Recently, I made a mistake in giving someone an incubator recommendation. Shortly after that, Matthew sent me a very good write-up based on his experience with two seemingly similar — but vastly different — incubators. Here’s Matthew’s note, with a few updates and some photos added for clarity: I bought a GQF Genesis 1588 Hova-bator last year (left […]
Mite Treatment and Prevention
The Question of the Week – Mites I’ve answered questions about mites several times this week. I think the spring weather brings them out more. Most of what I’ve seen and what people have described has been red mites. (There is another kind of mite – the Northern Fowl Mite – but I suspect they […]
Delawares – A Side-by-Side Case Study
Side by Side Case Study Last week we hatched out a batch of our Delawares and received an order of 26 straight-run Delawares in the mail. We are raising them side by side (as pictured below) and measuring the weights of the chicks and the amount of feed they consume. The chicks that we hatched […]
Analog versus Digital; And The 10% Rule
We hope to see you at the Mother Earth News Fair this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, February 18-19, 2017). If you’ve already placed an order that you’re planning to pick up at the fair – please let us know by email which day to have your order at the fair (Saturday or Sunday). Digital or Analog? […]
General Considerations When Building a Coop
We’ll go into more detail in future articles, but for now, there are four broad things you should consider when designing or buying or building housing for your chickens. The Birds. Consider your poultry. What size are they? How flighty or docile are they? How much space do they need? How many are there? How much […]