I've noticed that when my hygrometer is right over a water pan, that the humidity measures high, but when it is not over the water pan the humidity measures really low. I'm guessing the humidity across the incubator would be more even if the vents were plugged up, but I also want to make sure...
I need help getting my incubator set up. Here is the back story:
I have two white Muscovy ducks and one white drake. In order to get a little color in my flock I bought some eggs on Ebay from a mixed color flock and am also getting some eggs (relatively) locally from someone who has all...
Before we leave for work we throw one cut up frozen broiler (legs, thighs, wings, breasts) into the crockpot with a gallon bag of frozen tomatoes (frozen from last years garden, but you could used canned - probably about 2 of the big cans.)
When we get home from work we pull out the chicken...
Hi all,
I'm an amateur chicken growier who has a small flock of chickens for fun and eggs. I'd like to set some eggs, and was wondering about supplementing my girls' layer mix to ensure the best possible outcome. Does anybody have any suggestions? I am currently feeding a Layer Mix from our...
Is it a certain size, a certain age or certain amount of time since the onset of laying? My girls (a rainbow layer mix) have been laying for about a month now, and I'm getting the itch to set some eggs. I guess even if it is not optimal there won't be any harm done in setting them, but I am...