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thanks for that idea my two boys would enjoy watching the developement of the chicks.

I am looking at buying a brinsea eco 20 with the turner. Is there any other supplies/options that would be recomended to use with this incubator to make my hatching better?

will try and get some thursday or friday after the fair.

Its been awhile since I have posted. We got our welsummers last fall in preparing for the county 4H fair. Well today all the waiting is over our son took a hen and a rooster to the fair. He received a reserve champion with the hen and a CHAMPion ribon on the rooster !! So proud of him and the...

I am looking into buying an incubator any recomendatiions as to brand and type. It would be for hatching around 15 to 20 chickens a year. Looking for ease of use. Thanks for any help given.

I went to the woods and cut down some nice straight trees and used them for the roost istead of buying 2x4's. They are big enough around that when they squat down on the roost there feat are totaly covered by feathers so I asumed that they would be comfortable and more natural for the birds

They are 5 months old and came from a breader so they are good stock. A couple have larger combs than the other ones I think all have five points to the comb. As far as pictures if I can figure out how to post them from my phone I will try. If anyone is close you are welcome to come look at them...

we have 11 pullets and 5 cockerals. Any input as to picking the best ones to keep?? I want to get down to two roosters and want to keep the best ones so any help will be apreciated.

well I built a ramp/ladder for them and they still haven't started using the roost. So I have started going in every night after dark and placing them on the roost. Is this the proper way to teach them were they sleep???

thanks for the advice !!!

thanks for all the replies !!

it is about five foot high. I will build a ladder for them. Didnt want a ladder type as then some of the roosts would be lower than the nest boxes

I have Welsummers and they are around 5 months old they still huddle on the floor at night instead of flying up to the roost I have in the coop. Should I build a walk board for them to get up to the roost or will they start flying up when they are ready??

thanks for all the welcomes !!!!

I have 11 hens and 5 roosters all welsummers. All were hatched late September. My question is should I cull some roosters. Will they start fighting when the breeding starts? I kept all of them so I could pick the ones with the best combs,looks ect. I havent notice any fighting but i think it has...

Forgot to add that I switched them over to layer crumbles. The wait for those fresh eggs continues !!!!!

working on the nest boxes in my spare time they should be in the coop by this time next week.

when should I start them on layer type feed? when they start laying or earlier?

New to chickens and wondering how long I have to get nest boxes built. We have Welsummers that were hatched in late September when will they srart laying ?

Thanks all. We jumped in deep in the chicken thing we have a dozen hens and five roosters at this time. All Welsummers. Cant wait to start getting our fresh eggs!!!!