Recent content by Folks

Just a quick thing to check would also be to walk down the run on the inside and use your foot to push at the bottom of the fence to ensure it's still secure. A friend gave me a 10x10 6' tall kennel that his boxers pulled the wire away from the bottom on the outside. I re worked the torn up...

Horrible story, we have a Light Brahma/Black Jersey Giant young rooster name Solo. Broody bantam hen set and hatched 4, something got 3 so we rescues Solo. We raised him separate from any others and he has to be the sweetest thing ever. We bought some Barred Rock pullets (4) from a lady that...

Sounds cold and heartless to some. But CULL! Cull in such a way that no liquid or solid material will be ingested by the rest of flock or other animals. I live in an area with a lot of hawks, vultures, osprey and the occasional eagle. If I have an animal that is NOT sick but is injured I do what...

We are going to separate him out so if it does want to heal he won't get trampled on. My wife has a REALLY BIG soft spot for our animals so it'll get treated better than me. Gotta give it a chance!

Would it be acceptable to give an injured or dying bird a lethal dose of an off the self injection of some type of medication? Never had to put one down but if it is for an infectious disease would severing the head promote the infection? Would an OD of Tylan 50 work quickly enough?

Barred Rock Cochin bantam hatched 1/14/11. First to pip and first to hatch. Hence the name "Uno". Uno eats and drinks but keeps his breast on the floor. If you pick him up he starts flapping and chirping. When you sit him down he starts backing up with his breast on the floor and his wings...

My dad and I hatched back when the only affordable incubator was the big galvanized round one from Sears. That was the late '70 early '80 and I was just a kid then. We hatched about a dozen times or so and then he and I grew apart as I became a teen. This old incubator got wet and the hard board...

Gumbii, How stable is stable? What type of fluctuations are we talking about? .2 or so?

Thanks guys. I appreciate the feedback so quickly.

First of all thanks for reading. I bought a Sportsman incubator off Craigslist that the auto turner didn't work. Found out it was a $4.00 roller switch and it turns every 2 hours like clock work. Since mine has the double wafer thermostat setup on it I want to update to electronic for less...

Just starting out again after many years away from poultry. Was a truck driver for 5 years and that eats ALL of your free time. Visiting the Clay County fair located in Green Cove Springs, FL my wife feel in love with 2 breeds. Buff Brahma standards and Black Jersy Giants. Long story short, we...