They are not all roosters
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_images_carousel images=”8785,8787,8788,8791″ img_size=”medium” autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_separator color=”orange” border_width=”2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1539704967811{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]After some months now, we have finally decided that of the 4 white Jersey Giant straight run chicks we ordered from Hoover Hatchery, 1 of them is a hen. Straight run was the only option available for this breed, otherwise we would have ordered 3 hens […]
September 2018 Egg Production
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Jersey Giants Update
White Jersey Giants at 14 Weeks So it has been about 14 weeks since we received our Jersey Giant chicks from the hatchery. It is amazing how quickly they have grown. The White Jersey Giants we ordered as a straight run, so no idea whether we have pullets or cockerels. With our other chicks […]
Instant Pot
We’ve been hearing of this for quite a while, and then on a youtube video, saw where this thing makes for easy peeling FRESH hard boiled eggs. Older eggs are generally easier to peel, but with freshly laid eggs coming in daily, we have been looking for a way to easy peel boiled eggs that […]
POE Camera
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]The type camera I’m using in my chicken coop is the Amcrest 1080P. Pan Tilt and Zoom, as well as two way audio. POE cameras use a single ethernet cable from a POE switch or router, saving the need to run an additional cable for power. Pretty useful in those areas where running power […]
Automatic Chicken Door – Update
[vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Automatic Chicken Door”][vc_column_text]The first version of the automatic chicken door worked pretty well. It was certainly an interim version as it was operated simply by timers, and did not allow for any control relative to daylight and dark, nor did it have any remote control ability either. As the mornings got […]
New Chicks Arrived As Expected
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”New Home Hatched Chicks for May 2018″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”8743″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][vc_single_image image=”8742″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1531869361533{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]As expected, the broody hen started hatching right on time. May 6th was the first hatch date, and the rest hatched out by the 8th, though the last one might have been the […]
Baby Chicks Coming for Spring of 2018
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524062836012{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Early to mid-May we should be hearing the sound of new baby chicks. One of the Buff Orpington hens has decided to go broody. She is set on 10 eggs. The first day she began to set was April 16th, a Monday. I picked her up, and of course she pecked […]
Video Camera Setup
Equipment: POE (Power Over Ethernet) Switch, in this case a 5 port switch that supports 4 cameras and an uplink to your router. Order one of these: Outdoor POE Dome Camera with Pan, Tilt, Zoom Order two of these: Cable Crimper, Cable Connectors, Tester Kit Order one of these: Cat5e Cable, 250 Feet, roll. Order […]
Automation of the Chicken Door – Arduino Starter Kit
So early in January, the automation of the chicken door started and the Arduino starter kit came in….a good way to start of 2018. It seemed to me that using a microprocessor like the Arduino would be a good place to start, because it could process several factors in the process of the door opening. […]