Recent content by Spud395

Ok, I've 2 roo's, they just started to crow a few weeks ago. Now I only ever kept hens untill now so this is a first for me. I thought 2 would be fine with 14 girls but they seem to be giving some of them a lot of attention. One in particular, she was the queen untill these guys showed up. I...

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Looking at these 3 bators, would like any feedback before I pull the trigger! Covatutto Eco 24 Auto Turn http://www.ascott.biz/acatalog/Covatutto-Eco-24-Auto-Turn-PY314.html Hovabator Automatic Turning Incubator...

Good to know, thanks!

I've a welsummer pullet that I cant keep out of my turkey run. The only thing I'm really concerned about is that she is now eating turkey grower all day. Will I just end up with a fat hen or will this cause her health problems?

Hey I'd love to see a pic of your set up

I do feel sorry for her. If i was to get some more eggs and replaced the duds, 10 days in, would it be a bit much. Would she stick a 31 day set

And what happens poor old mammy hen then

I have a broody hen setting on a clutch of eggs (I got from a new supplier) I candled them yesterday at day 8 and am pretty sure there's nothing in any of them. What do I do? Dump the eggs or leave her sitting on them (it's not the hen she's hatched for me before!)

I'm planning on some quail eggs to start with and then a bit of whtever. I keep ducks, hens, quail and a few turkeys and would like to hatch small numbers of all of them to get the hang of hatching. I've hatched under a broody hen before, but would like to experement with an incubator.

My sister in law makes pate from the livers, its to die for!

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I've no experience at all with incubtor's and am curious if anyone has any comments on this one. It seems to cover what I'm looking for as far as I know and the price is reasonable. Please comment or advise, bearing in mind I live in Ireland and dont really have access to your stores...

So my mother hen went broody again and the only eggs I could get were bantams. She's a big, heavy bird (light sussex) and has broken 5 out of 12 eggs. There is a bit of a smell and some of the eggs are coated in broken egg. Should I wash off the eggs in warm water or would I be better leaving...

I made a 2 level mini arc for my first venture (2 weeks ago) into quail. upstairs was the bedroom I had to lift them up eery night and close the flap, when I opened the flap they would eventually all fall back to the bottom. I have a single level cage now!