I have a large coop inside the barn, covered with an open bottom.
I am building a new coop to go in outside run, for the fully feathered youngsters.
My question is, I live in North Texas and the absolute coldest it gets here typically is upper teens to low twenties. However most of winter is...
I have collected fresh laid eggs over the last five days and stored them in the pantry, small ends down. Americauna and Campbell duck eggs.
How long will they remain viable? Want to hold out till I have 24 eggs, which should be in the next few days. Putting the oldest eggs at one week...
Ok, Im first time trying to hatch eggs. Used a hovabator with auto turner. Pulled turner and let eggs set in incubator after. Temp right on, added water to trays as instructions say.
MOST of my eggs had live wiggling embryos at 7 days and 14 days.
Sometime in the last week, lost almost...
I am new to this website. My wife and I decided we wanted some chickens to free range and have eggs to eat.
Thus far I am 31 chickens 3-4 weeks old. Barred rock, sex link, production reds.
I am kinda lost on some of them. some were yellow/white and are starting to get red feathers. I think...