After reading the article, "borrowed" the grandkids kiddie pool (outgrown) and decided the chickens could make better use of it. They love it. Placed under my apple tree (shade) they seem quite content to spend the hot days there or under my cedar hedge. I have also used my sprinkler as an...
thanks for sharing those lovely photos. I have 4 month old buff orpingtons, got them as day olds straight runs and now am seeing roosters amongst the hens. They are such a docile breed indeed and such a pretty colour.
Good morning from South Western Ontario. After many years of not having chooks, decided 2yrs ago to get back into having some girls around for the eggs. I grew up having chickens, (Rhodes and Plymouth Rocks.) My parents raised to sell eggs and we had some that were raised for the meat.
When I...
Okay, dumb question here. If we put the rounded end down for incubation, how to we turn them or do we just leave them? I tried leaving al natural first batch and turned them as required but lost a few that were not positioned correctly in their egg. Thanks for any input.