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@Hokum Coco and @laughingdog Thanks guys! This gives me a rough idea of what size I should start with.

How much water will a dozen pigeons drink in a day? Wondering what size container to get... A quart, gallon, two gallons??

Okay, Thank you Linda!

Can anyone who has experience hatching Toulouse tell me how many days it takes for their eggs to hatch? I keep getting mixed results from places I'm reading online. Some I'm finding say 28 days some say 30...?

I have never heard of "dry packing." I have heard of a raw pack in which you do not add liquid to the uncooked meat, but I have never heard of a dry pack with cooked meat?

@Kassaundra , @hellbender , @osbmail Thanks for the replies. I will plan on giving them a try this weekend then!

I have some that are 9 weeks old that I would really like to try and caponize. Do you think that they are too old? For future reference what has everybody here decided is the "best" age to caponize?

I just found this video... I have read through most of this thread and from what I can tell it seems to show the process very well. Those of you who have caponized (I have not done the procedure) how well do you think this video shows the steps? The only thing that I can see he does different...

You know that you can't taste Botulism, right? If it's not in the Ball Blue book, or the NCHFP website then I personally don't can it...

yeah, they should feather out but their feathers don't always seem as nice as the layers. Mine also wouldn't go in and out of the coop like layers, but they do seem fairly active and do a good job of eating down the grass in their tractor even though I move it everyday (Maybe their level of...

X2 on eviemethugh's post especially on making them go out. I would add that you need healthy chicks to start (I love love love http://www.schlechthatchery.com/ and they are cheap too!) Also, don't feed twice a day. Give them full access to feed for the first 2-3 weeks. After 2-3 weeks give them...

I don't usually medicate either, (nor do I have many who get ill and would need it anyways) but I like to keep some vitamin/electrolyte/probiotic powder on hand to mix in their water during times of stress...

...just dig under anyways). To prevent predator attacks I keep a live trap set right next to each tractor at all times. It's not fool proof but *knock on wood* I haven't lost any yet; I know that I may eventually loose some, but that is the trade-off I'm taking for being able to move them to...

I can't see any of the pictures of the procedure on his first post?

Does anybody have Langshan hatching eggs for sale?

Wondering if anybody has a Brinsea OvaScope and if so do you recommend? Is it better than a flashlight?

It is best to crack them on the counter (not on the edge of the bowl or pan). When you crack them on the edge of something it makes little cracks and pushes them in, where if you crack them on a flat surface like the counter this will not happen. I think there was a thread on here somewhere...

X2. I have ordered from them three or four times. They are great. My customers love the bags, they are easy to use, and Poultryshrinkbags are awesome! As far as the price, they get much cheaper when ordering large amounts... I got enough to last me a few years and cut the cost literally in half...