I plan on building an egg roller ( just like a hot dog roller) vs an egg turner but I was wondering, can the eggs be turned over 360deg? instead of rolling them 180deg each way?
Ed.
Do EE's make good meat birds at 5 months? Do hens taste better than Roo's?
I currently have about 30 EE's and would like to hatch out about a dozen every other month for meat and raise them to about 5 months then process. They seem to be a good size at that age and they seem like they would be...
This is my second attempt, a couple of months ago I bought 12 eggs and none hatched so this time I bought 48+ and most were fertile. Now on day 20, three have hatched and six more are in the process, soon I could be overun with Seramas but that would be a good thing.
To me just having a few...
Are goats and chickens compatible living in the same space such as a corral? I have 2 nubians goats and I'm building a 100'x50'x6' tall chainlink pen for the goats and I would like to let some of my chickens live with them.
I'm confused, why only 1 nest per 4 hens? and I would like to know how many hens can I fit into my chicken tractor, it is 4'x4'x4' and the nests are 22" from the floor. The run is, 12'L x 4'W x 3' H and 4' of that is under the coop area and closed in on 3 sides. Can I get 6 americauna hens and 1...