Michigan

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Is that a Tribble?

 

[1muttsfan]

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Is that a Tribble?

My exact thought

 

[Jenerva]

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Thanks OliveHill. If December comes and we still havent found any, I'll be sad, and I'll be emailing you!

Jenerva,
Just a thought. If you are losing hens due to illness, it might not be a bad idea to get more chickens in the Spring after your ground has had a chance to freeze this Winter. It might reduce some of the bacteria or parasites that might be in your soil. Also you can check a stool/fecal/poop sample at the vets to make sure your current hens are fine before adding new chickens. Wishing you much success with your flock. It gets discouraging to lose them. God bless.

Thanks

 

[babigyrl22]

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Bwaahahahahahahaha

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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I will be getting one for Christmas. It is supposed to be real easy to use, I need easy.

It is a hova bator 1588 with the turners and holds up to 42 eggs. I also just bought a used 1602n still air hova bator to possibly use as a hatcher if I need to. I am very nervous about doing this as I have never done this before but thanks to BYC I am getting lots of info.

 

[chickendales]

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we bought 2 hens that turned in to a pair how long dose it take to hatch quail

 

[taprock]

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16 days at 99.5 and 50% humidity upped to 60% for lockdown the last three. Our one little guy is great! I wish things would have worked out to have more. I think our humidity was too low and they really dry out.

dianaross - the no chickens in the basement rule goes here too, but seems to get broken a lot, however I know once it's finished and not just cement it will be the end of it.

ChicwannaB - I love the frozen June beetle idea! I would never have thought of it. They actually eat them if they aren't moving? I can turn it into a contest between all the boy cousins in the family next year! All are very competitive and all love bugs!

 

[M.sue]

Chickendales.......Just checked out your web site.......Very nice!! I remember seeing your chickens at Fowl Fest, we posed for a pic near them. Duhhh, of course you know that, you were the one that pointed that fact out!

 

[dianaross77]

Thanks for the info Olive! Today, after 2 of my girls escaped from their daytime run I decided I'll only be getting chicks from now on. There is no way already grown pullets or hens raised by someone else would have come running to me and followed me back to their covered kennel and walked back in the door voluntarily! I really love my girls and am starting to think I may just add another 4 ISA chicks in the spring. If it ain't broke don't fix it! I'm not sure I could've asked for better hens for a stealth flock than my girls have been. They don't even sing an egg song!

 

[chickflick]

Angela, you could always get fertile eggs and let one of your broodies hatch em out. A lot less work.