We have a relatively large flock of various chicken breeds Americana, BCM, BO, BR, RIR, Light Brahma, Polish and plenty of barnyard mix. It appears only a few have been subjected to lice some more than others and some have never had any. They all share the same coop and roost together. During...
We have a 6-week-old pullet that appears as if it has been attacked by another bird in the brooding pen. We have a hen that had in the past been injured by one of our large roosters mounting her, tore her skin wide open on the side that closed up and healed without our assistance. However this...
Seems as if this may be self explanatory, but I will ask regardless.
We are experiencing excessive heat in Southeastern Pennsylvania; does egg production decrease with extreme heat? Today only 4 new eggs in nesting boxes we have over 24 laying hens. We used to get on average 16 eggs per day...
Has anyone experienced smell coming from incubator while in use? I hope I have not cooked these little guys!
Ok this is the second time using our LG incubator. I purchased 12 eggs from Ebay seller before setting them in incubator they were much dirtier then our eggs at that point they had a...
Local Pick-up only if taking roosters, however if you are interested in swapping birds for exchange I will consider Local Delivery. I bought these three guys from TSC this past April. Couldnt help myself little fluff balls were the last 3 left in the store at the time. Unfortunately I have no...
Does anyone have any experience with using ACU-RITE Model # 000592W Thermometer / Hygrometer? The remote Thermometer / Hygrometer for outdoor readings does not seem to provide exactly same temperature and humidity reading as base unit even with them in the same space on same surface at...
I need to know how long chicks should stay in incubator after hatching. First hatched yesterday morning around 11:00am second followed around 3:00pm, one over night and then 3 more today. Most recent one hatched about 2 hours ago. I am concerned if the two from yesterday should be removed now to...
I have been trying to find some Appenzeller Spitzhauben, Brabanters, Hungarian Yellow or Vorwerk. If anyone knows where to find or can bring to May 14th 2011 Chickenstock please contact me. Looking to trade, buy eggs or chicks.
In the little Giant instruction manual it states to remove one red plug during the first 18 days then remove the second plug for lockdown to increase air circulation. Doesnt this reduce humidity I am reading in several postings that Humidity needs to be higher in the last 3 days. We are on day...
I just put 14 Blue Copper Maran eggs in incubator this morning. The couple I picked the eggs up from yesterday informed me the parents are from last years Chickenstock Auction. It would be really nice to meet the folks who brought the Blue Copper Maran eggs to the auction last year. We also...