Our chicken area is secure, the chickens don't get out (I put a net over it).
However, the neighbours also have chickens, they fly over the 5 foot wall I made and get eaten by my dogs. According to local by laws, I have to pay a fine, which I find most unfair.
Anyway, I am going to build a fence...
I read that eggs in an incubator need turning 3 - 5 times a day. I generally could do this but I want to go on holiday next week and am wondering if I can get away with just leaving the incubator turned on for a week. Neighbours here in Thailand tell me that they certainly don't turn their eggs...
Yes I know that bio-security is the most important part of raising chickens, but I am having difficulty deciding what disease nearly wiped out our flock. I am doing my best with the chicken yard.
What I need is a simple check list, this symptom present, yes or no ... go to question so and so...
Hi. I have been secretly absorbing information from these forums for some time and have decided to become a member.
Living in Thailand, things are very different, we don't get veterinary warnings, that happens by word of mouth if you're lucky (Neighbour lost all his expensive, prize fighting...