Farmyard Bizzaro- diary on a crazy farmyard's days (Geese and Chickens)

[ChickyChickens]

LOL!! I ee wishing i had an incubator for seven years (i have had my chickebns for seven years!!)
Now i can finally get a proper one!!

 

[FourteenChicks]

So excited for you! Let us know when you put it to use!!!!!!!

 

[ChickyChickens]

So excited for you! Let us know when you put it to use!!!!!!!

Yes i will!! Sadly i have to wait about six months before i can purchase it!! All i know is that i am going to buy that one!!

 

[crazyfeathers]

Hey chicky, I've read the entire thread and have a few questions.
1. How long do you leave your eggs in the nests before a broody decides to sit?
2. What is the temperatures where you live?
3. Why would you need an incubator with all those broodies.
4. Who purchases your chicks and broilers?
5. You should try to find some barrels for your feed so the chickens can't get into it. That's what I use for chickens, pigs, goats, rabbits, and ducks feed. My husband gets them for free from his work.
6. I love your set up and wish I could help you with the hawk problem. Your chickens look so healthy and happy. Do you ever have mite issues? If so what do you use to treat them?
Best of luck, you can never post too much. I love your story and thank you for sharing.

My EE chick.

Baby pot bellied pigs.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Hey chicky, I've read the entire thread and have a few questions.
1. How long do you leave your eggs in the nests before a broody decides to sit?
2. What is the temperatures where you live?
3. Why would you need an incubator with all those broodies.
4. Who purchases your chicks and broilers?
5. You should try to find some barrels for your feed so the chickens can't get into it. That's what I use for chickens, pigs, goats, rabbits, and ducks feed. My husband gets them for free from his work.
6. I love your set up and wish I could help you with the hawk problem. Your chickens look so healthy and happy. Do you ever have mite issues? If so what do you use to treat them?
Best of luck, you can never post too much. I love your story and thank you for sharing.

My EE chick.

Baby pot bellied pigs.

WOW!! Those pigs are sooo adorable!!!
Okay, for your questions!!
1) They dont normally stay very long!! Maybe for about 2-7 days before the next broody decides to sit!! Yes, sometimes they do take long (Maybe 2 weeks) but i never ever have a problem with the eggs becoming unviable/unfertile when they wait that long!
2)It is between 14 degrees celcius and 40 degrees celcius (57-104 dgrees farenheit) Why??
3)I am needing an incubator because there is a demand for hand raised chickens here where i live!! When i raise them with broodies they dont become as tame as the ppl want them!! I also just want an incuabator so that i can see the hatching experience (under a broody its not that easy to see!)
4)My dad has a butchery and he puchases my broilers for his butchery!! My other chicks i sell to petshops and just any other people who want!! I am very well known around my area for selling chicks/chickens!!
5)Yes! That dish that i use is only for the first few days when the chicks cant reach into the food troughs! When they are about 4 days old they can reach into it then i swap the dish with a feed trough! But with all the other chickens i use feed troughs that they cant get into!! I use a big bowl for the free rfange chickens, they can get into that one and that doesnt bother me!!
6)Thank you very much, my chickens are very much loved!! Yes, i have had mites before and they left (somehow, i dont know how

) Otherwise i have never had mites thereafter! Why???
Thanks, i hope i answered all your questions??

 

[crazyfeathers]

Temperature question was curiosity, I always have a half dozen broody hens but live in Wisconsin were for mAny months our temperatures are well below freezing. I agree hand raised chicks are much calmer than when they run wild with mama. The mite question was for research, I have tons of sparrows here and believe that's were my mite situation stems from and I was curious what you treat with. I think that covers everything. Can't wait to see a new post from you with pictures of some babies...... I am a chicken collector, I have many breeds but prefer large breed chickens. My favorite chickens are astrolorps and anything's white lol just not leg horns their combs don't hold up well in Wisconsin.

 

[ChickyChickens]

Temperature question was curiosity, I always have a half dozen broody hens but live in Wisconsin were for mAny months our temperatures are well below freezing. I agree hand raised chicks are much calmer than when they run wild with mama. The mite question was for research, I have tons of sparrows here and believe that's were my mite situation stems from and I was curious what you treat with. I think that covers everything. Can't wait to see a new post from you with pictures of some babies...... I am a chicken collector, I have many breeds but prefer large breed chickens. My favorite chickens are astrolorps and anything's white lol just not leg horns their combs don't hold up well in Wisconsin.

Cool!! i like big chickens too!! My mother said i can buy some chicks soon so then i will have handraised chicks!! Then theywill be nice and tame!!
No offense, but i dontreally like white chickens

they have to find their way into my heart if they wanna stay!!

 

[crazyfeathers]

I have an abundance of brown and red but only two white, an EE and a white rock. I like barred and colorful hens too but haven't got lucky enough to hatch any out. My last hatch of were all production red X EE mix. I've been having a heck of a time trying to get rid of some roosters, I don't want to eat them as they are all so sweet but I gotta do what I gotta do. Good luck

 

[ChickyChickens]

I have an abundance of brown and red but only two white, an EE and a white rock. I like barred and colorful hens too but haven't got lucky enough to hatch any out. My last hatch of were all production red X EE mix. I've been having a heck of a time trying to get rid of some roosters, I don't want to eat them as they are all so sweet but I gotta do what I gotta do. Good luck

Yeah, roosters are a real problem!! Luckily here i just sell them for cheap and then they go to good homes!!!
Can i see some pics of your chickens @crazyfeathers ??

 

[crazyfeathers]

Sure I will snap some tomorrow, I don't have many on this device.

Here are a few of my critters to hold you over LOL.