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I hatched a bunch of barred rocks last year and plan to hatch rhode island reds this year along with some Cornish x eggs. Last year I used a incubator and want to use a hen this year. I am wondering what the best hen breeds for this purpose would be? I have a cousin that used a silkie for...

I'm in Franklin if your not to far away.

I lost 2 hens and a rooster the other day to some dogs. I'm guessing they Belong to some one in the neighborhood down the road. I went out on the porch and fired a few shots out of my 22 to scare them off and kind of warn them not to come back. Then tonight my wife called me at work and told me...

That's good. I let my hens have the winter break. This coming fall I will hopefully be moved and have lights setup for them so they can keep going. They live in a tractor right now but I plan to build them a nice big coop by mid summer. I was just curious when they should start laying again...

I didn't put lights in my coop this winter and my hens quit for the season. Have yours started laying again yet?

Lol I plan to get a silkie to sit on eggs for me this spring. I plan on hatching a bunch. Hope to get some rabbits to. Good luck everyone hope y'all have a healthy hatch!

I was suppose to wait until spring but I couldn't wait and this nice lady offered free eggs so there they go. Lol if they all hatch I will have way to many.

I was suppose to wait until spring but I couldn't wait and this nice lady offered free eggs so there they go. Lol if they all hatch I will have way to many.

I'm kinda lost here on how this works but I should have some barred rock eggs soon.

I'm not a breeder but I will be hatching eggs in the spring. Right now I have some br eggs in the incubator but not sure how cold they got outside before I collected them. I'm in Franklin ky.

i decided about a month ago i wasnt going to hatch any more eggs untill it warms up again. maybe march or so. .... so i loaded up the incubator about a hour ago. i just cant hold out. i got some eggs from a lady in the next town over (she responded to a want ad i put on freecyckle.) and i put 7...

Quote: I had to look on the map for that one. Welcome to the forum.

Quote: Once I brought my 6 hens and one roo home the day I got them, I was in. My wires car because it gets better gas milage then my truck. The rooster took a big dump on the back seat. I was going about 70 mph down 65 north. I heard the dump before I smelt it. I'm glad I had a sheet over the...

Good idea with the light. I will have to try that. They use to sleep in the coop every night when I first got them but decided they like it outside better I guess. I will have to gather them up and stuff them in there.

They have a nice little coop with a perch inside it. I even put some hay on the floor in there to try and help insulate it from the old ground... It's supped to get down in the mid 30's tonight and Ben raining most of the day. They are all lined up sleapin on top of there coop out in the...