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I just wanted to pass along some helpful information that might help anyone with Coturnix quail suffering from spraddle / splay leg. My wife started doing this process and it worked out amazingly! Any chicks within 3 days old, put in a cardboard egg carton (bottom only with no top) inside...

I have rabbits in the barn also, so I know all about the ammonia smell, so much that we clean them weekly! If they can outdo a buck rabbit then I'll tip my hat to them! :)

Excellent information, thank you! Drafts won't be a problem as the hutch will be in my barn until the weather warms up and stabilizes in the spring. I really appreciate the help!

They're just over 3 weeks old right now. Thanks for the compliment! My father was a carpenter and I learned a lot from him. I just blueprint it out in my head and then go from there. Never was a big "plans" person. hehe

Our brooder is inside right now as it's winter and Michigan has been bitter cold this year. I've build my Coturnix a nice hutch that's in my pole barn right now. I would love to move them into it (and keep the hutch inside until spring) but I don't want them to freeze. When would be a good...

Quote: x2! We just hatched out some coturnix and had about 21 out of 50 hatch. Sometimes it's just in the cards.

Hello everyone! We're fairly certain that one of our female pigs is going to farrow within the next few weeks. All of the signs are there. We raise just about everything, but this is our first time with pigs! Currently she's in with 3 others pigs, 1 female and 2 males. They all get along...

OMG you should really stop messing with them. Eggs are a one-stop shop. They'll do their own things, they don't need to be helped, or have their shell removed? (Why would you do that??) We raise calls and have learned that after lockdown just WATCH don't TOUCH. 26 days is about right +/- a...

I have calls. The best they could do would be to attack my big toe. hehe

Oh don't be! I love reading what you guys have to say about the duck breeds. It's helping me with deciding on what to get very much so! I plan on getting a breed that lays fairly well, as I do a lot of baking too. I've even used some of my duck eggs for pickling too! Very rich and very good.

Awesome! I love hatching eggs. Feels very accomplishing! Best of luck to you!

I have never ordered from Meyer, but I plan on ordering quite a few ducks this year. Are they a pretty good hatchery? I've heard good, and bad. Or is it just luck of the draw?

Hello everyone! I'm looking at replacing all my chickens with ducks (tired of chickens) and we already have a ton of call ducks, as well as a few runner crosses. I was looking at getting a mix of buffs, cayugas, and swedish. I would LOVE Appleyards, but they seem nearly impossible to find...

That's a good question! I know we are having the same problem. I think blocking their view is a good idea. We'll try that!

Help help! I have about 10 chickens (out of 20+) that are about 70% naked due to feather loss. It's not a molt, as these are less than a year old. It's not picking, but I'm not sure what is going on. They're losing feathers on their neck, thighs, chest, and completely around their vent...

Hello everyone! Well as I am the resident chicken keeper, my roommate has decided to get a handful of call ducks. I've never raised them before, and I was curious if they would stay penned inside a run made of 2 x 4 welded wire. I had thought of running chicken wire around the bottom to try...

Hello everyone! Well as I am the resident chicken keeper, my roommate has decided to get a handful of call ducks. I've never raised them before, and I was curious if they would stay penned inside a run made of 2 x 4 welded wire. I had thought of running chicken wire around the bottom to try...

There's nothing as cute as baby chicks.

Well my chicks finally hatched 2 days ago. Out of 40 eggs, I had 30 hatch, so I'll take 75%. And just because I'm a giant geek (corporate geek actually!) I decided to live stream my camera from inside my brooder. They are all black australorp mixes (with some RIR, light brahma, BR, and...

Hi! I just have a real quick question. I'm rapidly approaching day 18 on my still air incubator and I've read that I should put down cheese cloth underneath the eggs now. Do I have to use cheese cloth or have you guys used anything else like towels underneath the eggs before they hatch...