Posts by CBarrett

Is there a homemade solution you can use, or is just water good enough?  I saw some egg cleaning spray at the feed store, but I'd rather come up with a solution myself if possible.  I know you shouldn't clean them if you're...

My handsome RI at 5 months old..

Temperature may be too high..  Are you higher than 99.5?

NICE SETUP!    I feel inadequate...  But then..  I am a "New Egg".  lol

Quote:Originally Posted by Kitty135 What on earth is going on? I was told that hens can only lay one egg a day but we have recently been getting some crazy numbers. We gather eggs when the sun rises and again when the sun sets....

Quote:Originally Posted by Oregon Blues Lots of farmers are doing it. Contact Perdue and ask them what the program is like.  I suspect they want large volume, like maybe a full truck load at a time, and a very reliable steady...

This past April I bought 6 day-old chicks (our first time trying to raise chickens) and in May, I noticed one of the chicks was having trouble getting around.  Eventually she couldn't even stand let alone walk, and other than those...

Quote:Originally Posted by Hot2Pot Hey hatchamaniacs, I just set a styrobator full of shipped eggs. Lavender Orps, BCM, and sizzles. They are settling and I am going to plug them in tonight. Anyone want to hatch along? Or just tell...

Quote:Originally Posted by silkymom1986 Quote:Originally Posted by CBarrett   Love the calendar!  I was amazed at the early development in the first two days!  I had no idea...  I am new to raising chickens,...

  Love the calendar!  I was amazed at the early development in the first two days!  I had no idea...  I am new to raising chickens, we just started with 25 chicks this past April that we bought from some local...