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Also because chickens are smarter than turkeys. That urban legend about turkeys drowning in a thunderstorm because they look up with their mouth opens . . . . . .

I dont need any for about a month or so bud, I'll let you know. I want to ge a lil giant set up and get temnp constant and check it out and test it for a cfew daYS and then ill let you kmnow, thanks.

Thanks bud I am 61554. My local TSC has little Giant for only$ 34 I might get oen of those, more room better temp control with a therm, and can add a fan kit (but I think I could just use 50mm-70mm case fan kits from my computer parts storage bin.

Well the quail eggs first. I am looking for 3 Pekin Ducks (I live in Pekin) or 3 - 4 reds, barred rock, or any good layer. Another possibility would be 6 fancy bantams or tumbler pigeons. At this point I'm pretty well up for anything, even some Cornish x but I would be eating these so no...

Up to 12 chickens, Up to 12 Rabbits, as of 03-22-2013

I am so eggcited! I got one of those tiny plastic incubators with no thermostat that have a little 7w light bulb and they look like a UFO. Its new, free shipping, with 6 fertile quail eggs, for only $23. I know these are marginal but when I was a kid i was hatching chicks 3 and 4 at a time...

Greetings from Illinois! I just joined too but have been reading the site posts for 2 hours and there are a lot of people who know what they are talking about here. Good luck with your chickens.

Hi jeebs, welcome! I'm new too and I have just joined today. I have been browsing the site and there is a wealth of information here. Good luck with those chicks I am still waiting and trying to find 3 eggs for my tiny little desktop incubator. It won't be long for me now.

Hi there, nice to meet you. I'm new too and this site really has a lot of good tips and posts. Let me be the first to welcome you!

When I was raising meat birds I used a bottle waterer, very inexpensive or easy to make. I used to put a chicken wire guard over the bowl to makw sure none drowned the first couple days.

Hi Josh: Go to TSC.com and see if they have a store near you. My local TSC is selling chicks for $2.20 Better yet google feed stores in your area, and then just call them and ask where you can get some; most feed stores this time of year are selling them. You can also buy them online but...

What beautiful pics! I can't wait to get 3 eggs for my very small incubator so I can get a few cuties too! The main reason I am joining was to find eggs in such small batches a s most places won't deal with that small a number. That 3rd picture in particular is very nice.

The lady at the feed store said Baytril can help, but you need an Rx.

I kept mine inside for 2 weeks, and then moved them outside and kept the brooder handy for another 2 weeks because I lost 50 meat birds one spring when I tried to harden them too fast. Remember, this time of year the temperature can really dip down at night.

We used a little prep h if they had a bleeding vent, and sometimes when that happens that could have have a prolapse too. (For the bleeding ones.) Sometimes it can also be caused by other chcikens pecking as that seems to be a favorite target area.

I like chickens because they relax me . . .

I used to get 50 cornish rock broiler birds every year and would process them in the 8th week usually. They had a small run but didn't free range I pushed the feed pretty hard.

I had a small 5 acre parcel back in the 90s and we had 2 pigs, 50 meat birds, 1 beef calf, 1 turkey, and about 80 rabbits we would raise and process for our families larder. We also had a jersey that we would milk mornings for the family and put a calf on in the evenings, and about 8 laying...