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I think its a good idea, we do this for a few reasons. First to get everything warmed up. Then we use multiple thermometers, at least one that we can calibrate to check the temperature against what the controller is showing. Then we check that the humidity is good. We dont run ours all the time...

Hi Tiffyteas! :frow Welcome! What kind of birds are the three that you have? Are you new to raising chickens?

Thanks so much for sharing! Those are some awesome looking birds girls!! Really love the photo of the buff in the snow, super cool contrast with the white background.

Right now everything is mixed together while we build more coops in our new place. But eventually we will separate out and breed Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, and a mixed genetics hardy and broodie specific flock.

We might be interested in a silkie rooster, where are you located? We are in SE Idaho btw.

Welcome!! Glad to have another duck enthusiast on the site!! 21 ducks is a lot of ducks!! :woot

Welcome!! Would love to see some pics of your flock, I just love buff and lavender orpingtons! If we can ever help with anything please dont hesitate to each out!

Oh, I almost forgot. We are in Soda Springs Idaho and yes pickup is an option for people that would like to go that route :)

Thank You :D, I think her and her twin sister are just beautiful and a few of my favorites. I really like the blue/black birds, and the gold on her neck is stunning. Her brother hatched all black, her mom is black(blue shimmer or tan depending on lighting), and the father is a pretty typical...

Hi everyone :frow We are in Soda Springs, down in the SE corner of Idaho.

@ShrekDawg I love your signature :thumbsup

Oh goodness, what have I stumbled into, I'm never going to get any work done with all this good food to drool over! 😆

Hi there! Welcome! We are considering ducks for this year, nice to see more duck enthusiasts joining :)

Thanks again guys :)

We usually get about 75% of however many hens we have. At the moment we have 26 hens and are getting about 18 per day. A few are still young though and havent started laying yet.

In my experience thats a normal thing for a chicken to do. Once they have a spot they feel is safe to lay, they tend to want to lay there. I've had chickens skip a day just because I was cleaning their coop during the time they normally lay, the fuss caused them to hold off on laying until the...

:thumbsup This is awesome!! Haha. Welcome aboard, if we can help with anything please dont hesitate to reach out.

Welcome!! You are going to love raising chickens :) We dont have nearly the experience or expertise of some people on here, but if we can ever help you out please dont hesitate to send a message.

Yea thats crazy, I would have thought making sure they have access to grit would take care of that.

What did one farmer say to the other about the cow up on the hill? The steaks have never been higher 😆 Not the best joke, but a good dad joke haha