I am new to Brahmas we got a trio at auction a few months ago I think they’re 9-12 months don’t have any pics of them but they are laying good but they don’t seem very tall yet. When do they become noticeable taller? I know they’re slow to grow but I just hoping these aren’t cast always which...
So bought a dozen day old chicks in February and from a different seller two dozen eggs both said Wheaton marran. My flock needs to be thinned out i have a out a 50:50 ratio boys to girls my question is which rooster do I keep? I have a black, 2 gray, and three splash? Is that normal i want to...
So I hatched this little girl out of some hatching eggs we bought at an auction. She’s the only one who looks different. From day two or so I noticed her wings were shorter than all the rest she is not mentally disabled or anything she gets along just fine. Here’s a recent pic of her it’s like...
So I bought 2 doz Chicks at an auction two weeks ago and all they said was they were wheaten maran. Most of them have leg feathers but several of them do not. Is that common or have I been duped? Is this a breed you have to cull heavily to keep the standard? I’ve never owned this breed before.
I set them saturday and all hatched but 3 checked them this morning they're still alive and kicking? How long should I let them go, I'm not turning it off till they're for sure not kicking. Just wondering if theres hope for them?( Not pipped or rocking to my knowledge)
I'mm selling my various breeds and trying to decide which two I want to focus on repopulating the earth a.k.a my backyard with. I want something that is dual purpose and also has that wow factor that will bring more money and catch peoples interest. I have a pair of salmon faverolles that Im...
Today is 26 day I thought it was 28, so my hatcher isnt even set up yet. I have 13 eggs some are pipping. I just set 5 dozen more in the incubator yesterday so I dont wanna jack up the humidity. Theyre pipping at the large end in egg carton should I leave them in egg carton when I put them in...
I have a Styrofoam incubator we use as a hatcher. I been just using bleach on it but im wondering whats the best option since ive been having some mushy chicks. Not sure if its the hatcher or a few eggs were too dirty.
Also do you guys wipe eggs off with a damp towel that are dirty? I was...
Im in need of some advice. I use a gqf incubator keep it around 55% humidity. And we use our styrofoam still air incubator from orschlens as a hatcher. I get it dialed in at 99 ○ (im not sure if thats right) and humidity 65% I have around 40 eggs at a time the first hatch went well but one was...
NEED ANSWERS PLEASE READ! I had 45 eggs in my gqf forced air incubator. We used our styrofoam still air for our brood. Temps maintained at between 99 and humidity at 65% in brooder. They all hatched fine but once they all started hatching the humidity went up to 80% at times and oncebthe temp...
We have about a hundred chickens bought from a hatchery in june. Kept in a barn till featherd some on wire and some on liter there was hay in there too. Stared them on poultry feed then we switched them to cattle creep ive known people who have done this its cheaper its not medicated and for the...
Well we had 30+ in the incubator five hatched a few days ago. They were gathered at different times and I did not mark them so im not sure but I think the rest 22 days or so now. We candled yesterday saw no movement no veins are we suppose to? Also those white spots that formed on theyre shells...