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First off, I'm not new at this....Ive been using a GQF styrofoam incuabor for years with great hatches. Last summer I obtained a homemade incubator. Cabinet style. wood frame with 3 levels, each capable of holding two auto turners, for a total of 6 turners or 252 eggs. My problem is that i...

Ever have to transport birds? Ever need to cage your chickens for a day or two? Worry about the water spilling and making a mess? Have some one liter saline bottle laying around? (LOL) Never Fear! Drill out a hole in the lid, install a 3/8 to 1/4 nipple fitting, and a piece of vinyl tubing...

Helpful tips for others based on mistakes made.... I'll start: Note to self: Check the turner periodically during the incubating period. Make sure it is plugged in and operating. Just sayin..... 1 hatched out 3 from 35 fully developed unhatched eggs. I usually have at least a 70% hatch rate.

Yesterday whole my wife was sleeping I got the framing done on one of the new buildings. There will eventually be three this size and a new feed shed. All will be fenced with a 6 ft fence. This building is 6 X 8 ft, with an 8 ft peak.

:D I'll start... Here you go. 2 week old American Dominique chicks. Just went from the inside brooder to the outside brooder with a heat lamp. [VIDEO]

Thought I'd share a generic version of what we use for keeping track of our hatches. This was built on a spreadsheet. We are currently running two breeding pens. Its easy to use. For the first set of the year, note the date the eggs were set, and when they are due. Record the number of eggs set...

NPIP is an acronym for "National Poutry Improvement Plan" It was implimented starting in the early 1930's to provide testing and diagnosis for poultry folocks, with a goal of improving poultry and poultry products. Way back then, Salmonella Pullorum was responsible fir about 80% mortality in...

Seriously, I love our rooster! Abe, the rooster in my avatar, had been in the breeding pen for a couple of months, and now that our breeding season is drawing to a close, on Saturday we put he and his breeding pen honeys back with the main flock. As always, watching him back with the other...

Windy Ridge Dominiques Presents: ChickenFest 2013 FREE FREE Saturday, May 18, 2013, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM 6759 Ocatillo View, Fountain, CO 80817 (Weather permitting of course) Please RSVP if you plan on attending and if you plan on selling items. NOTE: Windy Ridge Dominiques reserves...

It was a warm for November. Daytime temperatures were still in the upper 60’s and lower 70’s. Overnight lows were still above freezing. We took advantage of the weather, and did more chicken building projects as we had time. We finally finished the two work and storage sheds. Both were lean-to...

The creation of Windy Ridge Dominiques Wendell and Beth Smith Fall, 2006 We moved to our new home in SW El Paso County, Colorado from Woodland, Washington. We are in an area called Midway. We have 7 acres. Nothing but grass, cactus, prairie dogs, rabbits and coyotes. Boy, the...

As many of our BYC friends here in Colorado have faced evacuation issues, and some are still out of their homes due to fires, my wife and I started thinking about evacuation plans for our families and our flocks. I would really like to hear some of you individual plans for evacuating your...

Please list those questions you should have asked, have asked, will ask, or would like to be asked (as a breeder) while in the process of selecting a breeder to purchase fertile hatching eggs, chicks, or older birds. Thanks for your input

I got these two poults from Cackle last week. Any thoughts on genders? The darker one I swear has ADD.... I used the shipping box as a studio........

So here's a thought I had the other day. I saw some poultry advertized as 100% vegetarian fed. Does this mean the birds never ate a bug? Cuz bugs aint vegetables.....

Any other Rev war reenactors on BYC? I know of at least one other.....

So has anyone poured a concrete floor in their coop?

Here are some pictures of my plan for our coup and yard layout. We have given ourselves until next spring to complete them. The yard will border the back fence, which will be 6 feet tall, wood slats. We are in an area that gets some pretty good winds off and on throughout the year, as we are...

Wow! am I the only one from colorado? Wendell K. Smith