Greetings to all!
Hello Coop24, are you Anakin? Thanks for all the work involved in setting up a website and forum. Hope you prosper!
I found the website via the Unwanted Farm Animals FB Group. I found that group in search of a breeding age rooster to rescue.
I've had a flock of some sort for about 14 years but I still consider myself a novice. Least so, in regard to someone who really knows poultry.
Recently aquired what I believe to be a pretty decent incubator (GQF 1502) so I'm looking to learn about the small scale hatchery.
📍 Where are you from? >> Close to Colbert, OK
🐓 What does your flock look like?
>> Last count, 16. Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, Americauna. Some have aged out, very little production. The largest my flock has ever been is 27.
🏡 What’s your setup like?
>> We have some acreage with plenty of room to spare. We have an "A" frame roost that is separate from the "chicken yard and eggshed". They mostly follow me up to the yard when I let them out in the mornings. They free range most of the time but I go through phases of pinning them up for a half day so as to make egg collection a little easier. They do lay in other areas though. The kids enjoy finding their nests.
🌿 What’s one thing you love about homesteading or raising chickens?
>>We enjoy having fresh eggs and sharing them with family. We have never tried to profit in any way. We have given away as much as 50 pounds of eggs at a time to the local food bank.
First chance I get I will post about my intentions with the incubator and my need to build a better setup.
