I have three hens with a single chick each. They are all in there own pen with there chicks. Will the roosters kill the chicks if I let them roam or can I combine them in a pen all together, it is a pain tending three pens.
I have 4 silver Phoenix roosters and want to breed to three hens. The lightest brightest silver color and dominant rooster has some mahogany specs one his covert (upper wing feathers) but a very bright solid saddle. The others are a solid very pale gold on coverts and saddle . Are the specs...
My favorite little hen is setting on her nest in a 32" tall plastic trash can. She has to fly up to get out because it is so deep. I am afraid that she may break her eggs coming and leaving. She is under a shelter off a garage but not in a pen. Should I try to raise the nest closer to the top of...
I had 5 wild wood ducks hatch 3 days ago. We happen to have the Sylan Heights Waterfowl Park close by and I called them about the wood ducks. I wanted to know if I should do anything different for wild ducks than normal. they said that 24% starter is okay for about 10 days and after that...
Well thirty five day ago I started asking questions about incubators and hatching wild woodduck eggs. I did all I could to help the eggs with a little giant bator, turner, fan and the whole deal. After having temperatures spike to 108 and drop below 90 I was a bit concerned. I candled on day 25...
I want some dual purpose chicken to raise to free range or tractor to eat as well as lay. I would like to know which type and maybe pics. if possible of your favorites. I would like colorful birds that will do both. Thanks if anyone can suggest a breed.
I have two silver sebrights and one golden all of which are pullets about 5 months old. one silver and the golden have grey normal looking legs, the other silver's legs look rough and white and she looks like walking is painful. I have only had them about a month and I am concerned.
My incubator air temp is between 99.8 to 100.5 with a fan. and the same probe placed on an egg read 98 is this okay or should the egg read over or just about 99.7. This is day 4 of setting and it is 100 outside. can I move the bator outside open the lid and candle instead of dropping the temp...
I am new to this site but not new to having fowl. I have a 18 wood duck eggs i got out of a nest on Saturday. Only because this nest keep getting abandoned, threw out 15 old half incubated that were below the new ones. I am tilting and rotating the egg and bought a little giant and turner and...