Hopefully I can get some pics of my new babies when they get delivered next month! My Mille Fleur OEGB and Bantam RIRs are set to be delivered on April 17th. I was so excited after I ordered them I went and had to buy these babies. My newest addition to the flock - one of my three new...
So, from what I understand, especially here in Phoenix, AZ, the best timeframe for hatching chicks with a broody hen is around February or March. Am I correct in this? Also, in similar fashion, when is the best time to hatch Pharaoh Quail? They will be in an outdoor brooding box, so can they...
OK, that makes sense. I wasn't intending to keep them together, but I understand why there could be some issue when the eggs start hatching and "mama" is brooding them. So, without using a broody chicken, when is the best time of year to hatch quail chicks? Do they do good with heat if I were...
I live in Phoenix, Arizona where our current temperatures are around 110 degrees. My wife and recently picked up some Bantam Cochin hens for laying and both of them have shown some broodiness. We are getting ready to start building a second coop for our brooder coop and then for future...