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- Thu Jun 09, 2022 11:04 am
- Forum: Incubating and Hatching
- Topic: Lethargic chicks
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2580
Lethargic chicks
I bought a small incubator from Amazon. After playing around with temperature controls and manually rotating the eggs I got a 75% hatch rate. I had 3 pens with different breeds in the same coop. All get the same feed and occasionally get table scraps (vegetable) 2 breeds hatched on day 21 and you ca...
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 4:56 pm
- Forum: Around the Waterer
- Topic: Winter of 2020-21
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2307
Re: Winter of 2020-21
I hatched some pullets in early may and they started laying in December. Had eggs all winter.
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:35 pm
- Forum: Brooding and Broodies
- Topic: First Timer Broody Hen Questions
- Replies: 69
- Views: 40595
Re: First Timer Broody Hen Questions
How do you know when your eggs have started to hatch? Does the hen stay tight on the eggs while they hatch or will she get off the nest a bit or behave differently to tip you off that it's happening?
Usually you here the chicks peeping
Usually you here the chicks peeping
- Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:33 pm
- Forum: Brooding and Broodies
- Topic: First Timer Broody Hen Questions
- Replies: 69
- Views: 40595
Re: First Timer Broody Hen Questions
How do you know when your eggs have started to hatch? Does the hen stay tight on the eggs while they hatch or will she get off the nest a bit or behave differently to tip you off that it's happening?
Usually you here the chicks peeping
Usually you here the chicks peeping
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:49 am
- Forum: Behaviour
- Topic: Chickens chucking corn
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8444
Re: Chickens chucking corn
My chickens love wheat Oats are a close second They eat barley if there is nothing else. I have had success feeding Roosters wheat and cracked corn in different feeders free choice in a pasture pen. When it comes to whole corn they would sooner eat barley.
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:33 am
- Forum: Photos
- Topic: Need help identifying the breed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1270
Re: Need help identifying the breed
Please refer to my first post
- Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:29 am
- Forum: Photos
- Topic: Need help identifying the breed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1270
Need help identifying the breed
I supply eggs for home schooling and take back the chicks if the home schools don't want to keep the chicks they hatch. Some-one else also supplied eggs and I received these chicks back. Can any-one identify the lineage of these chicks. The white one in the first picture seems to be a washed out Buf...
- Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:54 pm
- Forum: Around the Waterer
- Topic: Haatching egg pricing?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7336
Re: Haatching egg pricing?
I sell Pure Blue Orpington and Light Sussex eggs for $20 / dozen. Free Run Eatin eggs $3/Dozen
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:45 am
- Forum: Around the Waterer
- Topic: Never disappointed
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3216
Re: Never disappointed
I have one too. Fast growing , beautiful in the fall.
- Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:37 am
- Forum: Health
- Topic: Hen with hole in neck :/
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9526
Re: Hen with hole in neck :/
Pink eye spray helps too.