Hey all! Next year when I rear my chicks it will be off grid with no electricity! What’s everybody’s opinion on a gas brooder? Are the safe? I’ve done with electric before just not gas. Any replies much appreciated thanks
Hi all need a bit of help.. I have 2 partridge Orpington chicks 3 weeks old.. I have a feeling the first chick is a hen and the 2nd a cockerel.. just wondering if anyone else has any idea
Cock?
Hi all these are my 7 chicks
3 hatched on 21st may
4 were hatched on 27th may
4 are partridge Orpington
1 is light Sussex
1 mottled Orpington bantam
And final one is lavender wyandotte
Still unsure of sex of the chicks
Hi all I’ve currently got 3 chicks in my brooder all doing well.. I’ve got 6 more due to hatch tomorrow do you think they will be ok to mix with the current 3? Or will they try and bully the new chicks? Any advice would be appreciated
Hi all I’ve candled my eggs today which is day 15 of incubation. It’s difficult to see now because of the size of the chick and I’m finding it difficult to see anything or sudden movements.. all’s I can pretty much see is a shadow with few veins around it.. is this normal not to see movement or...
I’m ste new to this forum. I currently have 12 hens and 2 ducks in my flock with 9 eggs in my incubator due hatch next week.
My hens are 8 warrens, 2 white leghorn and 2 Plymouth Rock
Ducks are Aylesbury..
I’m based in Liverpool, uk.
Hi everyone I’m new this forum as well incubating ha. I have a problem which is that I started my incubator on 30th April with 10 eggs 7 of which were infertile so on the 6th may I added another 7 which have all turned out to be fertile.. the headache I’m having is when it comes to day 18 and I...