Put 5 eggs in and hatched 4. Last one piped his beak out and then it quit.These are my first quail, a friend gave me them when his bator quit. not sure what they are but they are from a green egg with brown spots.
I use the deep litter method. 6 months ago I rescued 2 birds from an abandoned house they were in pretty rough shape. My whole coop got seriously infested. My poor chickens had holes in their feathers and bugs all over them. I got the red cans of seven dust and used the stocking method to dust...
I really think ventilation is a key factor if the bulb has the coating and vapors are present. I have used coated bulbs many times but my brooder is inside my coop and it is very well vented. the bulb is actually about 2 1/2 feet above them which works to keep temp right because I have another...
Eclectic is a little far for a fri night ride :) maybe during the summer when the kids are out of school.
Mine crow all the time especially when the guinea get everybody going. my neighbor keeps a air horn handy LOL it doesn't work but i think it makes them feel better. :)
Love the crow but I don't live in the city! My hunt camp is in tallassee. And I go to the Millbrook chicken auction every other Saturday wife doesn't like to go so I go when she works. ;)
EE, EE Polish mix, silkie, frizzle bantam, chicken house hens, and a few others ;) Cochin bantam mix Roo and my giant. Gonna replace him with a polish I think I lost my prize polish to a coon during he winter
I need to rehome a Jerzy giant rooster. I don't have any large hens and he's hurting my little ones. Not being rough just too dang big. I'm located in greenville near Montgomery
I have a lot of mutts. This one was born today and has to be the cutest chick I have ever seen.
It's head has green feathers and it's back is red white and black I can't wait to see it gets it's real feathers!
I have 2 Roos a Jerzy giant and a mutt Cochin bantam. As far as hens I have mostly...