Posts by K9Flier

I'm in Florida and when I first started last year I used the deep litter method. It's was too hot in their coop and too stinky. I switched to sand in the coop and PDZ in the poop trays. It's so easy to clean and my coops don't stink...

I have three Chicken Fountains in my two coops that are connected to my well water. My chickens are never without clean water now and I don't miss sloshing water all over myself at all. I have my Seramas indoors and use the brooder...

[ Guess I won't be letting the Seramas free range with the other chickens. Does anyone free range their Seramas? Seems they would be more likely to be taken by preditors. That is if the preditors would be brave enough! They might get...

Quote:Originally Posted by Brookhavens Quote:Originally Posted by K9Flier Thanks for the advice. It may be a moot point now. When I checked the incubator this morning the temp was 80F!!! I don't know what happened. There's...

Quote:Originally Posted by Brookhavens Quote:Originally Posted by K9Flier I want to candle my eggs Wednesday. That will be day 6, but I have some questions. Do I just take out one egg at a time out of the incubator real quick...

Yeagin1, your birds are so beautifully colored!

I want to candle my eggs Wednesday. That will be day 6, but I have some questions. Do I just take out one egg at a time out of the incubator real quick leaving the lid on or can the lid be left off while I candle the eggs? I'm so...

Quote:Originally Posted by ChknObsessedANG Quote:Originally Posted by ChknObsessedANG Just checked on my one egg that should hatch any day now (it's day 19), and she has Internally Pipped!!!!! Whhoooop!!!! Well....she died...

Quote:Originally Posted by ChknObsessedANG Just checked on my one egg that should hatch any day now (it's day 19), and she has Internally Pipped!!!!! Whhoooop!!!! How do you tell? How exciting!!!

Quote:Originally Posted by onafixedincome Whatever you do, pebble that water source!!  I have lost more chicks to drowning than to any other cause.  You'll think you got it right but it's still too deep.  This round, I'm trying the...