong. Ya just gotta keep an eye on it, know when to act and when to wait. Much more nerve wracking than a broody hen...tho I've only had one broody and I isolated her to reduce the possible drama.

It's a shocker to learn a new software, I'm catching on fairly well, some won't be learned until we go back. Sure makes me realize how addicted I was to BYC. Might not be bad to take a bit of a 'digital diet'. Change in perspective. The 'practice' here will definitely help later. Yep, foamy...

This cracked me up! Me too! It's lockdown day here for chicken eggs! My OE, buddies EE, and finally some Marans, which are a b!tch to candle....my new flock sire is in there I hope. Funny, this whole forum shows very little activity... except the social sub-forums. More interested in topics...

I'll whine a little.....then find a way forward.

Crossed my mind due to comb color... .....but comb size/shape(single row pea comb?) looks pullet to me. 8-9 weeks is a bit young for hormones...but I guess it's possible.

Definitely some cockerels in there. Color and size of comb and wattles on males should be glaringly apparent in those breeds by 6 weeks. I slaughter my cockerels at 13-16 weeks when they are still tender enough for the grill and before they start harassing the pullets.

You can still search and read on BYC. No, bumblefoot does not necessarily need surgery. Cleaning, soaking, salving is often very effective. Have had several birds that had probably infected/swollen wounds on bottom of feet. They were limping and there was obviously something there, but it...

Ack...that one?!? Scary rabbit! I kinda liked the little white bunny...shook its butt? haha!

How many birds total? Is your coop plenty roomy for the number of birds you have? Ranging is great but crowded coops can create animosity that can become a bad habit outside of coop too. Aussie might be sick or broody.....is she on nest all night too? I'd give that bully a time out.

Ohhhhh...well, OK, but still...... Tho not if not asking for advice or sharing 'this is how I do it' advice....I guess it doesn't matter.

Yep, it stinks.

Some birds are more inclined to being 'friendly' and comfortable around humans or other animals. It's more about the individual bird than the breed, but most my EE's are pretty skittish and some have been aggressive.

Have you checked them over real well for mites and/or lice? Best done well after dark with a strong flashlight/headlight, easier to 'catch' bird and also to check for the mites that live in structure and only come out at night to feed off roosting birds. Wipe a white paper towel along the...

Yah....don't get it...I must be slow?

Said the one who's location is not under their avatar ;)

Excellent way to 'harden them off' to the cooler temps! Entryway sounds perfect to me...50F is not too cold for 3-4 week olds with access to heater. Could start turning the heater temp down too......I turn the temp down, and/or raise the heater up a bit, until they start to complain then turn...

But you do know that the 'new BYC' is going to work almost identically to this BYH forum?? Why we are here to 'practice'.

Newbie, BYCer, here just learning the platform. Find the alerts pretty useless, similar to FB notification dropdown but much more info there, so it actually is a useful tool. No way I'd have it set to emails, that would make a mess of my inbox. Would rather use the 'All Watched Threads'...