- Sep 16, 2014
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Hi Everyone
I started my chicken hobby about 6 months ago, starting with a cockerel a few days later added 2 hens, then bought a coop and run(the little shed started to smell a little) and later on added a 2 young hens (Meran and cream Legbar). all 4 hens laying eggs, the lovely blue eggs from the Legbar add a nice dash to the egg basket.
about 3 months ago I bought some reza aseel eggs online and put in my incubator along with one egg from my meran.. none of the online eggs hatched but were all fertile, don't think the chick made it out the shell however the meran egg hatched and the baby chick is doing well.
Iv now bought 6 ayam cemani eggs, I personally collected them so I don't get issues which are in the incubator since last night.....
whilst I wait for the hatch im thinking off building an Avery/shed in the back garden 20ft by 20ft and put my coop inside it, will this be adequate for about 10 hens, the reason being with work I don't have time to constantly let them free in the garden with a group of 5 foxes that we regularly see.
care for my flock:
I have all the anti flee/spider sprays and the disinfectants for cleaning the coop regularly, and I have dewormed them, I need help with vaccination and where I can get vaccination from to vaccinate my chickens, can I purchase it if so where or are the vaccines not necessary if the parents were vaccinated and the coop is kept spotless??
Food:
I have layer Mash
Pellets
corn mix
They never eat the pellets no matter how Hungary, so its Layer mash and corn in the evenings , iv stopped giving them free feed because the 2 brown hens all they do is eat until their stomachs touch the floor so I give them access to food 3 times a day and freshwater all the time and about 6 hours of foraging in the garden(what's left of it, they dig, dig and Dig).
any tips , info would be helpful
I started my chicken hobby about 6 months ago, starting with a cockerel a few days later added 2 hens, then bought a coop and run(the little shed started to smell a little) and later on added a 2 young hens (Meran and cream Legbar). all 4 hens laying eggs, the lovely blue eggs from the Legbar add a nice dash to the egg basket.
about 3 months ago I bought some reza aseel eggs online and put in my incubator along with one egg from my meran.. none of the online eggs hatched but were all fertile, don't think the chick made it out the shell however the meran egg hatched and the baby chick is doing well.
Iv now bought 6 ayam cemani eggs, I personally collected them so I don't get issues which are in the incubator since last night.....
whilst I wait for the hatch im thinking off building an Avery/shed in the back garden 20ft by 20ft and put my coop inside it, will this be adequate for about 10 hens, the reason being with work I don't have time to constantly let them free in the garden with a group of 5 foxes that we regularly see.
care for my flock:
I have all the anti flee/spider sprays and the disinfectants for cleaning the coop regularly, and I have dewormed them, I need help with vaccination and where I can get vaccination from to vaccinate my chickens, can I purchase it if so where or are the vaccines not necessary if the parents were vaccinated and the coop is kept spotless??
Food:
I have layer Mash
Pellets
corn mix
They never eat the pellets no matter how Hungary, so its Layer mash and corn in the evenings , iv stopped giving them free feed because the 2 brown hens all they do is eat until their stomachs touch the floor so I give them access to food 3 times a day and freshwater all the time and about 6 hours of foraging in the garden(what's left of it, they dig, dig and Dig).
any tips , info would be helpful