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I also wanted to add, if anyone cares, the correct incubation temp is 99.5'f. Also that once an egg has been refrigerated it is no longer viable. They can be held between 55-70' f for up to a week before incubation. The hatcheries also sell some of the extra cockerels for reptile food. I have seen them on websites that sell meal worms and other insects to people who raise reptiles.

I was raised on a farm and we had a whole range of animals, from chickens to cows. We always took care of our animals and let them free range when possible. We had to lock up the poultry at night because of predatos. They always got the best food and shelter. I do raise chickens,ducks and turkeys now on a small scale for family use and to sell the extra eggs. I buy them straight run, males and females and I try to get them from the smaller preservation hatcheries that care about the animals not just the bottom line. I buy heritage breeds that are duel purpose. The extra roosters or any of the males I have get sold to someone else who wants one for their hens or get butchered for my family. I do this the most humane way possible. I do keep a few for fertile eggs, they can help protect the hens from some predators they are also beautiful.

I know there are going to be some people out there upset because I do this, but I don't always agree with what others do or say either. I do what I think is right for myself and my family as does anyone out there.