She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[WalnutHill]

It must be any color then. Really. I mean I have never had a problem with my fingernails unpolished, but I have a WC Blue polish that loves to peck my teeth! LoL!!! I smile in front of her and she tries to get them. It's pretty funny.

It's the contrast. If you paint one toenail on a chick, watch it try to tear off its own toe.

 

[sideWing]

I'm sorry, that was so funny I have to get in on it...

This thread is hard to keep up on.

http://www.yellowbirchhobbyfarm.com...ully-ventilate-the-cold-climate-chicken-coop/

Don't listen to the computer!

That's a great article. We have very dry winters here and chickens do great in it.

Anyone eaten a silkie? Quite frankly she's not a very nice bird and I'd like to replace her. No matter how much we sit with the chickens and feed them treats and everything else She's them only one that won't come near. I can't sell her as a silkie because she's a cross and I can't imagine many people wanting her anyway lol anyway what do you guys do with birds you just don't want? Eat um? Give them away?

They have black skin right?

Congratulations you lot! You got most posts.

You guys have me so intrigued with this rooster talk. I didn't know any of this stuff. Is there anything you can suggest I read to prepare me for caring for roosters. Why should you not let them mate infront of you? Also, I read holding them a lot when they are younger is bad. Why? I hold my chickens all the time but I won't know for awhile which sex they are because they are silkies. Also, why cover the nest boxes??

There is a great article on it somewhere but I can't find it. Do a search for mean rooster on here and you should run into it. Its just a way to keep your rooster from challenging your dominance. Once he does he may not stop or is reluctant to stop. One guy on BYC swears he can break all roosters of bad behavior. Everyone else says that, but they tend to do it with a hatchet.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

I have a pip e

Bit early day 19 but this seems to be the norm for my polish eggs. I knew I could hear peeping earlier

 

[browncow15]

Hi!

I don't remember how I stumbled onto this thread but you all are hard to keep up with!

I'm sure the info is here somewhere but I don't have the time to read everything! what advice can you all give me to improve my hatch rate? I have an LG with a fan and automatic turner. I dry incubate at about 30% humidity. I've only done a few hatches but I've consistently had a 50% hatch rate no matter what I've tried. It seems once chicks start hatching the eggs that aren't quite there yet give up. Ideas?

 

[scflock]

I have a pip

Bit early day 19 but this seems to be the norm for my polish eggs. I knew I could hear peeping earlier

Got the boys lining up

 

[scflock]

Hi!

I don't remember how I stumbled onto this thread but you all are hard to keep up with!

I'm sure the info is here somewhere but I don't have the time to read everything!

what advice can you all give me to improve my hatch rate? I have an LG with a fan and automatic turner. I dry incubate at about 30% humidity. I've only done a few hatches but I've consistently had a 50% hatch rate no matter what I've tried. It seems once chicks start hatching the eggs that aren't quite there yet give up. Ideas?

Yep, you're team red. Amy will be back round 5. She's the LG queen

Really, it sounds like your incubation humidity is close to hers. Are these your own eggs, or shipped?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Got the boys lining up

Oh good all ready

 

[browncow15]

Yep, you're team red. Amy will be back round 5. She's the LG queen
Really, it sounds like your incubation humidity is close to hers. Are these your own eggs, or shipped?

Typically half mine, half I pick up locally (30 min car ride) my flock does slightly better typically.

 

[chickiedoodahs]

This thread is hard to keep up on. That's a great article. We have very dry winters here and chickens do great in it. They have black skin right? There is a great article on it somewhere but I can't find it. Do a search for mean rooster on here and you should run into it. Its just a way to keep your rooster from challenging your dominance. Once he does he may not stop or is reluctant to stop. One guy on BYC swears he can break all roosters of bad behavior. Everyone else says that, but they tend to do it with a hatchet.

Mine doesn't have black skin but darker than a normal chicken,she's a cross so doesn't have all the silkie traits.

I have a pip e Bit early day 19 but this seems to be the norm for my polish eggs. I knew I could hear peeping earlier

Yay! My polish didn't even pip till day 21 and 22!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Yay! My polish didn't even pip till day 21 and 22!

Think they are eager beavers