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I have not posted in a while so here it goes. I have a flock of 2 roosters, 5 hens and 3 chicks. The 2nd rooster was bought as a hen. They are kept in a 7x12ft pen with all walls/roof covered but the front and a side wall. Thier coop is a small box in the back. I was wondering if my flock...
I am planning on getting some pegions ( hopefuly homers) and would like to train them to return from far distances. But specifically I would like for them to be trained for specific things, but i dont know what they are capable of learning. I would like to take them out with me when I go for...
I posted a message about my only hen I was trying to get her to sit on the eggs. Finally she has done it! Shes always in the box. Unfortunately I only have 1 pair left. I know that ratio is horrible for breeding but it use to be much more hens before we had our skunk invasion.
I will be...
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I recieved a large NAPCO incubator. Like the kind commercial growers, or larger farms would use to hatch chicks. It may have been for growing bacteria??? Not sure since it also has a CO2 gage and tubeing for a connection to a bottle. Either way it would work for either purpose.
Anyway, I...
Ive incubated eggs in the past, and was thinking of trying with a broody with my currently 11 eggs. I have not taken any from the nest and I think she stopped at 11 ( is that to many?). I am not sure if she is sitting on them tho. Shes in and out throughout the day. How do I ensure that she...
I have not posted in a while and hopefully you remember me.
I have not recieved any more hens yet since he "massacare" last winter. I am down to 1 hen, but in a week or so We are going to add alot more. The breeder we bought the first batch from also lost 50 of her 100 flock so she was not able...
I would like to produce eggs and chicks small scale to sell locally and to other states. Where do I need to look for the laws on this and see which permits are required? I have heard of fines for certian things that I was never aware of.
I am in Texas btw
I eventually would like to sell my chicks locally or online to even other states. This would be done small scale of course with probably 6-8 hens laying. I would also like to sell the fresh eggs to healthfood stores and other small grocery stores if possible.
Is there any legal issues I need...
I eventually would like to sell my chicks locally or online to even other states. This would be done small scale of course with probably 6-8 hens laying. I would also like to sell the fresh eggs to healthfood stores and other small grocery stores if possible.
Is there any legal issues I need...
Ok here it is,
I had 14 eggs that did not hatch ( some older than others) so I thought I messed up cause I decided on rolling them all instead of turning them one by one when incubating. I didnt know what to do since it was to late so I put them out with a broody hen ( not the best mom) and she...
I know i've been asking alot of questions but this should be the last for a while.
I have a chicken coop, 12x5 and 5ft tall. It is going to house about 8 chickens plus afew pullets after I hatch some eggs. Can I allow the pigeons to live with the chickens? Will they get along if I intergrate...
I am thinking about getting back into hatching chicks agian after I get more hens ( im down to 1). But the issue I have been faced with is space. Once I hatch about 20 or so I will no longer have space and I can not let them be free range because My dad is going to put in a run-way/grass strip...
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I am down to 1 hen and 1 rooster, and this weekend we are going to a flee market this weekend to look for somemore hens. The chickens I have currently are a cross already between Dominecker and Rhodeisland red. If I wish to get a different breed is it ok to mix breeds if the rooster is...
Can any pigeon be used for messengers/carrier, or a specific breed? I dont want to buy pegions that will just fly away. I'd like a bird that can fly freely around the yard/pasture and will return if released afew miles away.
Also, how far can you release a pegion and it still returns?
I have thought about obatining 1 or 2 pigeons to be pets, but I want to fully understand the entier aspects to keeping these birds. I would like to have messanger pigeons. ( speifically)
1. I have heard that you can keep them in a loft and allow them to fly freely. Is this true? if so...
I have not posted in a while, but I am fairly new to this site and I posted in december about incubating and hatchling care. Well I hatched 20 eggs, 18 survived to become pullets. I moved 14 of them out of the green house ( where I raised them) into the seperated pen inside the coop. ( I lost 1...
I hatched 12 chicks out before christmas and they have been fully feathered for 3 weeks now so about 7weeks old. I decided to introduce them to the flock. They seemed to be fine until later today I found one dead by the door of the pen and about half of the 11 remaining bleeding from their...
6 out of 7 that are dated for december 4th hatched last night. the 7th is on his/her way of entering the new world. There are 4 more dated for december 5th and 6th which have started. I will try and get pics when most are done.