My test hatch eggs are pipping, all 7 made it to lockdown!e They were refrigerated so I wasn't expecting them ALL to start developing, told my parents that probably only 3 would hatch... haven't told them yet that all 7 are alive
Are they free range or locked up? If they are locked up, do they have an area they can dust bathe? I had mites only once. And that was when I don't have a dust bathing area. I put a plastic tub in with sand and dirt mix for them.
Tub is cut like in the pic. I also used a spare one inch pvc pipe for the bottom edge of the cut part, slit one side of pic and put over the edge so the chickens could stand on it. I have 3 of them use it at once sometimes, they don't lay eggs in it because they like their nesting boxes with straw instead of dirt and sand
Your nose is a great way to find rotten eggs!
The chickens love it too!
Awesome!!!
I know rightSo to go with the 20 something eggs still in the bator my husband brought me home 10 red sex links! And he said he ordered a couple of white leghorns and New Hampshire reds (I think is what he said)! So I had to get started on a bigger brooder. I had some old plywood laying around so made a 4x4 box that is 2ft high. It's in the garage and since it's starting to turn spring here I don't think they will get to drafty. I made it big enough so when I have the newer chicks I can slide a piece in the middle and have 2 slots. Right now the chicks look very small in such a big box.
curious how small are your midget whites. Kinda looking for a pair, kinda not. I don't know how they would with my sweetgrass turkeys. The midgets I have seen are quite large.
