Here are my first two muscovies ever! I got six eggs from a friend who had "put them under a hen" My question is how long to wait for the last 4 to hatch? I thought these 2 were about a week early, should I continue to incubate the last four for another week and see what happens? Should I...
I hatched 6 pekins on monday. All look normal but one looks like he is crested. Is this possible and can you really tell this early. A friend told me he look like he just slept wrong and his feathers were sticking up but they have been that way since soon after he hatched!
I have built a new cabinet type incubator and was curious to the dimesions or various types of autoturners. I am looking at the LG and hova-bator ones. does onyone have a preference between the two and if so why? Any advice welcome!
I have a hen that I estimate is 6-7 months old that has black spots on its comb. I just noticed it today and the hen seems otherwise healthy. I have two other hens in my flock but haven't noticed this on them. What is this, do I need to worry, and what can I do to remedy this? Thanks for any...
I have a bantie that has been laying for well over 2 weeks in our nesting boxes. Yesterday I was cleaning out the run and found one of her oeggs in a corner with what looked to be a smear of blood on it. I took it inside and did the float test to make sure it was ok (it was) and the smear...
Just got three nearly grown hens yesterday. I put them straight in the coop so they would know where to roost. My coop is 2' x 4' and half of it under the roost I am attempting the deep litter method. My problem is the hens didn't roost on the pole that I mounted for them to roost on, they...