I've been raising Cornish x and I know they are different. My question is when raising a dual chicken for meat. Do I feed them meat bird feed when they are chicks or do i wait til they get bigger like near adult then separate them? Then feed them out for a month or so?
I just bought 10 cornish x chicks. I was wondering if there was an app that would kind of help me along with this. This is my first time raising this type of chicken and I'm all about apps that help.
I have access to tons of free shelled peanuts. I was wondering if I could feed broiler chickens peanuts? Do you think I could get away with just peanuts in their diet? They are high in protein and fats and they will be butchered in like 8 to 10 weeks so I don't care about long term.
I'm really wanting to raise some meat birds this spring. I've raised chickens most of my life but have never had much experience with meat birds. I've read that cornish x eats a ton of food but they are ready in 6 to 8 weeks. I know the red rangers take a little longer, but do you feed them as...
I've been wanting to get some Red rangers to raise and put in my freezer. But I've learned that since they are a hybrid I can't breed them and get the same type of chicken. I'm wondering what other breed can I hatch out on my own and get the same quality bird? That way I don't have to spend my...
I was wondering if it would work using a plastic tote upside down with openings so they can come in and out as they want? You think the plastic would hold the heat? It would be in a shed. Any ideas or input would be appreciated.
I was wondering if there is really a difference in using distilled water or tap in an incubator for humidity. A hen isn't really the cleanest of animals. I see eggs hatched in chicken poop all the time. Anyone ever hatch with tap water ?
I found some wick filters at walmart that look like the wick moister pads for cabinet incubators. They are a lot cheaper than the moister pads. But are they the same? Any info would help!
I'm looking for a drive motor for my GQF cabinet incubator. I honestly can't pay retail for a new one so I'm seeing if anyone had a junk incubator that they would sell it for a reasonable price. Thank you for your time.
I have an old sportsman incubator that a friend gave me. It works great but I need 2 things. I need a new drive motor for the turner. The gears in it broke and I can't get a new one yet because they are about 60.00 dollars. Then I also need a humidity pail to keep up with my humidity. I figured...
I've been raiding the grocery store dumpster for veggies to feed my chickens. One week I'll find a few boxes full of veggies, sometimes I find nothing for a few weeks. I was wondering if anyone has ever frozen raw veggies and then feed to chickens?
I bought a sportsman cabinet incubator from a friend a while back ago. To boost the humidity on day 18 I really need the humidity pads that go in the water. Instead of the humidity pads would those big sponges from Walmart work? Is there a big difference?
How do I up the humidity on the bottom hatcher without it getting too high on the other shelves. That way I can continue incubating and not giving the other too much humidity when not needed.
My sportsman incubator quit turning the egg trays! When I flip the switch it turns on. But the arm doesn't move. It feels like maybe a gear is striped out. Anyone ever have this problem?
Yesterday I bought 10 silkies for 50.00 and the guy threw in a cabinet incubator. So far it's keeping temperature really well. The thing is when I flip the switch to the turner it turns on but it never turns the trays. I can hear it running and I've opened it and it's running it just never turns...
I've been thinking about making a cabinet style incubator. I'm trying to figure out what I can use and do it for cheap. Instead of the computer fans couldn't I use an old fridge fan? Or would that be too much air flow?
A friend found some eggs while farming and thought they were quail eggs. He gave them to me to incubate. Well they hatched and they are roadrunners. What do I feed them? Is it illegal for me to have them?
Yesterday right after I put them on lock down my chicks started hatchin. I thought I still had 2 or 3 days left til hatch day. Now I have 5 chicks that hatched. I still have like 30 eggs left. Should I keep the eggs in the bator another 3 days? Do coturnix usually hatch all at once? I thought I...
I really need an egg turner for my reptipro 6000. On eBay they run for 70.00. The lg turner wont work cause it is too big. Anyone find a knock off version? 70.00 is waaaaaaaay too much.