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Do you keep your chickens and turkeys together? I would like to keep mine together but when they were all free ranging in the yard one day the Tom started running down my chicken hens. He is much bigger then they are.

I was surprised when I went out and saw that she had laid eggs. I ended up bringing them in and putting them in the incubator because it has been really cold where I am at. My Bourbon Red hen has laid 9 so far. I am hoping that weather will cooperate and allow her to hatch a clutch out on her...

I setup a dogloo in my 20x20 turkey run about two weeks ago. I noticed last week that the hen had been in there moving around the shredded leaves and pine needles that I put in there for bedding. I looked in yesterday and noticed that she has laid 5 eggs in the nest. She is still roosting up...

That is what I have, the plastic dish that you screw a mason jar into. I guess I will have to figure something else out to get them water. They sure are making a mess out of things.

So I received my first Bourbon Red turkey chicks a couple weeks ago. Lost one after two days, but I do have 3 healthy chicks running around. They are about two weeks old now. They have been jumping up on the waterer for about a week now and the pine shavings are always getting wet. I guess they...

Really? That is crazy. Mine is a couple years old and seemed like it was accurate. I only use it a couple times a year.

I use this thermometer/hygrometer from Incubator Warehouse. It has worked great for hatches of chickens and quail. Going to need to get a new battery for it this year. I also have their Incukit in my incubator. Digital thermostat fan and heating element that fits in your hand. Great products!!

I normally use Dumor feed just because it is a couple of dollars cheaper per 50# bat at my local TSC. My hens will eat pretty much whatever is in the feeder. The main problem that I have is the amount of dust. I was just filling the feeder yesterday and it seemed like a lot of dust in every...

I have not yet processed any quail, but I have processed and eaten many of my chickens, Mostly roosters from hatching my eggs (my first hatch was 8 roosters and 2 hens!). I have canned older roosters and old layers because they are much tougher than younger birds. They turned out just like...

I use a couple of Omaha Steaks coolers for incubators. They are nice thick foam and I have had great hatches using them. I also use the 12V Incukit from Incubator Warehouse. It is all electronic temperature control and has a fan built in. It has served me well so far. My only complaint using the...

I hatched 20 out of 24 set in the beginning of April for the first time and I did the same as I do when incubating chicken eggs. 99.5 degrees and I keep the carryout food container bottoms full of water for humidity. I did not monitor humidity this time because the battery was dead, but it must...

I believe you are getting a little too in-depth with the quail. I purchased 18 eggs for $8 plus $6 shipping, and the seller sent me 24. I hatched out 20 the first week in April. All are still alive and I have not quite used a full 50lb. bag of feed yet ($19 for a bag of chick starter). I already...

Richard, what size pipe did you use as the trough for the feeder, and how wide is the slit? I have 20 quail that hatched about 5 weeks ago and seems like at least one or two manage to fall out of the cage every time I open it up to fill the feeder. Filling from outside the cage sure would...

So I will post some pics of my pens when I get them closer to being finished, they are just flat panels right now. I am making double pens that will be 6' wide with a partition in the middle and I am still up in the air weather I should make the partitions out of wire or make them solid out of...

Nice, thanks for the responses.

I recently accquired this little banty rooster and was wondering what breed he is. I have him in his own tractor by himself. He was my grandfathers pet for the last couple years, so he has been alone for a while. I was thinking about heading up to the local auction and trying to find some hens...

I have SLW as well. Yours still look young, but I think that they look like pullets so far.

New member here from the eastern shore of MD. Flock currently consists of five Rhode Island Reds, four red sex-links and one big Lavender Orphington rooster. Also have a dozen eggs on day 5 in a home made incubator. Have already learned lots from the site.