I would love to have turkens (Naked Necks) but my husband thinks they are too weird looking. Surprisingly they had some at our local Rural King this past weekend. I was tempted but we have enough chickens and do not want to take a chance on getting more roosters. We have already determined...
The first layer egg is the best! So many more to come🥚🥚🥚🥚. We really did not do anything. They eventually catch on. Do not be surprise that even on occasion that you will find eggs in strange places. It happens. Congratulations!
Update photos of broody hatched chicks. It never stops amazing me how fast they grow. I do not know how everyone gets such good photos. These little chicks are quick and with mom it is near impossible to catch them as she is ready to defend.
We have a small Araucana sitting on four eggs. I noticed she scratched a hole in the nest pad which means air is able to get up under her and the developing eggs as we used modified milk crates so there is air flow. I checked last night and they are develiping nicely. I guess it helps with...
Welcome to the coop! If all else falls you can take medical scissors to cut it out but that should be the last resort. (Had to do it once only.). I believe oil will work.
We have a generator that can run our refrigerator and freezers, two small back up a/c units used for storms, well pump and electric outlets. We cannot run our electric range though as it is too much of a draw. We lost electric during Helene for a full day but with Irma we lost it for 2 days...
It is a very large brooder box with room for the hen to roam. We have a run we will be putting them in this week during the day. We have to put up netting first.
We are in Florida and just had a broody hatch 6 eggs. We have them on a brooder box I. Our screened porch. We have 4 additional brood hens but only one we are giving eggs too. She has 4 (she is a small hen) and as of yesterday 3 of the four are definitely developing. One has developed but we...