One minute the look good and running around the next thing I know another is dead. I have no idea what is going on. Still in the brooder and good temp, plenty of food, eating well, then one dies. I started with 10 now 5 are alive. Any suggestions?
After PMing JJMR794 for advice I bought some Butler Bobwhite quail eggs on Ebay from the following http://cgi.ebay.com/20-BUTLER-BOBWHITE- 27b0aa9f7f. I bought 20 and received 6 extras. All but one hatched. I was only hoping that about 10 would hatch. I was thinking of selling or giving a...
I hatched a few eggs a couple months ago and 4 out of 7 were roosters. I planned to process them soon before they start crowing since I have an outlaw flock in my yard. This morning when I went to feed them they were crowing their heads off. They don't seem to have perfected the crowing so it...
I am looking at buying some eggs online and having them shipped. Is it safe since the weather here in New Jersey is in the 20s and below? I will be able to meet the postman so they won't be sitting out long, but I wonder if they might freeze in the truck or during shipping. What do you guys...
The kids were playing the Wii and managed lose control of the remote and broke the TV scree, 52" Samsung LCD. I wonder if there is anything that can be done short of buying a new TV.
I have a few extra chickens I would like to process. They are about 15 weeks old, but they are just Easter Eggers not meat birds. What type of feed should I use to fatten them up a little for the next few weeks?
I am overrun with button quail (about 1 month old). I have 11 that I need to get rid of...how much should I sell them for on craigslist or should I just give them away?
Woo hoo!!! After 20 some weeks and countless amounts of time and money I got two eggs this morning from my Easter Eggers. I attached a photo with the two eggs and a store bought egg for comparison.