Chinea update, fire ants swarmed and killed the first one but my second batch hatched on June 22 and 28 here they are group photo is from Tuesday and the single bird photo is from today
My brooder is in my bedroom and it smells like tractor supply from my smelly chinea hybrids any suggestions on how to get the smell to go away (ps mom won’t let brooder be anywhere else)
Yes today hopefully, I’m not messing with the incubator other than to up humidity constantly but hopefully I see some pips later today, my ones under my broody hens have gon fully dark and I wouldn’t be suprised to find some babies if I go outside right now
Yes I know, I made a mistake opening it this late into incubation but I didn’t learn not to until now and it’s already back to 75% humidity after 5 minutes. Ive got movement and it’s this dark can any of you estimate how long until they hatch (color guesses would be cool too so here’s mom and...
This is gonna sound kinda weird but my autistic brother gets sent BOXES of bed cover pads which are like less nail catching non toxic puppy pads and I use them for hospital cages and when Im out of pine shavings for keets and chicks (btw he doesn’t use them the state just sends them with other...
This is gonna sound kinda weird but my autistic brother gets sent BOXES of bed cover pads which are like less nail catching non toxic puppy pads and I use them for hospital cages and when Im out of pine shavings for keets and chicks (btw he doesn’t use them the state just sends them with other...
Caught the culprit in action at the same time it struck yesterday, red pit bull mix with some black on its face. I heard a chicken screaming from inside my catio right outside my bedroom window and sure enough it cornered her and was trying to get her. My 180lb German shepherd tore it a new...
This morning I went out to feed my chickens and my 10lb rooster and average sized hen were gone. I assumed they were foraging somewhere near and then I see an explosion of white feathers but funny thing is both missing were black and I don’t own any white chickens. I walked around my yard to...