I am trying to collect guinea hen eggs to hatch them out.... want them all to start in incubator at the same time. 2 questions how long can they be stored before incubation begins? And anything special I need to do when storing them???
Thanks so much
Please help me to many choices!!!
Looking for the best incubator for under $200.....
Not wanting one of the tiny ones..... prefer one with auto turner...
Share link to the particular incubator if you can! Thanks
I going to convert a shed into a chicken coop..... I am trying to cheat and instead of making my own mistakes learn from other peoples ! Does anyone have any tips or advice to make things easier? Like cleaning feeding gathering eggs etc? I am going to make them a predator proof run but they will...
Alright I have 7 ameraucana hens. They were laying roughly 1-4 eggs a day. When I first got them 7mos ago. I got them at right around 1 year old. Now I am lucky to get one egg a day.... and more often than not the egg has been pecked.
Will someone help me or explain what is going on before I...
I am going to turn a corner of the garage into a coop... Anything I should stay away from? Getting 7 birds going to use 5g bucket rack system for nest boxes going to have 6 of them how high off the ground should roosting 2x4 be? And where at in relation to nesting boxes??
I have wanted chickens for a very long time. But have never had the space.. Now I have the space and it just so happens I know someone who has to decrease flock size asap. I am getting 7 ameraucana laying hens this weekend. 1 year old roughly. Feeding and water seems self explanatory.. Been...
I have wanted chickens for a very long time. But have never had the space.. Now I have the space and it just so happens I know someone who has to decrease flock size asap. I am getting 7 ameraucana laying hens this weekend. 1 year old roughly. Feeding and water seems self explanatory.. Been...
as said in the previous posts if you change two things your doing you wont know which is causing it..... interested in this thread.. keep us posted... if I were you I would do the same thing you did to the other chicks... but into the bottled water...
thanks for the tip will definitely do my best to make my run and coop predator proof.... kinda bummed to hear that chickens and guinea dont get along... I read different elsewhere.
Anyone have any "secret" birds that will blend with the flock and help keep day time predators at bay?
Well I just wrote a really long post and then it said I wasn't logged in so it deleted it. But long story short here !! I am moving to a new home in Northern Indiana... with 10 acres. I am new to birds in general... but been reading on here for quite some time. And I think I have a solid game...