Posts by mkhenderson17

How difficult is it to get the one without the egg turner?   How often should the eggs be turned?  Whats the difference in hatching rates?  Sry for all the questions.   Thanks!  The Brinsea's are onsale...

Ok so Im thinking about getting an incubator.    First  question my aunt has an incubator, its a little giant but her egg turner broke, she told me I can borrow it.  How hard is it to hatch out eggs with out an egg...

Quote:Originally Posted by savingpurple We have been bone dry here in NW Ohio for over a month. It poured and stormed today and my ladies ran and hid like frightened kittens!!! LOL Mine hate it..???Ha Im in ohio too but East. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by cajunchic Quote:Originally Posted by KDK1 http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/leg_bands.htmlThanks very much! Thats a good place to get them. I broke down and bought some numbered bandettes from Meyer...

I have not really had to deal with it yet and I know this sounds funny...but I have heard of people putting lipstick (different colors of course) or just on one hen, around the vent so when they lay the egg the lipstick gets on the egg...

The best thing to do is go to your feed store or tractor supply and get any LABELED treatment for lice and mites.  At tractor supply you can pick up a container for under $10.  When you have an infestation it is best to use...

Ha Ok well that gives me some hope!  lol  I have had other bantams and never had a prob (millies d'uccles are my fav )  Thats good that she turned her attitude around. I thought forsure this little thing was a roo but now...

My chickens get flock blocks from tractor supply.  they peck at them and keep them busy. Also they get bird toys.    During the fall I buy a bunch of pumpkins and freeze them in a seperate freezer so they have something to...

My Red stars started laying little eggs at 16-18weeks.    I started mixing a small amount of layer with their chick feed at 12 weeks and by 15-16 weeks I had them completely switched from chick to layer.  Red stars lay...

what kind was your chick that did that?   My roo is a millie flure d'uccle.  I have a mix of Millies, silkies, and Americana in the pen.  All of them are fine except him