I'm pretty proud of my homemade incubator! I found a tutorial online, and made one from a light bulb, an old foam cooler, and a thermometer/hydrometer. My husband even took some glass from a thrift store picture frame and set it into the top so I could have a window...
So far, it's went...
I bought five chicks Sunday, a Leghorn cockerel, two Leghorn pullets, and two New Hampshire red pullets, and was told they were about seven weeks old (the NH red looks older though...). My husband and I checked all over them for life/mites/etc and didn't see any. We brought them home and set...
I just got some hens from a trusted source (i.e. they were healthy when I got them), and when I went outside to check them, I noticed that one of them is acting woozy, like she's losing her balance a little bit. She's 21 weeks old, just started laying. Her wings are also droopy....any thoughts...
I've got 10 Leghorns in a pen and a younger Ameraucana hen and her friend, an EE roo, both of which are about 15 weeks, in a separate pen right next to my Leghorns. Last night, I got 6 eight week old Jersey Giants, and a 21 week old Jersey Giant. I put them all in at night, the 8 weeks old with...
I got this gorgeous pullet last night from a friend of the family who says she's an Ameraucana. After reading about all the differences between Americana, Ameraucana, EE, and Arauna (spelling??), I just wanted to put it to the jury! :) Either way, she's beautiful and I love her already!
My chickens are fed through an automatic feeder (i.e. a pvc pipe that has a bend at the bottom that I fill from the top), but I go outside every morning to either feed them a treat (smashed up hard boiled egg, oatmeal, etc.) or just to check on them. I usually go out between 8 and 9 am. The last...
About two days ago, I noticed one of my birds, a Cobb, who free ranges has an enlarged growth on her "chest" that looks bright red and has no feathers. She's not acting any differently that I can tell, and has been eating and drinking normally. I've heard that using straw in the nesting boxes...
Does anyone in the Cullman or Jasper area have any RIR's, Barred Rock, or Leghorns that need a new home? Cheap is good, free is better!
I live in Bremen, AL, right in the middle between Cullman and Jasper. Thanks!
Hi! My name is Kimberleigh and I live in Bremen, AL. I grew up in a suburb right above Birmingham, so country living is still fairly new to me. I'm literally amazed by everything! My husband grew up in Hayden, AL, on a goat farm, so he's not "amazed" by anything, but loves using our land to it's...
I've got 12 hens altogether, 7 in a coop and 5 free ranging. The coop is 8x8 with a comfy roost and a 16 slot metal nesting box. I baby all my chickens, and give them a treat every single day. They have fresh water and food available at all times (except for the free range birds - I feed them...
First of all, let me start by saying that I'm fairly new to chickens - as in I've only had chickens for 2 1/2 weeks. I've always wanted chickens, so my husband built me a 8x8x4 simple coop with three nesting boxes and got 5 Leghorn hens. Since I've gotten them, I consistently get 3-4 eggs from...