Last year I started out with an 8x8 coop with an attached 12x8 run but they also free range during the day. We added a 12 X 16 coop this year with a 16 X 6 run this year and also have a 4 x 4 coop which I have not started using yet, I am thinking about using it for a breeding pen for a few of...
Oh my are they, I have 7 more turkey eggs to hatch. So far out of 12 first eggs 10 hatched but 2 of them died. So I have 8 live poults and 8 more eggs to go. Then I will start hatching chickens again. It never ends. I am thinking how to break it to hubby I want a cabinet incubator.
We lost power up here on the mountain about 2:30 am on the 21st of Feb. We got it back about 4:30 pm the 28th of Feb so 7 days and 14 hours with no power. I had about 50 chicks in the brooders. Fortunately we have a small generator and were able to keep switching things to keep us all warm...
OMG I love my guineas!! We have only lost 2 of the original 10. They go everywhere the yard, the pasture and eat the bugs. They can make all the noise they want as long as they eat bugs.
I would contact the city directly to ask. But I would also start looking for a place to move to, you can start with an ad on LSN or Local Sales Network asking if anyone has a rental property available. We are about 3 hours away from there and here we usually have a good supply of rural...
OK, my 7 month old Buff Orp hatched 12 chicks out earlier this week. So far so good, she takes them out during the day to forage with her and at the day they go back to the stall they were hatched in. It is not secure like the coop or my brooder. Should I move them to the brooder or just...