I am about to start selling different breeds of chickens and eggs. I am wondering what is the best way to build this,....... I was thinking maybe a design like at a the pound where you have several different long pens with dividers in between , would my roosters try and fight between the chicken...
I just hatched out my guinea eggs and all them died I believe due to their intestine hanging out, I am sure it was the intestine and not the egg sac. My questions is would the be due to inconsistant heating and humidity. I couldnt get my humidity past 35% half way through the incubation period...
What causes chicks to be born with their intestines on the outside? I hatched out three today and all three hatched like that? I was wondering if it was something I was doing wrong or was it because my rooster was sick or because i was medicating the rooster and hens when these eggs where laid ...
I have lost a few chickens to the same infection, and now this morning I lost my rooster which stopped crowing about a month ago. Some of the bids seem like they gasp for air, have a gurgling sound coming from them and some have watery eyes......They seem to be eating and drinking water just...
Can you mix 3 week old baby chicks with day old baby chicks?
Also how long do I have to determine which is a rooster and which is a hen before the roosters start to fight?
So I made a cooler incubator and I have been trying to dial in the temp, it floats between 97 and 108 all day but generally stays at 99.....What is the best thermostat to use? I am using a hot water heater thermostat, it just doesnt seem to be sensitive enough.....