We have 3 turkeys, all heritage breeds, that were 7 weeks old when we got them from a lady who had an ad in Uncle Henry's (swap/sale publication). I was thinking up to this point that the two darker ones were jakes, and the buff was a jenny. However, I have read in a couple different places that...
My wife and kids got me the Waterfowl Special (hatchery choice of left-overs at the end of the day) which includes 4 goslings and 6 ducks. I haven't had the time to try to figure out the breeds yet as I've been nursing a duckling that seems to have a deformed foot/feet. It doesn't seem to be...
My goslings and baby ducks are being shipped through the mail from Cackle Hatchery by Priority 3 day mail.. Post office held order up and now they will not be here til day 4.. If they are alive what can I do to help them survive..I called the post office and was told that 3 days is not a...
I apologize for the weird sound of the title, but I couldn't think of another way to say it. I recently purchased (very reasonably, I might add), 4 turkey poults from a lady who had listed a local classifieds ad. These poults, who were being raised by the hen, were told to be approximately 2...
I was wondering if there is a chick identification key out there? If you have ever used a Peterson's guide for identifying trees, birds, etc, you know what I'm referring to. The "key" starts out using general characteristics (size, color, feathered footed, etc) then narrows down...
Good Morning, all. I was checking out some of the Holiday decorations and found this...just had to share it!! Now, if I can just get DW to let me buy it. I think a shopping trip to Lowes is in order...
Dear moderators and "powers-that-be",
I was wondering if it would be at all possible to get a "next" button for the forum pages. For example, if I'm on page 7 of a thread, there would be a radio button at the bottom that says "next" and clicking it would take me to the next page in the thread...
I am so fed up with our neighbor out back! Since the guy moved in, he's been nothing but trouble. The latest crime...tonight, he had a fire going out back of his house (aprox. 1/4 mile), and he had a huge tractor tire in the middle of it! I called the local public safety dispatch and reported...
OK...so I'm probably second guessing myself here, but when I first set the eggs, I'd worked into the late night on the bator. I finally set the eggs at 0130. So, was that day (Jan 13) day 0, or day 1?
OK..I can't find my answer through searches, so I'm asking a new question. I candled my eggs tonight, which are BO hatching eggs I bought and had shipped. By my estimates, they are on Day 3 now, and like so many before me, been itching to candle since day 1! So, during my candling (bright LED...
...to answer my question, but I can't find anything. So, here's the situation.
I have two digital thermometer inside my homemade bator, one an *Acu-Rite* hygrometer, and the other, a digital meat thermometer. Both probes are placed inside my homemade water wiggler. The hygrometer unit is...
I built a bator when one I'd ordered through Craigslist didn't come in. I haven't had that much time to mess with it, as my hatching eggs arrived yesterday. I finally finished the bator at 0100 this morning.
Last night, once it got up to temp and I was trying to regulate it....I noticed that...
Well, in all the hatching frenzy threads..(February Hatch Along), I got addicted to the idea of hatching eggs. So, I checked on Uncle Henry's (a Maine/New England buy/sell/swap publication) and Maine Craig's List and found a list for a bator. The listing was for an LG still air, had the LG fan...
While watching the Superbowl, I just saw the Denny's commercial! HILARIOUS!! It was pretty funny having the hens screaming...while at a bar?! I'll definitely be going for my free Grandslam meal !!
Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/dennys?ref=mf
I'm getting frustrated with my hens not laying eggs yet! I get eggs through my WIC for my youngest...but there's nothing like fresh ones!
My hens live with 2 mature roos in a dog-kennel converted to a coop, and a seperate nesting box. If you want pics, see my BYC page. I've put fresh hay...
Good evening, all! I decided to try my hand at hatching this year. I searched Uncle Henry's (local swap/sell publication in Maine) and Craigslist for an incubator. I found a listing at Craigslist for an LG still air bator, some chick feeders and waterers and a homemade candler with free...
Good day, fellow BYCers! I hope you and your flocks are all doing well!
Our flock is growing...from the 6 BR chicks we got last spring, to the 16 chickens we have now....our newest ones being 2 Silverspeckled Hamburgs I got in June from our local Blue Seal feed store, and the 2 Americaunas...
I have two roos..one older one BR, and a younger one that we got from a neighbor who had to get rid of her chickens due to a move...which I'm not sure what breed he is. I'll take a picture later and post it when I get a chance.
I have a broody golden phoenix (I think....the lady didn't know...
We have a Golden Phoenix hen that has gone broody. We keep taking the eggs out from under her...she just growls...hasn't snapped at us yet...but I still wear leather gloves to gather eggs.
I'm thinking that the best thing to do is let her sit on tomorrow's clutch of eggs, moving her to a...
I have a coop/run that is 15x10...and I free range when the weather's nice on our 1.1 acres.
I currently have 2 BR roos and 1 roo which we adopted a couple weeks ago...along with 5 RIRs and 3 hens which we adopted as well....we think the new chickens are Phoenix...they're still growing in...