Its abt like that only darker. I have two of them in the bator.Like the one in the middle below?
depends on your set up and pen limitations. Also on how many birds you are trying to do at a time to what males and etc. The catch with trap nests is that you need to be able to go fairly often to let them out. If you can do that, then you should be fine
oh that's no fun. I have regular waterers in my pens; no water lines out that far from the house. But I also have open water because I have ducks too. I just keep gallon jugs of water so if it's frozen when I feed in the morning I can just pour some in. Usually melts the ice too. Unless we get really super cold...... Hope you feel better soon!
That is an awesome basket of eggs! I've got quite a few months to go for my first marans eggsI found this thread a couple months ago when I got my first Marans chicks in July last year (they were born on the 18th July)........what was so exciting and full of adventure when I first decided to find out what the 'SOP' even stood for was quickly challenged when I found out how little I knew and how much I needed to learn!!!! This thread can seem a tad daunting at times and so I became a 'lurker' and digested as much as I could. Any way, I am coming out of hiding bencause i am so, so, so excited to share Penelope (my BCM's) very 1st egg (in fact she laid 3 eggs in 4 days), 24 weeks and 5 days old - her 1st egg is the one on the left (as you look at the pic), 2nd egg in the middle and 3rd egg on the right! Super exciting!!!!!!
