I built my own DIY incubator out of a styrofoam cooler, lightbulb, fan, hardware cloth, rocks, and tin pan to hold water. I've been trying lots of different things: different wattage of lightbulbs, more water, more rocks, fewer rocks, etc and I can't seem to raise the humidity beyond 15%. I'll...
My friends got some Sasso cockerels to raise as meat birds this year but one turned out to be a hen. Since I have a small flock of chickens, they asked if I would be willing to take their Sasso hen for the winter (they can't overwinter chickens yet). But I'm wondering--since the Sasso is bred to...
I bought Maddie (short for Madame) about 5 weeks ago and was so excited to get a faverolles, I popped her in the box and drove home without asking how old she is. Anyone care to guess or give me a rough estimate? I'm obviously excited for her to start laying. I've read faverolles tend to start...