Recent content by Marct611

I’ve had them before a few years ago, but I made the coop like a real house insulated walls and infrared heaters and towards the end we were having respiratory issues with done I’m going to go with Rhode Island Red & Barred Rocks, they are both regional for this area so they should be fine.. I...

Thankyou that makes a lot of sense.

Ok my question about the ventalation is then, do you have any vents you leave open overnight even in the winter months? Also I was planning of having heat mounted above the roost pointing down at them

Yes I plan to give them the option to go out everyday year round with the exception if it’s going to be negative during the day. I’m going to have a very large covered pen for them around 10x40. I just worry about them getting frost bite in the winters overnight without insulation to hold the...

Thanks I haven’t started building yet and open up suggestion on size and options

Hi I’m getting back into having a small flock of only 6-8 hens. Just looking to get opinions on weather I should insulate the coop when I build it for the normally cold New England winters. I’m going to build a 6x8 salt box design. Thanks.

Hi We purchased the Octagon 40 Advance EX digital egg incubator this past winter. We loved the way it worked, but our plans have changed and no longer plan on hatching. So, we would like to sell it. Its like brand new. it contains everything. The Octagon 40, the turner, and the humidity pump...

I'm only going to be putting about 30 LF eggs to I guess I'm putting them on their sides

Hi Im expecting to get this incubator anyday now. A question for someone who may have it. Ive seen in the pics online.. Eggs set in the trays are shown to be both laying down and standing up in the normal incubator positition standing up. Which way is correct for this unit?

HI Does anyone know of any breeders of Marans here in Western,MA or within a reasonable distance? Im looking for 4 Marans Pullets. thanks

Do you have any Marans pullets?

HI We have an extra 5 Red Star pullets and 2 Rhode Island Red Pullets. We would like to sell them, they are approximately 3 1/2 months old. We are located just outside Springfield,MA. thanks

You can put fertile eggs under her. I put Cherry Egger and Dominique eggs under a broody Jersey Giant 3 weeks ago tomorrow June 2 and as of an hour ago I have one hatched and 2 more pips.. So yes it will work. All I did was take out the the infertile eggs she was sitting on and replaced them...

We have 2 broody black jersey hens that went broody Saturday. One gave up on Saturday afternoon and the other stayed focused. We don't have a rooster so we bought some fertilized eggs and put them under her. Today we noticed that when the serious broody hen left her clutch to go eat and...

We have 2 broody black jersey hens that went broody Saturday. One gave up on Saturday afternoon and the other stayed focused. We don't have a rooster so we bought some fertilized eggs and put them under her. Today we noticed that when the serious broody hen left her clutch to go eat and...