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Sounds to me like you are doing good,. Just remember to open as infrequently as you can so you don't lose too much humidity. I have hatches with different dates all the time, just let them do their thing and remove hatchlings like every 12 hours or so, once they are good and dry. At least you...

Quote: Not entirely apples and oranges. I am a smallhold farmer and breeding criterion are the same in all species, really. You select what is important to you and you move forward on your path. I also do AKC shows as well as producing dogs for very specialized purposes (SAR, service dogs for...

Hoping this is the right place for this thread... I have had Lakenvelders in the past, and I am just getting back into them this year. I have a nice batch of 16 here at the moment. I had to go to a hatchery because I could not find any local breeders and I have had really bad luck with shipped...

I raise Lakenvelders, which are a heritage breed. We are currently on the "Threatened" list. I have had both colors, though at the moment I only have the whites. They are beautiful birds, lay decent sized white eggs, grow slowly, and are kind of long lived. Tough little guys, and great foragers.

For those who are curious: We do not know what started the Snake Migration last year but it does appear to have been a one time thing. We asked around and others in the area were having the same issues. This year, we have seen VERY few snakes, and I have to say that the geese are marvelous. Will...

And now I have a small flock of both colors! Very happy with them and looking forward to this breeding season. Will have photos in a few days, when the snow clears up :)

Sorry guys, was out of pocket for a bit, but the netting is great! Bonus: the geese will get the snakes that get in the netting LOL they treat it like a private snack stand. So far only lost one other baby, one of the Brahmas stuck its head under the fence and got caught, but the rest are doing...

Update: I got some of the deer netting, and kind of wrapped it around the legs of my brooder so that no snake could shinny up there without having to pass through it. Looking forward to seeing if that helps! Well, really kind of hoping I won't see any more in the house anyway, but it's an old...

Hello, my name is Lenna and I am a hatching addict. So far this year I have put my poor old (20 yrs and counting) Little Giant to work hatching out about a dozen Golden Lakenvelders, a couple of dozen Americaunas, five Call Ducks, two Mystery Geese, etc. My latest hatch did not go well, I think...

I just had my last hatch go bad (I think the eggs were too old when I started) so I have no new peeps to distract myself, and I have to go out of town towards the end of this month so I cannot start any new ones. How do you handle hatching withdrawals? I find myself on Ebay looking at hatching...

Purpletree, they are killing the young babies in the brooders, and have managed to strangle a couple of the older chickens that were just put outside, although apparently were unable to swallow them afterwards. One got into the brooder and ate three chicks, then was too big to get out. I will...

COOL idea, Mtnlaurl! That makes a great deal of sense, and it's economical too :) CarolinaSculpture, I will see if I can find that at Atwoods. can't hurt! I am definitely tired of these black snakes.

Not yet, still seeing way too many, but someone suggested I get some *adult* geese, so now I am the proud owner of a pair of China Whites, at least they have the knobs on the bills so I presume they are Chinas. My son caught them this afternoon playing tug of war with a black snake, so I am...

That is wonderful, and they all look so happy and healthy!!

Hmm. They do look a lot like that. I wonder... might explain why they were just marked 'goose eggs' without what kind on the box; most of the time when I see hatching eggs, the breed is noted, but it's *illegal* to sell Canada eggs here. If the seller knew they were Canadas, they might have just...