I live above 6000' in Northern NM and have purchased Cornish X from Welp the last 2 years and have had no problems with the 75+ birds I raised. They all grew well and dressed out great. My last batch I had to keep for 12 weeks and they still made it through. I kept them on Welp's suggested diet...
Anyone here have any French Black Copper Marans or Lavender Oprs? I posted earlier this year and I know someone mentioned they did but haven't been able to contact them. Thanks
How do you go about registering your farm so that you can write off all the feed and so forth? I have a small farm now and was wondering if it is something i should do. What are your experiences? Is there also help with funding to expand your farm? I did a google search but it just has too many...
I live Northeast of Santa Fe in Pecos and I don't use a heat lamp. They seem pretty content without it. I just make sure their coop is draft free as much as possible and that's it. I have openings high up on the roof for ventilation. I do have a bunch of pullets that are a little over a month...
I have them in a rabbit cage. My chickens are close by though, about 6 feet away or so. They have their own water and don't share anything with the chickens. They are right next to my rabbits though.
I just got quail this past weekend and just now read that you can't keep them with chickens which I also have. Now is that referring to keeping them in the same coop? Or in the same area? How about having them close to rabbits? Would I have to move them to another side of the property? Thanks
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can you post some pics for everyone to look at? they might be able to help you better if they see your version of the incubator.
My design looks almost exactly the same except for a bigger glass on the bottom door. I wasn't able to add the holes for venting there because of the glass...
I have been trying to hatch in my homemade incubator and am having problems. I first thought it might be from low humidity but this time I've kept the humidity around 50%. The problem I am having is that they egg develops to a certain point and then stops. There has not been a temp spike or...