I was think of investing in an incubator with all the bells and whistles. should I go for a Brinsea or an Rcom. I want something that controls the humidity. I have had a hard time with it in my styro incubator.
Thanks for the compliments on Clover!
delisha, I am sure my hubby would gladly send her your way. She is flighty, so not his fave of all the chickens we have.
I have a question for all of you incubator addicts. I have a farm innovators 4200 styrofoam incubator. The problem I am running into is when the I up the humidity, the temp drops. I then have to fiddle with the temp dial and well lets say my last hatch went really bad. This is only my third...
Thanks for the advice everyone. We are treating them with antibiotics until we can return them to the breeder this weekend. If he doesn't take them back we are going to cull them. Hopefully our current flock will be o.k. I talked to the poultry specialist at K-State University and he told me...
I need everyone's advice. This Saturday I aquired 3 Sussex chickens. By morning the rooster was sneezing. They have been quarantined from the get go. Fast forward to today. 3 days on Duramyacin. They now have snot pouring out of their noses. They seem to be eating and drinking fine. I think we...
My Hedemora roo has done great in the midwest climate. It has gotten nearly to 100 degrees several times and he was fine. My Americauna on the other hand doesn't handle the heat very well at all.
I treated him myself. I basically made sure he was hydrated with an eyedropper,by dripping water on the top of his beak. I would force feed him a few times a day. He did not like that one bit. I gave him oats and bread soaked in buttermilk. I think that helped him a lot. His appetite seem to...
Well My rooster has made a full recovery! We knew he was doing alot better when he woke us up a 4:30 a.m. crowing his fat head off. He was eating and drinking normal from that point on.
I was suspecting that he may have eaten something bad. He ate some columbine yesterday. I looked it up and it is poisonous to chickens. Thanks for the advice. Now to find some activated charcoal.
I called Baldwin Hilltop Animal Health. He probably doesn't see chickens so he decided it wasn't worth his time to call back. Good to know about Smith, thanks for the info. He is 19 months. He was fine yesterday morning.
Well, my rooster has suddenly become very lethargic. He stares off into space like he is in a trance. He is not eating or drinking. He had pure white diarrhea yesterday, but today it is bright green. I called the vet and left a message for him to call me back so I could make an appointment. He...
Hi,
I have some 19 week old light sussex and they are very flighty. Not at all friendly like most descriptions of the breed. I got them at 2 weeks old and it took me three weeks to get them to eat out of my hand. They will follow me around the yard now, but they do not like being handled at all...
I just finished up my second round of anti cocci medication. How do I know if it is completely gone? The diarrhea is gone now, so I am hoping that I have nipped it in the bud. My chicks also lost a lot of weight. What do I give them to help with weight gain. I put them on game bird feed to up...
I received some mystery eggs. All of the egg were tan. Hopefully someone can help me figure out what breed and possibly gender. they are 4 weeks. I am hoping Jake,Bear and Red are hens they are super sweet. Heckyl and Jeckyl on the other hand are skittish.
Jake
Bear
Red
Heckyl...