Last year I took over the 'family room' for my hatching but it also has all my other stuff too since my son moved back home and took his room back so it's basically my space. Got the tack room all set up for the sportsman in early winter but had to bring everything back inside because there weren't enough amps for everything like hatchers,egg turners, heat lamps heaters and the big incubator and I was melting electrical boxes. I spend the winter hatching for my own use for flock improvements and additions and spring and summer am ready to sell some. It's pretty much a hobby but they absolutely have to at LEAST pay for themselves otherwise I wouldn't be able to have them though hoping to come out ahead this year. A lot of culled hens go in the layer flock and I sell eating eggs through our co op. If I'm raising stock to pick breeding roos I wait till they are 6-8 months old, take my pick then sell the rest to a processer. If I'm breeding for pullets only I usually give the little roos away as soon as I know they are roos.
I have 5 little MFC banty eggs and all have pipped so far. Have one dark blue maybe black Blue Laced Red Wyandotte out so far. The BLRW are for wthchristi so hope you are reading this. This is my favorite part of it all. Nothing like a bunch of brand new fluffy butts to take your mind off bad things.
OK, going to try the fluffed up dirt instead of flour. Don't want a sticky mess.
I have 5 little MFC banty eggs and all have pipped so far. Have one dark blue maybe black Blue Laced Red Wyandotte out so far. The BLRW are for wthchristi so hope you are reading this. This is my favorite part of it all. Nothing like a bunch of brand new fluffy butts to take your mind off bad things.
OK, going to try the fluffed up dirt instead of flour. Don't want a sticky mess.
