I have a 4" PVC feeder with a clean out elbow at the bottom. The girls have done very well with this feeder up till this week. All of a sudden they are throwing feed all over the coop rather than eating it!! I filled it one day and it is empty the next. I have been limiting the amount of...
I set a mix of 20 eggs 10 days ago and candled them on day 7 with my iphone and an LED flashlite. I have a mix of Black Copper Marans, Olive Eggers and Welsumer eggs. I know, great combination to do first time out. It is really difficult to see into those dark eggs? So, I built a 10" x...
How do I keep the straw in the nest box? I use deep litter and I hate straw mixed with the pine shavings. But, I keep filling the boxes with straw and they just keep shoveling it out. Stupid Chickens!!! I then decided to use pine shavings in the nest boxes. First the rough cut type then...
I am building an incubator and am finding very little information on vents. How much fresh air is needed? Is the air needed to hatch eggs or just regulate the humidity level? Will the humidity fall as the vents are opened? Is more air needed at lock down? Am I over thinking this? Where is...
I am toying with the idea of incubating eggs with a home made incubator. Plan on a turner that is on a dowel rod that can be turned from the ouside without opening the cooler. See Gopher Boys incubator. I have been reading alot and have a question on how to turn. I understand that the pointy...
Last week the heat index was 110, now the forcast is mid 60's for the next few nights, when do I close the windows? Bob and the girls are 16 weeks old and I am new to chickens. At what tempature do I start to close up the coop. They have weathered the hot summer with a fan and all windows...
In the design phase of a new coop. Will add an automatic door and was wondering which system is more reliable, the Add-a-motor drapery opener or the car antenna. I really don't want to spend the money for the Foy opener in either of these openers will do the job. Thank you for all the...