I'm currently having this problem with one of mine. Been finding less eggs overall.
I'm quite certain of the culprit, because for nearly the third time, she has had a bunch of yolk stuck on her messy white face!
She is also probably eating her own egg right after she lays it. I think she has...
I have a 1 year old rooster that frequently crows, any time of the day, almost every hour it seems.
Never counted but it's gotta' be around 15 to 35 times a day. He crows inside the coop or when he is free-roaming.
He is with 9 other hens, all day long.
Maybe he is "happy and singing" because he...
I don't care much at all for those ground waterers/feeders. It's a "quick and cheap" design.
Even though that's the natural way birds feed (ground level), it's still just not good(clean) enough if your raising chicks.
I mean, seriously though, if your going to raise chicks(or any living thing)...
I don't care much at all for those ground waterers/feeders. It's a "cheap" design.
Even though that's the natural way birds feed (ground level), it's still just not good(clean) enough if your raising chicks.
I mean, If your going to raise chicks(or any living thing), provide them with the...
I'm actually the thermostat for the time being, lol.
I'm around quite often monitoring temps and regulating them if needed (raising/lowering light). It rarely needs adjustment anymore.
Though it took several hours to calibrate the distance(from lamp to container) in order to stabilize heat...
I rotate them each by hand (as quick as I can without losing heat and humidity)... I lost several already:( but for my very first time I had overall fair success.
I'm not fully finished with it, so it will be improved bit by bit.
This one must have noticed the star that I drew on the shell(to predict where it would begin to crack/pip).
It managed to pip a star pattern with a triangle shaped chip broke off in the center. lol
I think it is a special one!
(notice the shadow of the pipping chick inside)
This egg came...