I am after suggestions for the design of a large brooder. I try to raise a batch or 2 of hyline/shaver chicks (commercial breed here in NZ) a year - 100 each time that come from a hatchery. I keep a few for myself and sell the rest to a growing list of customers. I also hatch some heritage...
I have incubated quite a few batches of eggs now but always struggle with when to call it done and turn off the incubator. Interested to know other perspectives on this and what others do. I have had chicks hatching for 3 days now and yes I am one of those people that open the incubator and...
Hi, I am interested to hear experiences incubating different birds together. I have a large old-school incubator that can take 2000 eggs. I am planning for spring and was thinking of putting in mixed eggs. Turkey, geese, chickens - not 2000 eggs but just a good mix of whatever I can get. Any...
I found an old school multiplo double door incubator for sale and bought it, it still heats up and looks like it will work and if nothing else it looks pretty cool. This thing is huge and hatches over 2000 eggs at once. Starting to wonder what I have done!
Hubby is into electronics and is...
So these guys are 2 months old, usually I have no trouble determing if they are hens by this age but these guys a bit of a mystery. Hatched Barnvelders at the same time and the Roos are already trying to crow. So what do you think?