Do you buy leafy veggies from the grocery store, feed hay, or just feed commercial feed during winter when there's minimal grass available? This will be my first winter with geese and I want to make sure they stay healthy and plump!
Hi there! Hoping someone with applicable experience or a better understanding of waterfowl behavior can answer my sort of unusual question: I raised my two geese from hatchlings until they were about 5 months old, interacting with them for hours every day. They followed me around, plopped down...
I'm using a new incubator this time around and issues with uneven temperature killed 1/2 of eggs by day 10. Fixed the issue and all of the remaining eggs hatched on day 22 with no issues except for one. Candled and float tested today and the chick is clearly alive, but shows no signs of hatching...
Hoping someone can help me.
I raised a batch of hatchery chicks a few months ago in my brooder. They were fed medicated starter, water changed 2x a day with frequent addition of vitamins/electrolytes/probiotics, and bedding changed regularly. Not overcrowded. However they got coccidiosis and...
Hey all,
I have raised and bred chickens as a hobby for a while but I've decided I would like to get serious about brahmas. I have some hatchery stock to experiment with until I move to my new property in about a year, then I will be comfortable purchasing more expensive birds from a breeder...