Just wondering if anyone has ever tried the dry hatch method before? An older gentleman on one of my Yahoo Chicken groups told me about it and suggested I try it after I had tried to hatch several times with no success. I had been given eggs a few times and spent $20.00 on a dozen another time...
I am so sad because I found my Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster dead a week ago. I have no idea what happened. All my other chickens are fine and he had been fine the day before too and then dead when I went out to let them out of their coop that morning. I loved and enjoyed him so much and his...
Can anyone suggest something I can use for my chicken door? I want to make one that uses a rope and pulley that raises and lowers the door but I'm thinking it needs to be something pretty heavy so that critters can't get it open. I've seen raccoons remove the lid off our metal trash can we use...
Can anyone tell me if chickens will eat poison ivy and will it hurt them if they do? I am building them a big coop with a large run but I would like to let them out sometimes to run around free. We have a cleared area around our house but the rest of the property is wooded and full of poison...
I bought my granddaughter an incubator for her birthday in January. Her dad tried the first hatch and no chicks. Because of limited time I told him I would try the next one thinking I would have better success but didn't. Had a third batch that should have hatched this week on Wednesday or...
Well, I posted this message under a different subject and then someone was kind enough to point me here where I probably should have posted in the first place. I'm so glad I found this site. I need help fast please. :-) I promised my little granddaughter that I would get her a small...
I'm so glad I found this site. I need help fast please. :-) I promised my little granddaughter that I would get her a small incubator and some eggs to hatch for her birthday that is coming up in a couple of weeks. I found a small 3 chicken egg incubator online that is reasonably priced and...