Posts by Fam project

I am new to chickens. I hatched my first group the first week of August. Two of mine are sick too. I found my roo laying on the ground with not much life in him this morning. He was still alive tonight. I separated him, but he did...

Are any of you in the Michigan area?  I hatched out 35 chicks in early August.  Only 1 of the 12 silkie eggs I had hatched.  All the rest are various LF.  Now that they are all roosting at night, I feel bad for the...

Tim, do you happen to know anyone around the Michigan area who may have some of your buff brahma bantams? I am looking to get a breeding pair or two for my son to show. The breeding project will be fun for me. I am also building a...

Here are my 8 black copper marans and 4 Americaunas.     Here is my #13 hatch.  It only unzipped 3/4 by itself... but it kept looking at me and chirping so after 12 hours or so, I unzipped it the rest of the...

Hatch update.  Out of 30 shipped eggs, 13 hatched.  I had 10 that made it to lock down not hatch.  One pipped but got another hatched shell stuck over the top of it and I didn't catch it until too late.  One other...

Quote: Originally Posted by cindersga  Okay cool.  I have silkies so they are suppose to be really good in winter conditions.  I live in GA so I am hoping they will all do well with no heat this winter....

Quote: Originally Posted by Brookhavens  I remember reading somewhere that a person stuck some clear contact paper on the top of those and then just peeled it off and threw it away when they were done. Saved them from...

Quote:Originally Posted by cindersga  Those are the brinsea Eco glows. That is what I use for heat... Although it doesn't take long and they use it to roost on and as a poop shelf!

Quote:Originally Posted by Brookhavens  Why not sketch them out and then scan them into your computer and send them as an attachment in an email. Much faster that way. I built a simple run out of 2x4's for the base and then attached...

Quote: Originally Posted by picanins  OH MY GOODNESS ME!!!!!!!!! LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV these brooders!!!!! ........... very, very much!!!!  Do you have plans for a dummy to make them - I mean me and my hubbie look...