Heat Lamps Or Top Plate Brooders? (Plus Other Types Of Heat Sources For Brooding At Home)

Heat Lamps Or Top Plate Brooders? (Plus Other Types Of Heat Sources For Brooding At Home)

You got chicks coming in, either by mail or eggs in the incubator, and you want to know which heating option is the best for your fluffy and adorable new arrivals. You know there are a few types out there, but what are the actual 

2020 Muscovy Hatch-a-Long 1

2020 Muscovy Hatch-a-Long 1

My muscovies have started laying which means Spring has sprung! This year I’m desperate to replenish my flock, after having warred with a really resourceful raccoon who was getting into the coop before I locked them in for the night. A fierce battle ensued that 

Dry Incubation and Dry Hatch (2017 Hatch-A-Long #2)

Dry Incubation and Dry Hatch (2017 Hatch-A-Long #2)

After the abysmal hatch rate last time, I decided to do dry incubating and dry hatching this time around. It will likely be my last hatch of the season as I had sold my white male, and my blue juvenile male is not of age 

Oh Baby! (2017 Muscovy Duck Hatch-a-long)

Oh Baby! (2017 Muscovy Duck Hatch-a-long)

Muscovies have a reputation for being difficult to incubate and hatch, but because the eggs I have are fertile (thanks to my very enthusiastic male), I decided to try my hand at them. It takes on average 35-37 days for them to hatch. A few