So I have been reading around and I know I messed up with raising my chicks but I want to fix it. Currently I have 4 chicks, I hatched them from my in laws who run a Tyson Chicken Farm. My chicks are a good size, not skinny like most chickens I have seen. They are going to be 20 weeks old this...
This is about bedding. I live in San Antonio and my allergies are horrible, I think they say its from the cedar. So if I get Flake Pine Shavings will this affect my allergies? or should I go with hay? I know if I try the pine shavings I will know for sure but I was just curious if others had...
These are my thoughtS for the house. Please let me know if it's wrong or if I need to add anything. I'm getting a 8x12x9 ft gable style shed Monday. I want to insulate it and drywall it and paint gloss paint inside. The floor will have linoleum flooring. One window and a powered vent to take any...
Myself, Bryan, and my wife, Christina, have decided to raise chickens and ducks. We live in a community but we decided to use our backyard as our farm. It's called the "iFarm" I do like apply stuff too :) We look forward to researching more about chicks and ducks on here.
if one chick hatches and the rest dont today, how long do I have to leave the chick inside the incubator before I can remove her and put in the brooder? Thanks
Im on day 8...getting closer to lockdown....I know its a little early but I want to get the knowledge before lockdown. Right now I have the brinsea incubator, holds 7 eggs, they turn automatically but at day 18 I know they stop turning and lockdown starts. So at lockdown I add a little more...
I just got home and it was at a steady 99.5 yesterday for day 1 but now its at 90.5...I just raised the temp to 102 to try and get heat back than I will stabilize it to 99.5 once it gets there...is there any reason why the temp would drop like this? I am using the Brinsea Mini Advance Hatching...
I received 18 eggs from my in-laws and they work with Tysons Chicken. Currently they get the eggs and put them on a tray and store them into a refrigerator and Tysons comes every two to three days to collect all their eggs and they bring them to the hatchery. So I want to try and hatch these...