“Share Helpful Backyard Poultry TIPS” a Random Posting CONTEST Thread ~ Hosts, Mike & Sally

[Sally Sunshine]

INCUBATION RECORDS, SOFTWARE/APPS

Egg Details 19k .xls file
Incubating Chart 22k .xls file
unprotectedfieldscanbeeditedwithCAUTIONforfunctions.xls 306k .xls file
Hatch / Egg Turning Chart click HERE: Hatch Chart Schedule
Setting Chicken Eggs by the Moon's Sign farmers Almanac see HERE
Hatchabatch AP Keeping track of your hatch! see here
Printable Month CalendarThis app can be used to generate a planning calendar for a selected month and year. Click HERE

 

[Sally Sunshine]

EMBRYO GROWTH & HATCH VIDEOS

Chicks Hatching videos post #67478
Embryonic Development, Day by Day click HERE
Video See Through eggshell to watch embryo development CLICK HERE
The Genius of Birds - Embryonic development CLICKHERE
DOUBLE YOLKERS NOT suggested but they can hatch with assistance videos post #46649
A crowing 1 DAY old chick: via Happy chooks post #49705

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Automatic Chicken Coop door for only $5 bucks with a radio antenna from a junkyard SEE THREAD FOR ALL THE DETAILS!!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...a-radio-antenna-from-a-junkyard#post_11626992

OP, nice work on your setup!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

COOP DOOR OPENER made from an Drapery Motor + Timer



http://ploughandstarsproject.com/lazy-chicken-farmer-101/

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Windowsill Sprouting

http://honestfare.com/windowsill-sprouting-through-the-winter/

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Chicken Tractor Ground Gap Solution


By: BamaBull
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chicken-tractor-ground-gap-solution

 

[MESOFRUFFEH]

Following! There are some great ideas here, my BF is going to be so busy lol!

 

[Laurel Meadows]

Great Spraddle leg treatment for feather-legged and/or bantam chicks!!

Use a child size hair elastic without the metal, make a twist in the middle:

You can make more or less twists to fit your chick comfortably.
Slide each loop over the leg and position just above the hock joint so it doesn't slip down.
Unless the other chicks are trampling it, you won't need to remove or isolate the affected chicks as they can walk, stand, eat and drink while wearing! No pain or distress when removing them

Leave on for 36 hours and then remove and see how your chick is doing. I had 3 bantams hatch in February with spraddle legs and successfully treated all 3! I put the bands on at 24-48 hours after hatch and they were waking normally after wearing them for 36 hours.

3 babies in this pic were wearing their little ponytail holders and healing as they went about their normal chicky activities!

 

[mlm Mike]

 

[Nardo]

I haven't had a chance to read this whole thread, so I"m not sure if this has been suggested.

We stop in the local grocery stores and go to the produce section. We ask for any of the scrap produce they have, to feed our chickens. They gave us a box of red lettuce the other day (probably 20 heads), they have given us bell peppers, apples, peaches, broccoli, tomatoes etc. It's whatever they have on hand at the time you go. They now save stuff for us.

When you are looking for treats for them, you can't beat free!!