Do any of you have experience with the rolex incubators? I have someone willing to sell me a RX1 in great shape but it has no turner. The the turner is expensive so I was wondering if the RX2 newer model is more improved over the RX1. If so I may go with the newer model.
I have been trying to hatch eggs for the last 3 weeks. There has been a total of 24. 2 live chicks. They are set every sat and then moved to hatcher on day 18. They dont pip and on day 25 I carefully break the shell and 18 of the eggs have had chicks that look fully formed. WHAT AM I DOING...
I use sand in my show bird cages and was wanting to help control the odor. Does anyone know if sweet pdz can be mixed in the sand without the chickens eating it?
I have purchased 3 thermometer's that also read humidity. The problem is they all read very different readings they have readings that is 20% different from one another. What is the best way to accurately measure humidity?
We are going to build new chicken and duck barn. There is 2 acres that is bare farm ground that i would like to plant to use as a place to let chickens and or ducks run during the day. What would be something that i could plant. I know it will get tore up so am planning on reseeding every...
I am new to the poultry project so i have a couple dumb questions. Why didnt you make the cages 4 x 4 or do you use the 2x4 extra plywood for something. Also when people are talking about breeder pens where are the hens laying the eggs to collect? Thanks
I am new to the project. When you cage your show chickens individualy how big are the cages. How soon before show do i need to seperate them? Is wire bottom ok? Thanks for any advice.
I have been looking for several days on the internet for different ways people are raising show birds. I have not had much luck finding info on larger barns, most are small designs. I have several 18 ft by 9 ft pipe sheds that need metal. I also have plenty of room for runs of any size. I...