i was wondering what is the best setup and the best place to buy in australia. i was thinking ebay but was thinking the quality might be alittle low. i have looked at farmtek and those type of sights but all dont ship to australia. wanting to see some nipple system designs. cheers.
so i went to work at about 8 in the morning and the incubator was on then.Its the 5th day of incubating. Then when i got home at 3 pm it was off and the incubator temp was around 75 F. i just need some stories to give me some hope that the 30 eggs might be ok? i dont no how long its been of for...
hello, i was planning on building an automatic chicken feeder made out of wood. i was wondering if anyone who has done this before could share some ideas and designs. thanks.
i have a newly hatched silkie that has strabble leg. so i taped the legs together with masking tape and it seems to be leaning so far back that it cant stand up. can anyone help please.
sitting on its bum
my tape work
please reply, thanks
i just went into lockdown about 4 hours ago and have noticed that the temp is really low, like 93 F?? i have turned it up but still is hanging around there, with both plugs in. have a hovabator 1602N and have no fan and have the thermostat in the back corner. help please.
i have a fan forced, auto turner hovabator 1602N and this is my first hatch. just wanting to know if you guys lift your wire to the ceter of were the eggs were on the turner or put you eggs in eggs cartons or just lay them on the wire as it is for lockdown. i would love to get everything right...
I was wanting to know if i need to raise the netting on the bottom of the bator for lockdown or put the eggs in a carton. it said at the bottom of this sight
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=14596-incubation-cheat-sheet&PHPSESSID=6a9ef75252d048761e502795e39964f4
that i...
I was just wondering if this is a good rooster to use for breeding. i want the sibling to be different colours. i have partridge, grey and white hens running with him. he is about 25 weeks old. here are some pics.
thanks in advance
I was just wondering where to put my digital themometer/hygrometer in my hovabator 1602N with turner? i was thinking velcrowing it to the back wall?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250521844955&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
thats the one i purchased. thanks in advance.
Hi, I have set up my brooder in my back shed, the temp goes as low as 2 degrees C at night, i am hoping to hatch about 20 or more chicks, standard and bantam sized and i was wondering how many heat lamps i need?
What wattage i need to buy?
Is the dome needed?
Is there any way to keep a stable...
I have got 2 glass thermometers in my new hovabator 1602N, both sitting next to eachother on top of the turner, and the one i got with the incubator (the 1825 Thermometer) says 99 degrees F and the other a glass mercural thermometer that i bought from the chemist for $8 says 103.8 degrees F...
Hi my name is elliot
i got my first 5 chooks about 5 years ago. got them from a camel farm and they werent the best of quality
i have about 20 hens and 2 roosters right now. also about 10 ish 13 week old chicks. i used to buy my X's eggs from a friend when i have broody hens and sell the hens...