I just bought an incubator and I am excited to hatch eggs for the first time. I have been reading all info I can about it but I cannot find my answer to this one. I will collect eggs but do they have to sit or be stored a certain way before being placed in the incubator? Thanks in advance for...
I got a group of egg layers chicks and a rooster chick all together at the end of summer. They are 18 1/2 weeks now. I was up at the coop for awhile today and noticed this behavior. The rooster crows like crazy then struts around looking at all the hens...he will grab one by the neck feathers...
After much lurking around I have finally become a member! I had 2 groups of fryers this summer for meat, but I love my layers. I have 6 red cross which I got in May they were already laying eggs. Now I have my babies, they are 5 weeks old. They are 1 barred rock, 3 new Hampshire reds, 4...