Excited to report - Set 30 Buckeye eggs. One infertile, one blood ring... the other 28 going strong! Can't wait for Friday. I want to wish everyone a great hatch!
Went to poultry auction yesterday and bought a LF Buff Cochin pair and a Paint Silkie pair, both show quality. Those will be...
I searched. but came up with no great answer in the results... I bought 2 show quality Buff Cochin yesterday. What is the best height of a roost for them? They are 10 months old and pretty darn big. Bonus, the hen laid an egg when I got her home :) Loving them already, they are my first pair.
I've waited almost 3 months for these eggs. They are a mix of two top breeder lines. Rebuilding a flock after 3 years without chickens, these are my primary breed.
I have a FI incubator. The built in thermometer is WAY off. I have seen repeated posts of the same complaint. Don't trust it. I only use inside thermometers and have good luck.
I was worried I would have to drop out of the hatch-a-long. I am buying eggs and the girls were not laying :(
but late last night the breeder contacted me that I can pick up eggs this week!!! WOOT I'm setting Buckeyes and so excited.
I will be hatching out SFH chicks soon. Just skipping around this huge post I have seen a few comments about the SFH needing special care (such as non-medicated chick starter). Is there a comprehensive beginners guide to SFH somewhere? I'd like to know why non-medicated feed is thought to...
Hi everyone. I am Candice, in North Central MO. Been out of the chicken game for a few years due to a divorce and move to town, but am jumping back in since moving back to the country. So excited to be back, I have paint Silkie eggs cooking in the bator and am waiting on some Swedish Flower...
Hello everyone. Some of you might remember me. I swapped here a lot about 3 years ago. Long story, short.... got divorced, moved to town, had to sell all my chickens :( .... but now I am back in the country with even MORE chicken room and starting a new flock. I have 10 awesome colored...
Thanks everyone. I sure hated to lose that little fuzz ball.
Our farm supply store happen to have ducklings today. I let my DD pick out what she wanted...we ended up with 3 more LOL a Khaki Campbell, a White Crested and a Cayuga. The week old Magpie took right to them and is so happy to...
Thank you for all the advice. I feel I did everything possible for the little guy. Today I could tell he was weakening and it died this evening while I was gone.
Now, I need to find a mate for the one we have. Hoping to find a week old one on Craigslist as the healthy duck is so dang big...
I have a week old duckling that I am unsure will survive. When hatched there was a significant amount of blood and yolk in the shell (the most I've ever seen on any bird). It spent 2 days in the incubator before I felt it was going to live. At that time it still could not walk well, it...