There are new cases in WI & MN I just got a email Warning from Michigan Allied Poultry Ind. Inc. This is the info.
Biosecurity efforts are important for Michigan poultry and bird owners
Confirmed cases of H5N2 avian influenza exist but not considered a human health risk.
Posted on April 7...
I didn't know if people have already been contacted but wanted to get the word out. I was looking for info and happened to stumble onto bowerequip.com website looking at their incubators. They have a Recall on one of their models. I thought I would post incase anyone is using this incubator...
Meyer Hatchery sent this out and we need to let the USPS hear from us! Please get the word out and let the USPS know they can't do this.
Special
Attention
Required
Stop the USPS from adding a Special Handling Fee to Your Order
The United States Postal Service is proposing a...
I started setting eggs in groups of two or three since Feb. 3. I have been adding 2-4 eggs every 4 days from my blue ameraucana pair. I hatched the first chick last night. Unfortunatly I dropped it's pair candling on day 7 and killed a little developing chick so, this little one will be all...
I have been so frustrated tiring to see inside my blue eggs that I went and did it...and I got 10% off by using discount code from retailmenot.com I can't wait till it gets here.
I'm sure many of you saw the Budweiser Ad on the Super Bowl last night and they want everyone to Vote to name the newest Budweiser foal. PLEASE VOTE FOR "ALEX" TO BE THE NEW STARS NAME. Alex was a little boy that lived here in Michigan. He was often seen sitting on my nephews lap at the local...
We have been feeling the Arctic blast of cold temps and I can't believe how much my birds are drinking. I use 5 gallon pails with nipples and each bucket has a low wattage (45 - 90 watt) bird bath heater and they are not freezing even with night temps getting down to 0 F. My waters normally...
I read the threads on Oxine AH so, I oredered 2 gallons and a fogger. The oxine AH arrived on Saturday. I hadn't seen anywhere that it needed to be refridgerated but, it is clearly marked "Keep refridgerated" Please tell me does it need to be?
Sick 3 month old pullet. She can't walk and is acting sleepy.
I noticed a few days ago that, one of the pullets I just bought a month ago wasn't out in the run with the others 3. She was asleep under the heat lamp in the coop but, looked fine so, left her alone.
The next day she wasn't out...
I have two beautiful pure bred Blue Ameraucana roosters for sale. I hatched these from eggs that I purchased from a N.C. breeder on this site. I ended up with a few roosters; one black and two blues so, these two gorgeous boys have to go. They hatched 4/25/12 and were handled a lot when they...
They have a eye witness that was just being interviewed on the news that said when this gun man came into the theater through the front emergency exit that " many of the people thought it was a prake or stunt for the movie - until he started shooting." They say a one year old baby was killed.
I was given 4 turkey eggs last Saturday because the hen stopped sitting on them and the person knew I had a incubator. He didn't know how far along they were. I didn't think they would be viable however when I candled them - one looks to be about 2 weeks behind other three. I candled them again...
We are trying to figure out how close we need to put HD 2" aviary netting supports. We have 3 pens side by side off our new coop. The outside parameter fence is woven wire 6' tall and center fence is just 4' tall. We plan to have 7' tall uprights along each fence line to run netting over the...
Well our Little Red Shed isn't little or red any more. Not done yet but heres a look
This is the South end of the 8' x 14' shed we started with. The bottom was rotted so, we lifted it and cut out all the bad wood, put in a new floor, raised it and moved it 40' to make room for runs.
This is...
I just had my worst hatch since starting hatching shipped eggs (1 out of 16). Only 4 eggs had movement on day 18 and went into lock down. I heard lots of peeps yesterday and then nothing all day today - Day 21. I had a bad feeling all day when I saw and heard nothing today. I did manage to save...
I was just offered some Ring Neck Pheasant eggs from a breeder. I have some chicken eggs in my incubator right now. Do they incubate at same humidity level? The chicken eggs will be put in my hatcher on May 13th. Could I put them on auto-turner on a paper towel? How long do Pheasant eggs take...
I ran humidity in incubator at 30 to 40 % for first 18 days. Candled and had movement in all 10 eggs before putting into lock-down. I put them in my hatching bator and had it about 60-65% humidity. The temps in both incubators stays very even at 99.5 - 99.9 deg. On day 20 five chicks hatched no...
I got 20 shipped eggs and let them sit on counter for 24 hrs then put in incubator in egg carton but had to put 2 on auto turner - no room. I tilled the carton 1x a day and just candled day 5 an A couple look like vaining is starting but, air sack is on the wrong end. The rest don't look like...