Posts by happyhens120

Also... if anyone is interested in a side swap I have some homemade items for swap. Our second graders hatch eggs each spring, and I usually give them the eggs to hatch, but I have since started over and only have chicks now.  I...

Hey everyone!  It's been forever since I've been on here, but I was thinking about the vinegar starter someone had offered on the swap page awhile back.  If that was you, would you please PM me?  I'm interested in...

Yes, one of my girls went broody this summer.  She made an excellent mom!  She hatched 7/8 of the eggs that I gave her, and was willing to brood the chicks that I hatched in the bator, too.  I kept trying to shove one...

Thanks all for listening and for your advice!    Sometimes the right thing is the hardest thing...

This past weekend we "depopulated" our flock.  It was sickening and there were many tears shed.  I did realize that it was the responsible (definitely not easy) thing to do to prevent the spread of the disease to other...

I was hoping to collect a bunch of eggs before culling, but my girls aren't laying right now. I am hoping by some miracle they start again and are consistent untill next weekend so I will have something to work with once they are all...

After reading lots of articles and data on mycoplasmosis, we have decided to cull our flock and start over.  Next weekend might be the hardest thing I've ever done.  We have 43 left and we are culling them all.  It will...

Hi friends... After much debate and many changes of mind and heart, my husband and I decided to cull our flock, clean house, and start over.  After reading more about the disease, we feel it's best to eliminate it completely....

Thanks for the advice, Ivy.  I have also read that you can inject the eggs prior to incubating but I haven't found the dosage or the procedure yet.  Truthfully I am leaning towards culling them all.  It is heartbreaking!...

Hey guys, I need a little advice... I got some chicks from a local(ish) lady, and it turns out they were infected with mycoplasmosis and it has spread to my main egg laying flock.  Praise Jesus it has not spread to my Orloff...