Recent content by timetoroost

Soooo good to see this post. I have had a CONSTANT broody momma (occasionally another joins her) and no matter what, I could NOT break her of it. I tried everything. I didn't think our adopted rooster was ... well, "active"..... so bought 15 day old chicks this year. My husband and I decided...

Good morning! I have a flock of 12 Australorp Hens that are 15 months old. They did so well over the winter, but we are struggling a bit this Spring with production. Finally I figured out one had gone broody. Given that I had just bought 18 new chicks, I didn't want to complicate the groups...

I guess what I meant, and I don't know how to say it exactly, is that maybe they were fertilized but that maybe his fertility was defective. I had read that a roo should only have about 7 hens to be in prime condition. Your stats prove that wrong tho! Yes, in the 3, the majority is dark.

Good morning, everyone. Update is sad..... on day 17 I candled, and of the 10 eggs, only 3 looked like they MIGHT be hiding a baby chick inside. The other 7 had the blood rings. Today is day 22 and no signs of life. I will give them another 2 days, but I am not hopeful. I don't think it was...

I'll TRY not to fret! I will definitely let you know how it goes!

I was reminded that the first week we actually had them the right way. Then after candling at about 10 days is when I got it backwards and they went upside down. :( I hope they will be ok! Thanks for the hopeful words and the welcome!

Hello everyone! First time incubator... and I thought I had read up on everything. DARN! Somehow I had in my mind that the eggs were supposed to be placed in the egg turner small side up. As tomorrow is day 18, I was rereading info to be sure I did lock down properly. I found that they were...

Thank you! That helps a lot. Yes, we free range as much as possible, but have the 10x20 fenced run for times they need more security. I like your idea about making it more winter-proof. Thanks, again!

Hi everyone. I've read many threads CLOSE to my question but none seem to exactly address it. Bear in mind we live in Northern Idaho and this winter brought us enough snow and cold that our 12 Australorp hens stayed in their 10x12 building (minus 30 sq ft storage space) almost four months. We...