seem like a good breed, if i had the room i would probably raise a batch of them they seem like they would be a good 4h starter show bird...considering i dont see many of this breed in my class...
its a feed scooper it cant be perfect but over all when every thing is said an done i love mine its great its starting to show a little wear an tear but its to be expected i have had it for 4...
I have one silkie. From the time we got her, she layed 3 eggs a week and was so sweet and friendly! Then, she went broody 3 times in a row But she came back to us just as friendly as the first...
Cinnamon is one of my favorite girls. She is the first to investigate anything new and is fearless. She is my biggest girl and I love her rich red feathers and white speckles. She is very...
The Leghorn is a great breed. It will supply you with eggs almost everyday of the year for at least two years of its life while not eating very much food. Leghorns also produce most of the U.S.'s...
We use diluted bleach with our incubators between each hatch. Just make sure you rinse very well and you will be fine. We've never had any trouble with any of our hatches from this and lately we have been having to bleach our "lockdown" incubator at least once a week for our staggered hatches.
It all starts when you get a couple cute little chicks, then the next thing you know............
Rinse it out well and let it air dry really well for at leased a day before starting it up and you will be fine. Bleach is a type of chlorine and traces will evaporate when fully dried. I used to use high concentration bleach for my saltwater aquarium stuff and never once had any problems. I used it on stuff including sand going directly into the aquarium and for the aquariums themselves. Its very safe and a good disinfectant. If it won't kill sensitive saltwater fish or the sea horses I used to raise then its safe for chicks.
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AND UM CAN'T LIST THE # OF CHICKENS OR DH WILL SEE IT AND I WILL BE IN TROUBLE!