We have 35 hens and about to get 10 more. They are all free range. We are also getting a new rooster to bring in fresh DNA.
Can 1 rooster cover 45 hens?
We incubate the eggs and try to brood naturally as well.
We want to give our Nextdoor neighbor some hens. They live a bit away but can hear our roosters. We only have wire fencing and they plan to free range.
Is there a risk of the chickens trying to come back home?
We want to give our Nextdoor neighbor some hens. They live a bit away but can hear our roosters. We only have wire fencing and they plan to free range.
Is there a risk of the chickens trying to come back home?
We have 3 pens with Hens and 3 different roosters. We collected eggs to incubate. 2 of our pens have had great luck with all but 1 egg fertilized in each pen.
The third pen has a Gold Laced Wyandotte Rooster, 4 Gold Laced Wyandotte Hens, and 2 Cuckoo Orpingtons. From this pen, on 2 separate...
Hi All,
In the past, I have sprayed molasses on my lawn to drive out fire ants. It seemed to work.
Has Anyone used this method inside coops and runs? Could this be dangerous to the chickens?
We have a big Australorp Rooster and a variety of Hens, Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes, Australorps, French Maran.
I have hatched 2 sets of eggs in my Naturewise 360. Both times the majority have hatched at 20 days an one egg pipped the same time, but then ended up hatching a preemie chick...
We hatched our first chicks from our incubator. One little chick took a long time and appeared to be stuck. After almost 24 hours we helped it out. It has a large sacrifice attached.