Well, it's been a LONG TIME, since I've been on here. Much has happened.
Without getting into the details (those who know me on Facebook, know some details) I had a disastrous year last year. I lost my entire flock to predators, save for one Speckled Sussex Rooster, and four mixed breed ducks. I...
Light and warmth. That's the typical key. Mine are getting artificial light from 2am until sunup, every day. When it gets cold, near freezing, they slow down laying, until the weather warms up. I'm getting about a dozen a day, when it's warm out, then maybe 2-4 eggs a day, on those really cold...
I need to build a farrowing pen. My short experience with pigs is that ANYTHING that I use to put feed or water in, unless it is big and heavy enough, will be overturned by the pigs. How do I build a pen, that mama will have access to water and feed, give the piglets a little room to move around...
It's been a very long time since I checked in with y'all. Thought I'd drop by and say hello. Not much going one here. Had a few birds lost recently to predators, but, y'all know that's nothing new, for those of us who free range our birds.
I think the last I was on here, I had recently gotten 4...
Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not blaming you. I'm simply just giving warning, about big online hatcheries.
I personally try to get my birds local, or hatch them myself. My theory, is that birds are more immune to airborne organisms that they are born into. They develop immunities, when they are...
That's terrible. Not sure who the breeder was, but, I refuse to buy online, anymore. I'm mostly trying to hatch out, all of my own birds, and sell what I can't use. But, I've had much better luck, with birds purchased in person, than with mail order. I've ordered from McMurray, eFowl, and a few...
I have a question to ask of y'all.
I came to the conclusion, that my main flock, needed to be wormed. The entire flock of layers, in the main pen, stopped laying in late March, and since then, I have gotten exactly 2 eggs (until today) total. Last week, I concluded that the flock must have...
Jim Leopard of Warner has some, as does Sean Clark of Westville. They're the two I know of.
Here's Jim's Facebook ad:
I'll try to get Sean's information, too.
Coral,
Wonderful. So long as they don't go to waste. That's the most important. I'll dig your phone number out of messages, and give you a call.
Thank you so much.
I know that I've been mostly absent for some time. I apologize for that. I'll tell all y'all about it soon.
But, I have 54 chicken, and 8 duck, eggs, ready to incubate. Most are Ameracauna, some are Marraduna and a few are Australorp. All are purebred.
They should be in the incubator, by...
My belief is, that Robin is correct in this assertion.
But, I have birds for 1 reason. Food. If they're not producing eggs, then they should be producing meat. Mine free range every day, and, other than the artificial light, combined with high quality feed, mine aren't given anything else...
Last winter, I was nearly in a panic, because my girls had all but stopped laying. All were fairly young, and I think I had 25-30 layers. I was down at one point, to harvesting maybe 6 or 7 eggs a week. I was told all kinds of remedies, from turning on the lights, to adding crushed glass to...
Simply put, LIGHT!
Two -three weeks ago, I was getting 4-5 eggs a week, out of 25 hens. I turned lights on in the coop, on a timer, and I'm getting 9 a day, now, and it gets better, every day.
Lots of people will tell you lots of "cures" like Karo syrup in water. It's all BS.
CHICKENS NEED...
Since I don't have any yet, that's good to know, in advance. I'll likely not be able to budget for it, for some time. Probably need to hunt for any pheasant I want to eat, until then.