It started innocently enough; my step-daughter who lives with her mother wanted to incubate some eggs. I told her that if she could find a place to take the chickens when they were grown, we would help her....so, we built a home made incubator out of an aquarium. A friend with a small flock gave us 14 eggs and said we could return the chickens after they had left the brooder. After a few weeks, only one chick hatched, Fred. Not surprisingly, my daughter decided that Fred could not leave and had to stay. Her mom agreed and now she is building a chicken coop to keep Fred and trying to hatch a second bunch of eggs so Fred will have a friend.
From helping her and reading all about chickens, I caught the bug too and decided to try the chicken thing myself. I have ordered 12 Plymouth Rock Eggs and an incubator - Genesis 1588 with an automatic egg turner. I havent' received them yet, but they are on the way.
This forum has been very helpful answering my questions (who knew that chickens could be so complicated!). Hopefully in a few weeks I can post pictures of my new chicks and a new chicken coop!
From helping her and reading all about chickens, I caught the bug too and decided to try the chicken thing myself. I have ordered 12 Plymouth Rock Eggs and an incubator - Genesis 1588 with an automatic egg turner. I havent' received them yet, but they are on the way.
This forum has been very helpful answering my questions (who knew that chickens could be so complicated!). Hopefully in a few weeks I can post pictures of my new chicks and a new chicken coop!
