I had 2 local dogs get lose and kill a whole bunch of my chicken. These chicken represented 3 generations of breeding Breese here in my town.
The animal control didn't show up, but the local PD, the animal control was closed. Bottom line is the city gave the dogs owner a ticket, and I'm on my...
Day 18 For Shipped Breese Eggs. Air Cells Are Big, But Have Water In Some Of Them.
Sorry for the long title. I was able to hatch 14 of 20 detached air cell RIR birds about a month ago. Having dealth with the detached (saddle and such) air cells and feel pretty confident on hatching shipped...
Is there even such a thing as a cheap but good thermometer. I need a good thermometer for my next batch of eggs. Last batch too 23 days so I must of been cool. I did ice calibrate the thermometer that came with the hovabaitor. Also tried a couple of glass tank thermometers from Walmart. I need...
This brooder cost me almost nothing, and I don't have to worry about chicks trampling and smashing each other in the corner. Also its raised up off the floor so drafts and cold floors don't affect it. It safe from cats and such,it can hold a bunch of chicks, and the chicks seem to really like...
Well I just hatched 13 Rhode Island Red chicks ( Krebs Stock from Canyon Creek Poultry) this is the second to last chick to be hatched. It pipped and zipped normally as to what I can tell. All of the rest of the birds seem do be doing fine, but this one has what appears to me as an unabsorbed...