I have very large plastic dog crates with straw in them and the hens seem to like them. Of course one uses a stall in the barn - she likes lots of space.
I highly suggest the Hovabator Genesis 1588 to anyone looking to start. The cost is reasonable, the controls are easy to understand and use and the plastic tray in the bottom make clean up so much easier.
I have 3 different incubators, one being the HovaBator Genesis 1588, one a Farm Innovations Pro Series and one a less expensive circulated air non digital one. I want a cabinet one but have to wait. By the end of this hatching season I hope to be able to afford one.
The hatching has begun! I have 41 barn-yard mixed eggs - so far 5 have hatched and many more are pipped. I am hoping the eggs from the Cream Legbar crossed with a Welsummer Roo all hatch. So far a couple are pipped but not out yet. Once I get this hatching stuff down I am going to try with...
I have 42 eggs in the incubator now, they should start hatching next week Monday. They will all be mixed chicks. I have a Welsummer Roo and a Welsummer/BUff Orp mixed Roo and for hens I have a Cream Legbar, 2 RIR, a BR, 1 Black Sex Link and 3 Black Orp's. Last month I hatched 18 turkey poults...
We do have and regularly use our Discover Card. It is paid in full every month and we love the cash back benefit. It is money for free and comes in handy as we usually use it for Lowes gift cards. For $90 we get a $100 card and when shopping a Lowes we also get a 10% military discount.
Last year I started out with an 8x8 coop with an attached 12x8 run but they also free range during the day. We added a 12 X 16 coop this year with a 16 X 6 run this year and also have a 4 x 4 coop which I have not started using yet, I am thinking about using it for a breeding pen for a few of...