It's always an ordeal and my percentages is probably less than 50%. The humidity doesn't stay high enough. They poke a hole in the shell and without help hardly any of them would make it out of the shell and sack. I realize part of my problem is I keep my house too cold ...around 60 degrees...
things kill my chickens I kill the things. Lost over 60 chickens and 4 turkeys to predation trying to free range chickens. Killed raccons, feral dogs, but caught many racccons in live catch and released them elsewhere. Monday night I lost my pet hen that lived in my garage...
Sussex Speckled.... Two very handsome fellows ... aka "The Twins". 1 year old
They get along well with others and no have no aversions to humans.
One handsome black cochin .........aka "Fancy Feet". A big fellow and good looker too.
One proud "don't know what kind"......aka Mr...
butchered and roasted a rooster this weekend. It was confined for serval weeks in a crate and fed crumbles and cracked corn. Cooked it in a Lodge Dutch Oven.
meat tasted fine but was too tough and chewy. I've also butchered and boiled a
rooster and this meat was not tender either. What...