This could def. work for me, but I am a visual person, so if you could do pics or a video, that would be great!!
Is the one for the hovabator a universal egg turner, or do you need to buy the quail rails separately?
I was looking at building an easy Styrofoam incubator---( I don't have much building know how, but was hoping there will be some youtube videos) Wondering if I could put an egg turner in it (was thinking of the Little Giant one). Or do the egg turners only work with the incubator their built for?
I'll be ordering 25 chicken from a hatchery soon. I want about 15-20 of those to be roosters to process. (Buckeyes, Welsummers, Black Australorps, and Dominiques, AND a couple of CCX's or Rangers for comparison). This is my first experience with chickens. I want to know if I can keep all the...
Thanks! I didn't know that! I've looked up the prices for corn-soy free feed, and of course they're pretty expensive. I would love to be able to ferment my own grain mix to supplement the forage/scraps/etc they'd receive.
As for heritage birds...I'm guessing that their really isn't one that...
Sorry, I'm still learning the terminology! :) I guess by 100% free range, I mean grass fed? Basically no commercial feed if possible. Just not so sure if it can be done in the Northern states in winter. I definitely have to look up fermented feed. Maybe I can do that with different grains. I'm...
Thanks for replying! I guess I'm just leaning more towards getting heritage birds. And I really want to know which are the fastest growing ones---and how fast?
I'm following her as well. I know of someone who has been looking for such a feed, so told her to look into going 100% free range/ no feed. But as I am new at this, I don't know if that is possible with cold, snowy winters.
I think the woman on the site is probably selling something, or will...
So, I've been wanting to keep chickens for egg and meat for about a year now. I've decided to go ahead and take the plunge in Spring. I know which dual purpose chickens I want to get, but right now, my question is specifically about the chickens I want to raise for meat only. I don't think I...