If the eggs are clean, do not wash them.
The bloom protects them.
If you do wash them, you have to put them in the refrigerator.
Even not washed, they will be good longer in the fridge.
Eggs can be good to eat for surprising amount of time. Over a month. They will however degrade with time.
No reason to keep an aggressive rooster.
There are very good roosters out there.
I had more than a few.
I had roosters who I could walk up to and pick up. A year ago I had about 30 roosters. Only 1 was aggressive. I gave away all but 3, and honestly I did not need 3.
However, they had such good...
It's probably a barnyard mix that you ended up with. I would not be happy if I paid for something specific, but if the chickens turned out friendly and with good personalities, I would be very happy about that.
Old thread, I know, but I found it doing a web search, so others might as well.
I had build my coops using decking screws with torx heads. I've used 2.5" screws on 2x4s and 1.5" screws when attaching plywood.
These screws are coated for outdoor use and will last for a very long time.
I've had...
Day 21 passed without any activity.
I am not sure what's on the egg of which I had attached a photo, but I candled all the remaining eggs and I see no chicks in them.
There are two eggs which I cannot get the light to penetrate, one being a Mars-Bars. That one has a very thick eggshell so I am...
I always put them in my chicken soup and some of the other soups. I know you cannot smell them but my family always used them so I continue that.
I think they do give flavor. My chicken soup is awesome 😋
Who initiates?
I had two pullets, where one would try to go under the other as if she was a chick going under her mother.
Then when I put grown hen with them, she would try the same thing with the grown hen also.
Just to close the loop, Peter was not worthless. Unfortunately I lost him 3 weeks ago and within a couple of days of his passing, my other rooster was killed by a fox. Then the following day, 2nd rooster was killed also.
This leads me to believe that Peter must had been protecting the backyard...
In November? Perhaps. It will could be anywhere between 60s and 80s during the day.
90s are actually very nice. The humidity is relatively low here so it does not feel anything like in many places with high humidity where anything over 90F is unbearable.
I have a heating plate that looks like a computer monitor.
Right now one is in front of it and two are behind it. Between the heater and the brooder wall.
The heater gets warm so there is heat on the backside too. Maybe it radiates more heat from the front but I don't know.
It may be just fancy...