I'm in the process of building a 12x24 chickens house it was house 12 different breeds. About 5-7 chickens per breed. I'll post done pics of it when it's finished. I have the structure built and painted we are just now working on the inside it'll take a while because of electricity and automatic...
Hello I'm looking into buying some Barnevelders. I'm going to be placing an order with Meyer Hatchery here with in the next month. I was wondering whether to buy my Barnevelders from Meyer or should I buy them from a breeder. I am planning on breeding them and being able to sale the chicks and...
I have my incubator setting on 100.0 F which it's a circulated air incubator. Is yours still air or circulated? If its still air you need to planet the temperature at 101.5 F on top of the eggs so the temperature of the internally is 99.5 F. Humidity I run 40-45% days 1-18 last three day I run...
Hi y'all ili am planning on setting a few eggs of everything I have. Around the first of July. For example, Dominique, Barred Rock, Silver laced Wyandotte, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, White Pekin ducks, and Jumbo Pearl Guineas. Anyone wanna join me?? I will post again on the for sure date got buy...
Well I have the nearest sportsman from GQF so it shouldn't be an incubator problem. Do you (megaputz) have any tips on getting her to lay more eggs. The male was chasing her all over the place yesterday. And she was teasing him. She is old enough to lay eggs she's went broody two or three times now.
Ok two of them with the Blue Laced Red Wyandottes and the Silve Laced Wyandottes are 2x4 coop and a 4x6 run area. For the Barred Rocks and Dominique they have a 4x4 coop and 4x8 run area just guessing on the last two breeds. Those tractors were have to me, the first two I built myself so I know...
Well I just moved all four tractors and cleaned their feeders and water fountains. I'm feed them laying pellets. Also cleaned out nest and put in a nest egg in each nest. I have one nest for each breed. Put some life and mite dust in the nests. I will dust every individual bird this evening when...
I have 4 purebred chicken tractors Barred Rock, Dominique, Silver Laced Wyandotte, and Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. They are all old enough to lay, I got eggs from all of them everyday last year. But this year I can't get them to start laying. I am feeding them layer pellets. I have a total of 11...
Ummmm. The babies will normally be around 6 to 8 weeks maybe 12 weeks Thames raise them from hatch all the way to we're you would move chicks out of a brooder to outside.