I’ve had a terrible time with hatches this year.
Hatch 1 are all 3 cockerels out of 19 eggs started. Fertility issues.
Hatch 2 9 out of 18 hatched & lost 4 due to dogs.
Hatch 3 9/18 hatched & lost all 9 due to gnats & dogs & rats. I didn’t see that happening but the rats moved in suddenly...
Mental health issues are mind over matter.
If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.
The trick is deciding what is important enough to matter. The chickens know & can teach you. I’ll give you a hint. Meal worms.
Do you have a chicken catching fish net? Box store should have a couple.
The smaller crab nets with 6’ handles work for quail.
Highly recommend nets cause I’m not fast enough to hand catch chickens.
You hear about the two strings who went into a bar? They were told the bar doesn't serve strings. So they went into the alley, tied themselves up and unraveled the ends. Then return to the bar.
The bartender says, " aren't you the two strings I told to leave?"
The string says, "No, I'm a...