Well, about 28 days ago I built an incubator out of styrofoam and duct tape. I have approx. $50 in it for the thermostat/thermometer. There were days I let it run out of water. There were days the temp swung +- 5 degrees from 99.5. I put 9 RIR eggs in and hoped for the best. I candled them on...
I have a hen that is setting on a clutch of eggs. Her comb and wattles are getting pale and I suspect lice. I've dusted my other hens with Sevin. Is it okay to dust her and give her some Ivomec?
Thank you.
RM
I'm using a very old (20+ years) GQF cabinet incubator. My friend just hatched about 70+ quail last week with it. I've had it set up at my house for the last three days and it seems stable at 102 - 103 degrees F, by the old thermometer that comes with it. I understand that the egg temp must be...
My BO roo died last week and my 4 ladies have been laying good but none of them want to go broody so I took 25 eggs to a friend to incubate. I have about 20 or so more eggs this week so I borrowed an old (20+ years old) GQF cabinet bator from another friend. I plan on setting whatever eggs I...
I have some mutt "teenagers" that have some sort of American GameFowl and some sort of feather-footed (don't know if it is brahma or cochin) in them. Can the feather-foot gene be bred out of them? I have a roo that is the color of a light brahma but built like a gamefowl (He is absolutely...
I was looking at a coop on Horizon Structures website (the 8x8) and it says it is built to accomodate up to 30 birds. How can this be? If you're supposed to allow 4 sq ft/bird and an 8'x8' structure is only 64 sq ft, that only come up to 16 birds. Can some one explain this to me?
Thanks in advance.
My family and I are traveling this weekend to the big ATL. We adopted a little boy from the Philippines and have to meet our social worker for a post placement review. Since the trip is 5+ hours one way, we will be arriving in ATL late Friday night. The meeting will only last about 15-30...
Greetings Mods,
I mistyped my screen name when creating it and was told that maybe you guys would change it for me if I asked nicely. So I'm asking nicely. I meant to type RoosterMania, but got carried away and typed RoosterMaina. Could you correct it for me, please??
Thank you in advance.
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Chris and I'm from Blackshear, GA. It's a small town. I have a wife and 3 children, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 9 pygmy goats (until Saturday), and about 20 chickens. I'm selling my goats so that I can get more chickens!!! I work as a Technology...
Hello everyone,
I'm the new guy here. I got these chickens last summer and have yet to find out what breed they are. They are very beautiful, and so is their offspring so I would love to know what breed.
First my Roo:
He's a proud one. I have another rooster who is older than him, but they...