I introduced our new 1 week old chicks to my 4 week old salmon favorelle over the weekend. I've been doing it slowly, really watching for any aggression on the part of Sabine, the fav. She's been wonderful and patient, so tonight I decided to let her stay in with them instead of being with the...
I am selling my Hovabator Genesis 1588, with auto turner. I am also throwing in my digital hygrometer, digital gram scale, IncuBright candling light and 2 Brinsea Spotcheck thermometers. All were new in March and used once. I successfully hatched my small backyard flock and no longer need it...
Hello! Congrats to everyone with babies in their brooders! It was certainly an exciting weekend for many hatchers! :D
I have a brooder set up in my living room. It's a 3x3 foot box with a heat plate. Boy, the chicks love that heat plate!! My question is about what to out in the brooder. When...
I fired up my brand new HovaBator 1588 last Wednesday in anticipation of setting yesterday. The thing works like a dream! I have a manual thermometer, the mercury kind, in there and it is matching the temp on the bator, which is matching the set temp within .1 of a degree. The problem is the new...
I am setting eggs next weekend in a new Hovabator 1588. I was able to find good recommendations for thermometers here by searching, and settled on a Spot Check. I'm not doing as good finding a reliable humidity gauge.
I have a scale and am planning on weighing the eggs and measuring air cells...
Hi!! My name us Heather and I'm a resident of Hudson, WI. After a lot if research and presenting, we finally got chickens legalized here. Now that I can safely do it, I'm dreaming about breeds. We can have up to 5 hens, and my family is interested in laying, not meat. These chickens will be with...
Hudson Urban Chickens is ready to rock and roll with a city council vote coming up on June 3rd. We ought it had been denied, but learned the last vote we had was just a recommendation committee.
We have flyers and petitions ready to go, but are unsure of the management piece of he petitions...