Thanks everyone for the help! We've netted our run that is about 10x 10. Were going to have to have them in there for a while until we know that the area is relatively safe again (but it never is guarenteed). We might try the old cd trick to see if that helps as well. We had to cull another...
We've been very fortunate for so long (free ranging over 7 aceres for about 8 months) and not having any chickens lost to any predators. Unfortunately that ended yesterday when one chicken (Ang) was taken by a hawk (just a pile of feathers as evidence) and another chicken (Prussia) has obvious...
We had a total of 10 successfully hatch from the 14 that were fertile. One I helped hatch because it was shrink wrapped by the dry membrane, was okay for a bit but had a deformed leg and passed. The other three never pipped and were dead in the eggs. Otherwise a good success rate. Were thinking...
One hatched already, the one I was worried about is almost out ! There are 4 more that have pipped. There is so much chirping and movement. This is so exciting!
Our humidity for the lockdown is around 60%, that's okay right ?
I am very new to incubating eggs and came down to the incubator to noticed that one of the eggs pipped in the egg turner. It's day 19 and I was going to set them out of the turner for the lockdown stage. Is there a risk that the one egg that pipped won't make it because I opened the incubator? I...
I'm hoping someone will be able to help me figure out whats going on with my year old rooster. There are 10 hens in with him and he does mate with almost everyone of them very frequently. His cloaca is very bright red and swollen as well as the surrounding area. It also looks like a bunch of...
Hi everyone!
My boyfriend and I got chickens late summer 2017. We started with three and now have a total of 15! 14 hens and one awesome rooster. We have gathered them from different sellers (isolating them for a few weeks before introducing them). We have all different kinds of breeds. The...