I am a chicken lover. I love chickens. I play with my chickens every day. I talk to them. I spend my free time building coops and cleaning coops. I spend my spare money on hatching eggs and chicken feed. They are my hobby and a great source of happiness in my life.
Sometimes, I feel like I'm...
I've been raising chicks for years now, and I think there is an easy way to keep them tame and sweet.
Usually, I've always used a brooder for chicks, either a cardboard box or a rubbermaid type container. Well, with this batch of chicks, I've decided to use my old rabbit cage. The side walls...
Hi all! Here are some precious silkie babies. I hatched them from eggs from Kelar at the BYC auction. Some of them have big ol' vaulted eggheads--aren't they adorable!?!
I am watching Everybody Loves Raymond, and I noticed something. Ray's mother reminds me of a cochin! She is the classic mother hen figure, always brooding over her babies. I always say that people remind me of chickens!
Anybody else think so?
Has anybody had success with call duck eggs in the Eco20, with turner? I am about to order some call eggs, and I plan to use the eco20. Any experiences/stories would be appreciated!
Thank you,
Becky
I just wanted to tell all of you how happy I am.....last month, I visited the home of another BYC member, Baregretchen. We traded polish eggs with each other. Well, this week, I just hatched out the most beautiful polish babies I've ever seen! I started off with 10 eggs, and every one was...
Hi! Well, I successfully hatched one peachick, and I did not know they would be so different than raising chicks. I have hatched and raised chicks, ducks, geese, quail, pheasants, but this is my first peachick ever. I should have read up on them, but in a way, I felt like if I were prepared for...
I have a peacock gender question....
Do the females also display their tails, the way a male does?
Today, I was visiting family, and their neighbors have peacocks. Many of them are in their first year. They all have short tails, and I thought I could tell the males from the females by their...
Hi all! Well, I was surprised when my husband's friend gave me an early Christmas present--10 adorable young button quail! I fell in love immediately, and I just have some questions about them for all of you experienced quail people:0)
Ok, first of all, I wanted to make sure that these really...
Hi all! I already have a Little Giant w/ fan, but this question is actually for my sister-in-law.
She wants to buy a Little Giant, and I told her it really should have a fan for better results. I was wondering, if you could rig a computer fan to put inside the incubator? She has lots of spare...
Hi everybody! I wanted to show some pictures of my chicken church and duck house. It is so much fun to decorate the yard and give homes to my babies at the same time. Hope you like them!