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  1. CherokeeRose

    Cockerel attacking 1 hen - why??

    I have had my cockerel for quite some time now, last week I got some new hens and he has been fine with them all apart from 1. I noticed tonight she was reluctant to go into the coop, once she was in he went for her. Some of the other hens had a peck at her too. About a month or 2 ago I caught...
  2. CherokeeRose

    egg incubator - temp too high, humidity too low!

    Hi I have just set up my first incubator, home made, using a tutorial online. I was going to leave it a day or 2 for it to settle before I put my eggs in. Tutorial says I have to keep tempt between 98 and 101 farenheight, optimal temp being 98.5, and keep the humidity between 55 - 70%. The...
  3. CherokeeRose

    Where to buy hatching eggs?

    Could anyone give me a few names of good suppliers of hatching eggs online? I have been looking on ebay but after browsing some other topics here, not so sure that is a good idea. Maybe someone could give me the names of some good reputable people on ebay, other websites etc? Thanks
  4. CherokeeRose

    1st time using an incubator! where to keep it??

    Hi there, newbie to this forum. I have kept chickens before, previously bought fertilised eggs and let a hen hatch them, however this time I'm going to try and hatch my own using a homemade incubator. I have never used an incubator before however have gathered all the necessary materials and...
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