I am debating whether or not to try incubation my eggs (I am getting about 10 eggs a day). Does anyone have a used incubator for sale that would work for someone who never hatched eggs before? I am in Albuquerque.
At what time can I switch the poults from gamebird starter to layer pellets that my chickens eat. I am not planning on eating the turks, they are more of a yard decoration and watchdogs LOLOLOLOL. Trying to avoid buying more gamebird starter crumble
I am sitting on the fence as to whether or not to buy an incubator. All the talk about temp, humidity, turning and all the stuff is pretty intimidating. So here is my question, how hard is it really for a first timer
My chicks(EE) are now 10 weeks, fully feathered and pretty big. I have a "teenage" enclosure outside - 3 sided with roof with a small plastic doghouse with straw. My night time temps will be in the mid to upper 30 with the day time temps in the 60's. Can I put the "ladies" out?
I have 1 red bourbon tom and 2 hens about 9 - 10 month old they free-range. The Tom has been displaying and breeding the 2 hens. Yesterday the 2 hens started displaying and fighting. What gives???? Help
I have 1 hen (Going on 2 years old) that has decided to sit on eggs. This is December!!! Since this is my first broody hen ever I am pretty clueless
She is in my haybarn and has moved the eggs by about a foot. How long do they sit on them and do they move them. And yes, I do have a Roo, so I...
Talk about being dense
My 3 turkeys went on a walk about Saturday morning
Found them at 8 am on the road in front of my house
Not to bright the week before Thanksgiving
My neighbors have a nasty 3 year old mini Schnauzer that they have on a chain (Actually a cord) for the last 4 month. Last night the dog got loose and out of their fenced yard like he has done a million times before they tied him up. One of the girls (About 14 or so was out in their yard and saw...
My 3 Red Bourbon Poults are a little over 4 weeks old now and indoors in my brooder. Since the room has no AC I took the heat lamp off. The room stays warm (About 70 at night, more during the day). At what age can I put them outside in my 3 sided, roofed "nursery coop" with a small doghouse in...
Well, bit the bullet and got 3 Red Bourbon poults from my chicken person (He has a feed store). They are 3 weeks old now. I saw one of the little birds sitting on top of the waterer in the brooder. At what age do they start to roost? And when can you tell if they are a "He" or a "She" ?
I have now had this conversation with several of my friends. Do chickens eat flies and their eggs? Every one I talked to seems to have a different opinion. My chickens free-range in with my 10 sheep and my guard donkey (On 3/4 acre), so there is plenty of manure and flies to go around
We need to built nesting boxes I think. Does anyone have building plans/ideas. Can we you plastic milk crates? Any other possibilities? Trying to recycle/reuse what we have laying around
Thanks for any ideas
Good Afternoon
I hail from Albuquerque, NM where I share my 1 1/2 acres with 10 sheep, 5 hens (so far) and way to many roosters(this is what you get when you jump in headfirst and get your chicks from a person off Craig List). I also work my Border Collie, Australian Kelpie and GSD in Herding...