Source: Backyard Chickens
This guide is intended to help people new to incubation learn how to properly incubate and hatch eggs. It will walk you through how to incubate and hatch most common types of poultry, such as chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, etc. Read Article
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Tips to Help Minimize the Drama
Haven’t ever brought new chickens to an existing flock? Well, this can be an experience you won’t forget any time soon.
Best to understand the pecking order now before you learn the hard way… Continue Reading
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My Successful Introduction of a New Pullet
The Step by Step Process of Introducing a New Chicken to an Existing Semi-Confined Flock
Anybody who raises chickens knows the drama of adding a new bird… and that’s where I am now. My 2014 Silkie chicks have been in plain sight of an established flock since they were 7 weeks old. Does that mean they’ll all get along? Heck no! Continue Reading
Are you still in the dark about candling eggs? This article will walk you through it with descriptive and detailed pics. Or, you can be lazy like me and just wait to see if your eggs hatch! It’s a sure thing my way, if they hatch, they were fertile, if not… they weren’t. ha ha!
by Jono’s Urban Farm
Growing & eating small scale, local, ethical and sustainable produce.
So you’ve got chooks and a rooster and you want some chicks. But how do you know if the rooster is doing his job?
The way to check eggs to see if they are fertile is called “candling”. Continue Reading
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Candling Eggs Progression Through Incubation :” There are some particular detailed signs to look for at all stages of growth“
