We sold our old house and we bought another one, the new house has 7.5 acres of land attached to it, I wonder if there is an affordable way to have chickens and free range them protected by something, like electrical fence or similar, the coop will be 450 yards away from the house, I don't like...
There is a thread by Brahma Chicken5000 " what breeds do you dislike"
Let us see the other side of the coin
What Breeds do you Like?
For me I like white leghorns, They are prolific layers of big white eggs, they are good in avoiding predators, they are economical, unlike hybrids you can breed...
If you cross Ancona Rooster with Leghorn hens and vice versa "Leghorn Rooster with Ancona hens", What would you get?. I am planning to do that next time, I want black and white hens that lay white eggs
Two hens went broody with one day difference, one hatched 4 and the other hatched 5, I have enough safe nesting boxes but I only have one run for chicks that is predator proof, So I put them together, the funny thing is the chicks follow any hen that makes louder sound when they are eating or...
Two of my hens decided they want to go broody, One is brown leghorn and the other one is daisy bell, it is warm nowadays and the conditions are good for red mites, I want to add food grade DE but I am concerned that DE could clog the pores of the eggs and suffocate them, any advice?.
Is it true that after the first chick hatches you don't open the incubator for 48 hours, or do you take the chicks out as they fluff?.
I watched a guy in youtube saying if you take chicks out humidity will drop and other chicks may fail to hatch and die
If someone built a home made incubator and it caught a fire and damaged his house, Where does he legally stand for insurance cover, Would insurance companies reimburse him.
I live in Ireland so I don't know the laws in the USA, but in Ireland he will be lucky if they don't come after him for any...
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Due to work and family commitments, I have to hatch in Autumn, I have incubator, electric hen and predator proof cage and brooder, I live in Ireland the temperature doesn't go really below 41°F in Autumn but the days get shorter and shorter everyday. I can put up light and timer but I...