Posts by MummaZette

This looks like almost plastic straw?  My girls got into the fall decorations and started eating it.  Are they going to get sick from it?  I'm guessing it isn't real straw and treated with stuff for fire prevention,...

These were day old chicks 4/13/12, so at the time of this post they are 2 month old. I'm fairly convinced that out of the 10, 6 are roos IMHO.... but I'm totally guessing with the SLW cause I dont know how to tell with a pea comb....

I have 18, 1 & 2 yr old pullets/hens along with 10 5 wk old straight run chicks our Black Star Mumma just hatched her 1 chick from a clutch of fertilized eggs I bought 3 wks ago....  She has been confined in a space under...

I did pick up a hygrometer this morning and the humidity was 80%.  The remaining 18 were quitters.  A few around day 4 and the rest about day 9 As I stated in my earlier post, there were 2 days the temp was low... so...

I did not use a hygrometer this time as it broke, nor did I candle at all.  I was so afraid that I handled them incorrectly/too much with previous attempts, that I didn't candle this time.  With the previous attempts I had...

This is with our own eggs. Last attempt was 100% fertility rate. No hatch though our broody hen left the nest. We have a Little Giant Still Air Incubator with egg turner this time. First 2 times was with a homemade bator. I...

Our Husky had been raised together with the chicks and sat watch all summer & fall with them - not so much over the winter as they didn't go out as much.  For what ever reason she bolted out of the house last week and broke into...

HI all... We'd like to try again for a family dog.  My DH & I have serious dog lovers and have our favorite breeds, but need to know what would be a "safe breed"?  Know training is the biggest component, but...

This is one of our average eggs next to our Jumbo Jumbo egg.   Would have sworn it was going to be a triple yolk!  But alas it was only a double.