Well I have 18 eggs incubating currently and everything has been going great. At day 14 there was only one that had shown no signs of growth. Today marks day 21 and nothing has even started to pip yet. Yesterday morning when I checked before work the temp had spiked to 105 during the night...
Still haven't found plans and want to build this weekend before it gets too cold for them in their small coop. Can anyone point me in the right direction for building plans?
Yes it is a poor setup but I plan on building a new coop next weekend with 2 4x8 sections. Wish I could find decent plans . Would like to make the one section for pigeons
How old is yours? My friend said the lady told him it was only 8 or 9 weeks but I have 8 week old chicks here and they are still very much little chicks
A friend stopped by last night and brought a chicken he had just got that was a package deal with another rooster he bought. He was told it's a rooster as well but I'm not so sure the girls seem to be keeping him in line and I noticed it was in the nest box this morning . Any idea if it's a...
I have a field bred English cocker bred and trained specifically for upland bird hunting and waterfowl. Expecting him to behave around the chickens goes against everything his life revolves around so it's either him out or the chickens out. Otherwise he's retrieving hens all day and stressing...
Guys I want to build a new coop for my growing flock. Looking to build something that could hold about 8-10 birds max. The catch is I want to have a separate side for a pigeon loft with a fly pen. I used to keep racing homers and want to get back into it. Similar numbers - just big enough for...
My little Gimpy has grown like crazy and is now only slightly smaller than its siblings. Right full of energy too always runs to me and tries to jump out of the brooder to get to me. I originally thought 2 hens and 2 roosters but I don't know with all the conflicting stuff I read. Gimpy and...
The dawn worked great and it looks like we have another hen. Couldn't walk or anything but tonight is actually supporting herself and has been eating and drinking on her own. So glad I intervened!
Lol I don't know why I just love barred rocks. I wanted a whole flock of them. But now I'm thinking maybe I'll keep 6 birds and have some different types
A barred rock (mean) and a silkie. These are all barred rock chicks. I'm worried the older barred rock will pick on the chicks when I introduce them. She beats on the silkie all the time