So I moved to the country a year ago. I expected predators, but not like this. I have a free range flock, that free ranges on about an acre by my house. The magpies have memorized all our habits and the chickens behavior- like they are always stalking the chickens in the trees. No matter where...
Hey ya'll. Its my second time incubating. Six chicks have hatched. But one came out nicely, but was soaked and had fluid and a bit of yolk still left. I left him in the bator to dry out, but noticed his legs seemed to not function. Took him out a few hours later. That was Friday. It's Sunday...
So it was my first time incubating in a circulated air Farm Innovators. One chick hatched on time on day 21. The rest of the eggs were clear except two. I thought they may have died because I heard they could not hatch past day 24, today. When I broke the two open and did some research they...
Ok I am incubating for the first time with a Farm Innovators 4200 forced air. Eggs just went in the bator and I know not to use the crappy thermometer it came with, couldn't even calibrate it very well so I ordered a glass Brinsea and also one of the spot check digitals and got a water wiggly...
So for a long time I've wanted to get into rabbits and now finally have a chance. I want to do meat rabbits, don't know what breed yet. I've heard its best to start with a trio, so I need at least 3 cages. Also I want to go with all metal, as I really want them to last a long time and be easy to...
So I had an awesome Russian Orloff about 10 months. A couple of months ago she started laying, but began to act lazy and seemed to to be loosing her appetite. But I always gave her walnuts when I'd see her. I noticed she may have been losing weight, but I wasn't sure what to think as it has been...
I have 5 khaki campbells, 2 golden layer hybrids and one fawn and white indian runner- all hens. They have started laying and I found four eggs this morning! Usually just been getting two or 1 in the last week. I have noticed my Indian Runner- we call her Blondie, has been trying to sit in the...
I thought I would try growing Indian corn this year. I tried an heirloom Hopi variety. It had some problems with lodging in a few storms and other people's sweet corn did not, in the same area. I have grown sweet corn for a few years and have never seen problems like with the Indian corn. I know...
I just got two little 2 weeks old-ish chicks like a week ago. I got what I think is a Silkie x. He seemed sleepy for a few days but then began passing dark colored, foul smelling poo, like kind of dark reddish brown and nothing solid. I watched him for a few days and he got better. Or his poo...
Hi I love browsing this forum so I joined. I just got khaki campbells, two hybrid egg laying ducks, 1 indian runner, a blue laced red wyandotte and a silkie x in the last two months and love them to death and wish I could have a million more!