I have the Little Giant incubator and egg turner. Removing the turner at day 18 and putting them on the screen lets the chicks to get oriented for hatching. As the 1st chicks hatch they jostle and roll the other eggs around. Is that a problem? Would it be better to put something on top of the...
I keep seeing that worms are a reason for hens to stop laying and poop on the eggs is the tell tale sign. What exactly does a "poopy egg" look like. How do these eggs look? Is that just dirt from all the rain we've had? ?
I purchased these chicks from tractor supply. They're about 2 weeks old. They were 8 Buff Orpingtons and supposedly 5 Rhode Island Reds. The mostly black chicks don't seem to be Rhode Island Red chicks. Any idea what breed they might be?
Hey I have a few questions. Not real experienced with chickens.
-Egg laying slowed down over the fall and winter which I expected. Then in January I let them in to cleanup last year's vegetable garden, we also had a warm spell and laying picked up. Mid February I kept them out of the garden...
My 1 year old French Guineas have started laying. They're laying in a floor level nest box in the coop. I'm thinking of leaving them for a while and giving them a chance to get broody. Any thoughts/suggestions to encourage them?