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Two large incis. one large hatcher and two sets of double 250 watt heat lamps and my electric bill was an extra 100 dollars a month, and that was from march through may. Then again. its a good way to get an early start.

Hatching this time of year has the advantage of the pullets will be just starting to lay when the weather breaks in the spring and then all season long. Ive thought about hatching now but the low egg count wont fill the inci, need heated area for chicks, ends up being quite costly to raise a few...

Mad cow Swine flu Avian influenza Scares the sh!t out of everybody

Shouldnt hurt as long as you keep the inside of the coops ammonia content down. Too much accumulating poo may cause problems in the run but I dont think the decay of the screenings would. I would dig it up a little and let them go at it. As a kid I would see the hens go through fresh cow poo in...

I use pullets from the previous year for breeding then in June when Im done breeding I will sell them as one year old hens, giving someone a young hen that will lay a couple of years and eliminatimg the extra butchering.

Bought a few things from TSC on saturday. Duravet vitamin pack. Like to use this to get the chickens ready for breeding season. The hens need their folic acid! A product called Nutri Drench - a vitamin drench fed orally. Dont know if it will get used. Wazine- might worm before I start hatching...

Im trying to ramp up production from my pullets. I have added a light on a timer to come on at 5am and last week I added some all-flock ( 18% ) to the feed ration which has already showed results. I was already using payback layer in the ration but the protein of the ration may have still been...

If I were to guess I would say the breathing trouble is most likely due to current conditions like high humidity or the other end of the scale ,dust , mold or mildew or even ammonia from feces not vented proper or even things they eat this time of year with new green sprouts everywhere , rather...

Received some chicks today from Ideal Poultry. Havent ordered chicks for a few years. Kinda missed that early morning drive to the PO to pick up chicks. Norwegian Jaerhon- 10 pullets and 4 cockerels, Buff Orps 8 pullets, and BR. Leghorn 4 pullets. I will work on breeding the Jaerhon. They are...

Levi, I have talked with Rose who works at Runnings who said she was hatching quail chicks soon. If you would like I could get some contact info for you. She lives nearby being on the Taylor road near the Heart river. Maybe you know Rose? She works near the animal feed and chick area.

I keep the humidity at around 40% for the first 15 days, then slowly increase it by closing vents on the inci or adding a wick to the water tray, up to the 18th day. At that point I move the eggs to the hatcher unit which is set at about 75%. This seems to work for me.

Anyone hatching in ND? Im hatching Legbars and Rhodebars.

Welcome to BYC ConLeigh.

Anyone have chicks ordered or planed for this season? What kind and from where? I ordered 17 Norwegian Jaerhon for white layers and a few Buff Orps for broody hens for hatching. From Ideal Poultry to arrive around the 16th of May. Should be warmer by then. :)

I will try a variety of tomato called Long Keeper that I found at Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Never have tried tomatillos. Another plant I will try is the mangol beet. Supposed to grow very large and be excellent stock (chicken) feed. These could also be frozen then thawed and fed through...

Such labeled feeds have different minerals like calcium for layers but most of the difference in labeling, Layer, Starter/Grower, Meatbird, Allflock, etc, is the protein content. I would think any mixture of these feeds would be fine for any adult poultry. One thing to watch for , with the finer...

I recall feeding chickens as a kid years ago. We would winter the hens almost souly on oats. A little wheat during the cold snaps. No bought feeds. Just what we had. We would feed a little of the second cutting alfalfa which I still do. They love tearing it apart. See the special treat at...

I believe CHS (Central Harvest States) , which is called Southwest Grain in this part of the state, is located through out ND where you can buy the Payback brand. Saving seeds has been a part of my gardening each year. In the recent years Ive grown different types of open pollinated veggies...

Southwest Grain on Broadway across from the Dairy Barn sells two types, Payback Layer and Grower. Grower is medicated for day old to fully feathered which is about 6 to 8 weeks, then Layer can be feed after that and and also to the hens. Good people over there and they sell a lot of feed...

Ill see if I can get some pics uploaded.