I haven’t found the answers yet in threads So I’m hoping someone has advice… My incubator was running at a very steady average of 99.5 Fahrenheit all through Incubation, only fluctuating by about .2 degree above or below for brief periods. I went into lockdown last night and raised the...
I’ve been combing the interweb for a working, or close to working, wood cabinet incubator. My boys, 14 & 11, want to do a joint project & exhibit they came up with for 4H!
Older son is in wood science and younger son is my chicken raiser progeny, so big bro wants to restore/refinish an incubator...
I have a 2 yr old broody that is now a 1st time surrogate mama. Couldn’t break her broodiness for weeks and finally gave in, giving her 2 EE day-olds. 2 days later, we added two 1-week old broiler chicks and she accepted them no problem. I have chicks hatching at a breeder today that I’ll be...
This Thursday past, I purchased an intact laying flock of 7 hens, all about a year & a half old. They are robust, healthy, and sociable ladies. The prev owner was clueless about chicken tending & bought them all from TSC along with their coop. (When I asked about the breeds he told me 2 gray and...
Hi All! I’ve learned so much about sexing tricks from y’all, but this one is still stumping me in my longed experience! Flat single row comb but it’s red, no spurs, hackle feathers look pointy but I dunno!? I keep inking it’s more hen like, but it sure looks roostery when it raises those neck...
I’m a devastated new chicken mama! Less than 2 weeks ago, I paid $130 for 7 young chickens, with the assumption/understanding that the more grown out they were, the more likely you could tell they were pullets. The 1st & only flock I’ve ever cared for was an established group of laying hens that...
Hi All, one of my boyfriend’s girls is in a bad way. She’s been losing feathers mostly on her wings for about a month & they haven’t grown back. She stopped laying and as of yesterday won’t come away from the corner of the coop when the others are turned out. Today her comb is dry and ashy on...
Hello All!
My name is Jen, and I’ve been fantasizing about being a Backyard Chicken Chick for a couple years now. I’ve spent many a session trolling BYC threads & soaking up all I could with every random wonder I’ve had! There always seems to be a thread relating to my random inquiries, and...