My barred rock and Buff orpingtons have been laying about a month. The eggs are getting bigger but are still a little smaller than what they should be in my opinion. How long after they start laying should you wait to incubate their eggs? Can't wait to try!
I was having the same problem with mine. I found on YouTube how to modify a water heater thermostat and now mine stays within about a degree. All u do is drill a few small holes in the thermostat so the heat can get to the wafer quicker. Bit pull it up on YouTube. Good luck!
First timer! Added my eggs to my homemade bator today that was holding a steady 99.5 before eggs added, after I added them it won't go over bout 96.4 been this way 5 hrs. How long should I wait or go ahead and adjust temp?
I have 28 six month old australorps and red stars, I'm getting about 6 eggs a day, but sometime during the day I have a hen, not sure which one, that lays an egg off of the roosting pole. She isn't doing it at night because I check every morning, its always during the day. Its been happening the...
I have a 5 week old black Australorp with a couple hard knot on top of her beak and one on the side of her beak, what in the world could it be? And is it harmful?
I've messed up I believe, I'm new to chickens and I brought in 4 older chickens from craigslist to my flock of 25 3 week old. After a couple weeks a couple of the older chick's started with crusty eyes and always scratching, and slinging snot around, and making this litl cough sound. Now a...
I'm in south Ms so it stays over 80 all day and night. I haven't had a light on them in a week and their fine. I have been letting them in the run during the day, and they mingle pretty well the older birds chasethem around a minute but then they don't pay them attention after that
What's the youngest age the Chicks can be moved from the brooder? I have 26 three week old and 3 5 month old aurucanas that are already out, and was wondering when the 26 cod join the 3
I have an auracona that's about 5 weeks old that's coughing and has a little bit of stuff around one of her eyes. It was picked at by other chickens and has a sore on one of her wings but seems to b healing, what could all this mean, and what should I do?
the mosquitoes are terrible in my coop and brooder bow, but only at night. First off is this gonna hurt my chicks as far as diseases or anythibg, and second whats the best way to get some control over them?