Mine is only temporary
I took the two new hatchlings out to my brooder tonight. They ran right over to her and the other chicks! The two older chicks were milling around with the others for the first time finally as well. That makes 11 chicks in my new nursery area of the coop. I still have 5more eggs 'cooking' in the incubator, so I hope they hurry up so the others won't be too big to hurt them. It takes exactly 21 days for the chickens to hatch, but I didn't write the date on these eggs. I think there pretty close. I also figured out that the rooster ratio to hens is just about 50percent. So I'll have 5 or so more birds in the freezer before long.I've had hens that would take in other chicks and some that would kill chicks that they didn't hatch thierself . I had one game rooster that raised a bunch of chicks after something killed thier mama hen .
Thanks, I had never read real numbers before, but I can look at my eggs and tell a huge difference. The shells are way thicker, and the yolk is much deeper yellow. I honestly can't taste a difference, but I certainly feel better about mine.Pastured eggs versus caged eggs:
• 1/3 less cholesterol
• 1/4 less saturated fat
• 2/3 more vitamin A
• 2 times more omega-3 fatty acids
• 3 times more vitamin E
• 7 times more beta carotene
Read more: http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-food/tests-reveal-healthier-eggs.aspx#ixzz37JURsUuQ
The Muscovys are considered a nuisance bird, but their meat is excellent. It's a red meat and when you cook up the breasts on the grill, people will ask you where you're hiding your cows. It tastes like a tender sirloin steak.I'll have to do some Duck homework . I think the ones we got eggs from one time were scoveys or mallards . That was a long time ago and I had decided aginst duck eggs . I have a pond started and may get some ducks . The last time I tried to have turkey's they were very dark almost black turkeys and went wild and moved to a creek next to our yard and owls got them .
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