Thank you!!! The brooder I knew about, and a tupperware lid is what I reached for first. Haha. But I did not know that I could use the layered pellet!!! Thank you so much!!! I think we are going to go to the store as soon as he wakes up. Haha. Vie never had chicks before. Its like a newborn! I...
Okay. My boyfriend does cross country Construction. he came home tonight from working out west and he brought home 2 witty bitty baby light brahmas. They still have their egg tooth. And they are hungry, I was not expecting this and I have no idea what to feed them period I would be very very...
I have the Little Giant 6300, with the heater in the lid, but we for have the fan or turning tray. I cracked the eggs from the last try and found that even though they were fertilized they didn't developed beyond day 3 or 4. With the eggs being porous, I can't see any veins. But Im on day 11 of...
These are my babies. :-) I have the one Leghorn (Lucky Poppy) the two blondies (chunk and chunky) and the two dark ones we call Heckle and Jeckle. [/IMG][/IMG]
Its during incubation. We bought an incubatorfrom tractor supply because these hens don't go broody. They never have. Im going to able to get pictures today off everyone/everything (hopefully!) I feed the chickens cracked corn and a layered pellet feed we found at TS Co, its the same as my dad...
Hi everyone! Out in the Danville area, and I took in my dad's 4 hen and his adopted rooster. I let them wander throughout the yard during the day and I am currently trying to hatch eggs. (We have a rough 90% fertility rate!!!) but. Im getting a LOT of early death. Usually by day 5. :-( Im trying...
Western Indiana here! My dad was transferred to Bama for work so since we live out in the country, we took in the 4 hens and the rooster. We call him Lucky because he found my dad about a year ago. Just popped up after a storm and stuck around (my dad had about 12 hens back then) I think he is a...