Recent content by glenstorm

I need to get some chicken saddles for my girls as my rooster has cut two of them while doing his thing. I am wondering if anyone can offer some words of wisdom about design and fabric type. The majority of the saddles I'm finding seem to be brightly colored which seems like a bad idea as it...

Surprise!! Our chicks cam early. I was expecting them to hatch tomorrow but they starting pipping yesterday and we woke up to four scraggly wet peepers today. Not as high a hatch rate as I hoped for but my rooster and hens are young. I am not sure the other 5 eggs were fertilized. I'm going...

Started 9 Wyandotes today. This is my second time hatching eggs. Did it a few years ago with a DIY incubator made out of a cooler. This time around I'm using a MagicFly incubator. Now tax day is hatch day!!

I just recently hatched a mixture of my own eggs and some eggs I purchased online. Since my own eggs came from my coop outside what is the probability that they were contaminated with Marek's? What is the recommended course of action regarding the vaccine in this situation? I have 7 chicks...

Yes controller is Celsius. Temp is set at 37.7˚C . The difference value is set to 0.5˚C.

Thanks for the response Rod-T! And thanks for the reference data about light cycling. I think I'm actually better than 30 secs on - 30 secs off. I guess i was imagining longer times, like 10 minutes. Mostly I'm just concerned about the added stress of the off and on on the light bulbs...

Hi there everyone, I'm expecting some shipped eggs at the end of the week and I have a couple questions about my setup. I've built an incubator out of an old cooler, two lamp sockets, PC fan, and an STC-1000 to run it all. I read through Sally's Hatching 101 page and I'm left with two...

MrTweedy how did your hatch go? How did the incubator work? Considering getting one of those units myself and would love some feedback before I go for it.

Can anyone recommend a source of Mottled Java hatching eggs? I found the Java Breeders of America Website but it seems that most of the breeders listed there are no longer active or don't ship eggs. I'm just outside Philadelphia, PA. I've tried a couple times to start a flock of Mottled...

I noticed one of my RIR hens looked funny this morning. Her underside was sagging between her legs. The other chickens (another RIR, Blue andalsuian, and a MJ Rooster) were guarding her and not letting me get to her. I did a quick search here on the forums and didn't find anything about...

So she seems to be doing better. Funny thing about the blue-kote is I can't judge if the green hue is going away since everything is blue now. Are you supposed to wash it off and reapply it daily or just apply it as it wears off? Thanks for everyone's help.

Hi fellow Chicken keepers, I have a Blue Andalusian that was wounded by her coop mates two days ago. I let them down from the coop and noticed her comb was all bloody. I grabbed her and cleaned out the wound with warm water and put triple antibiotic ointment on it. The wound was about 1/4...

Thanks for all the input!! I guess I overlooked the fact that I would still have two coops if I did build a big one. Junglebird - I am intrigued by your pod idea, although I am not sure I totally grasp it from your description. I'd love to see some pics of your pods as they evolve. I'm...

I am looking to expand my flock this spring and am planning on building another coop. Currently I have a 8' long chicken ark/tractor that can house 6 hens. The ark has served me well and I really like the design. I am planning to go to 10 chickens and am deciding between building one big...