I have rouens and pekins and was wondering if my broody hen that needs to eat unmedicated feed for two weeks before going to laying pen again could be housed safely with the ducks she was on medicated feed i didnt know if the ducks ate her poop if it would poison them anyone kbow if this is...
thanks for the pics and i knew someone would argue me down over the acv but i have had them in the pooping bloody chunks stage and brought them ALL back with acv and have NEVER lost a single chick so i stand by my words! those pics really brightened my day thanks!
if yall get coccidiosis which i deal with on every batch of hens just add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to all waterers for three days and it will go away i dont use any medicated feed and this is safe for chicks because unlike corid it acts by acidifying their crop which allows...
My sugar settled in after an hourof carrying on but no pics yet had my ultrasound today and am expecting on october tenth my bunnies are two and a half weeks old my ducklings are two weeks old and my incubator is ten days away so i have sooo much going on! have two children also so i am...
Saw a round dark spot the size of a yolk inside each egg will try to candle again Sunday and hope i see an embryo new to candling so i think they are good for day three but honestly i cant tell yet!
my silly Sugar sat on the wrong nest for a few hours yesterday afternoon and her eggs were a little cool to the touch before i knew about it! when can i candle eggs to see if they were kilked by this mix up? the eggs are three days now any advice?
My other girls tried to sneak in and lay while she was on break but she caught them and puffed out and let out a sqeal or two and they must have understood! she is very sweet and will let me check eggs with onky a squeal but dhe is up towards the top of the pecking order with the hens so things...
my year old buff Sugar has finally went broody tried to move her and she would not set so i moved her back and replaced eggs and she hopped on that nest lickety split! stubborn girl put a towel over her box and marked eight welsummer eggs and three olive egger eggs so i guess she will be in the...
I added some to tray one and got eighty percent yikes so i hsve added a little to the two middle trays to raise it to thirty five fromm nineteen with no water how much will adding the eggs raise it?
Hi everybody i new to hatching and my incubator is set up and keeping temp and my humidity is around thirty five percent i am warming my eggs today to set tomorrow i have forty two and will be using an egg turner with my hovabator 2362n and i was wondering how much adding forty two eggs will...
My ducklings are finally here and a day late! i expected a box full of dead babies but they all arrived alive! looks like i have one or two that are not going to make it but thats to be expected being late so i am a very happy lady! here are some pics i have rouen and pekin and i must say i am...
my ducklings will be here wednesday and i am soo excited! i ordered five rouen ducks and a drake and five pekin ducks and a drake from metzer farms and i am driving my husband crazy does anyone have metzer farms rouens? would love to see some pics!
Hi im getting the 2362n circulated air w turner should be here wednesday and have been collecting eggs from wellies for four days and yesterday i started getting wellie/ee eggs as well trying for some olive eggers! i have never used an incubator before so i am nervous and excited wonder if my...