I am going to have a 100 bird laying flock, and I am looking for some more ways to make money out of them. So I thought why not sell some chicks out of them every spring. People out here will be way more inclined to buy if I could gurantee pullets, and I know people who would buy the cockerels...
Looking for opinions on this bator.
http://www.strombergschickens.com/product/Electronic-Thermostat-Circulated-Air-Picture-Window-Hovabator-Incubator-1588/GQF-Poultry-Incubators
It is cheap and can hold more then 20 which is more then my Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance, I would be getting the...
I have a Brinses Octagon 20 Advance, but I'm wanting to ser eggs at different times so now i am looking at building a hatchery. Any tips or links to other threads would be appreciated
As I'm getting more into breeding LF BBS cochins I've been on the search for a cheap breeding coop. When i thought about it why not build a few chicken tractors. So what's everyone's opinion on this and does anyone have any ideas for what it would need.
I decided to start this early this year to keep track of stuff I do with the birds and maybe provide some fun for anyone following!
I am going to 2 4H Shows this year, county fair and state Fair.
County is the last week in June and State is near the last weekend.
I am not sure what I am...
I have a cochin cock with Crooked toes.
He walks done and it doesn't affect him. My first intention was not to show him and just have him as a breeder.
As he's matured from when I got him at 4 months, to now over a year old, I am really liking him actually.
So I'm looking for ways to...
My parents are making me start a business plan as I am a minor and unlike a lot of minors my parents do not pay for anything.
LAYING
This year I am restarting my laying flock. I have all of those birds i want marked down along with the prices.
I have estimated the money I should make off of...
After a lot of thought I have decided to create a page for my up and coming business.
I am still unsure on the name of it yet.
This will basically be a page where I will post everything that is going on here and whats upcoming.
I will have different categories for things like breeds...
My parents gave me the ok to start drawing plans for a breeding coop. Nothing to extravagant as I will be moving off to college in a few years. I wanted it big enough for my dad to use for a shed when I go to college, unless he says i can have it back after i come back.
This is a rough draft, I...
This is my Favorite of my cochins and in my opinion the closest to the SOP.
I Bought her from Jamie Matts and right now she is about 8 months. I can get more pictures of her if you need any.
P.S. I am for sure am taking her to County and state Fair but there aren't that mant people whoa...
We are looking to make my coop more efficient and a easy way it seems is to use nipple Waterers.
I'm wondering what everyone thinks of them.
Horizontal or Vertical?
And what your experience is/was with them
I have a bird who is a LF Cochin cockerel who is lethargic what would i do? He's an important part of my breeding program right now so it would suck if he died.
I thought it would be fun to start a thread for those of us who already show chickens and those of you who are maybe just starting or looking to start.
I am starting out breeding large fowl Blue, Black and Splash cochins.
I am in urgent need of some plans for a breeding coop. Preferably cheap, but we all know how that goes.
My dad would be helping a lot with it as I am a minor, we just built a house, the only thing we didn't do was pour...
I'm hoping to get the following breeds between January and March 2017,
Black Copper Maran Not sure yer
Cream Legbar 2 dozen hatching eggs
Minorca. 20 pullets 1 cockerel
Naked Neck 20 pullets 1 cockerel
My mom was making a big deal about me getting a rooster for each breed. I was...