i have my own hammermill that i use to grind feed for my cows, have been mixing 50%oats, 50% corn for cow feed. i sent some off and had it protien tested and it came back @ 16.6%, i was just wondering if this is enough protein for layer feed, i know most commercial layer is around 18%. the...
Had a gold comet go broody and hatch 11 biddies, father was Buff Orphington, any one know what i can expect laying wise? Also hatched some barred rocks crossed with the buff roo wonder about these also? Thanks in advance
Wtb some RIR hens, chicks or hatching eggs from good stock within reasonable driving distance of graham, n.c., not interestd in haveing any thing shipped, would prefer to pickup (not a big fan of shipping).. please post reply here or email to [email protected]
not sure if this is the right place to ask or not, but here goes, i was thinking of crossing my buff orphington roo with some gold comet hens, wonder if my cross will make a decent layer, or what about a barred rock hen w/ buff orphington roo? any help on what i may come up with it appreciated...
I wrote about this a while back, we are small farm in alamance county n.c., we raise our own corn and are offering it for sale, whole $8.00 for 50 lbs, cracked for $9.00 for 50lbs and we also have oats that we can run through the mill that are available whole or partly crushed for the same...
Does any one know of someone in central N.C. sells hovabator incubators, and accessories? looking for someone who stocks them, or does every one just order them over the web? thanks in advance
I built a homemade incubator out of 1" thick oak boards and it worked out perfect, glass on top and all. Fired it up yesterday and temps seem to be holding very well, 98.5-101.4, but the light bulb cycles on and off about every 21/2 to 3 mins. Wonder if i need to insulate or is this about...
I was kicking around the thought of building a incubator out of wood, ( i own a cabinet shop to carry me through the winter when farming is slow), wondering if i should insulate or not, i was thinking that once the wood case got up to temp it should act as a heat sink helping to keep the temps...
We are new to the forum, but not new to chickens or farming lifestyle. My wife and I along with my father are currently running a 4th generation family farm in alamance county N.C. Our grain crops include 75acres of corn, about 60 ac of wheat, 20 or so acres of wheat. We found this forum with...