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I hope this is the right place to post this. I have been looking for a long time for info or plans on constructing a rolling feed bunk. Here is the story. I broke my hip last may and have been looking for a way to unload my feed without lifting on the bags which i couldn't do. I wanted a cart...

Anyone have any idea what would result from a cross of buttercup roo on spitzhauben hen? I was most interested in what kind of comb the result of the cross would produce. The comb calculators i see on the net don't have choices for those types of combs.Anyone ever do this?

I am looking for some designs for fold away breeding pens. I have 2 buildings one with 2 heavy breeds and one for my Mediterranean breeds. About 12 weeks a year I will need breeding pens but want them folded up and out of the way the rest of the time. I was thinking of mounting panels to the...

I have been debating purchasing a sportsman or building my own incubator for a while I have finally decided to build my own. So I will document that effort here. I am building a cabinet with interior mesurements of 16" wide, 31" tall and 30" front to back. I wanted it wide and tall enough to...

I am thinking of either buying or making a cabinet incubator for next spring. $700 for a sportsman is a lot of money. However having recently built a rabbit hutch I now realize it doesn't take long to put a $100 in a small amount of lumber. So my question is for those who have built a cabinet...

I purchased a Hovabator 1588 Genesis Incubator this spring and have done 1 hatch in it. Following the instructions I left it at factory settings (100F) but my eggs hatched a day early. This current hatch i have set it to 99.5. My question to you all is "have you had to adjust the temp on your...

I need some help from the incubator experts. I just hatched 24 of 36 fertile eggs in my genesis incubator. I left it at factory set temp of 100. I kept humidity at 45% raising to 65% at last 3 days. Of the 24 chicks 4 were unable to keep their legs under them and had to be culled. I am not a...

I have had a friend who has given me a pair of bantams to take care of for her until she has some place in the country. She told me they were old english game from cackle hatchery. I am thinking of getting some eggs from them this spring and hatching a few chicks. Trouble is i am not sure what...

Hi, I have an idea for setting up something in a new run i am planning and would like some feedback on it. Both positive and negative appreciated. I plan to build a shed next year. One half will be for rabbits the other half for poultry.Also plan to put a decent size run in front of it. Maybe...

This year i brooded my 15 chicks in a 55 gallon aquarium with a heat lamp. It worked ok but next year i would like to have a better solution. one i can put out in my shop building. I don't want it to be a fire hazard. and it needs to be big enough to get 25 chicks to 2-3 weeks of age. Using...

About 30 yrs ago i raised a lot of chickens, ducks. geese etc. etc. After a sojourn in the city I am once again in the country and able to raise a few chickens. I don't remember chickens being this stupid though. I have 15 Dominique chicks about 5 weeks old. Last week i opened up access to...

I just picked up an old brower 846 from my brother. Its probably 40 years old but still seems to work. I plan on hatching some eggs soon. Anyone have an instruction sheet for this model they could share? What do you set the temp to for this model. As i recall it was maybe 101?