Posts by KYTinpusher

 Congrats on the new ducklings!

Quote: Originally Posted by crgraham32  Hi Guys!  I am in Georgetown.  Just starting with chickens, but we bought 12 hens that are already laying (well 11 of them are, ones a pullet).  They came with...

Quote:Originally Posted by Debstar1204 Oh really- I feel silly lol, but thank you- I've never seen one before. And with her being so unwell I was worried.. So does every chicken have this?? Thank you very much Never feel silly about...

Quote:Originally Posted by Debstar1204  I also found this today on her- its near her tail and looks like a little tube of skin with feathers growing out the top of it.. She hates it when I touch it?? I've never seen anything like...

Quote:Originally Posted by babymakes6 And I also am pretty sure I found the reason my Black Bresse died! His hen has mites, so I am pretty sure that is what caused his death. I thought I had checked them when I got them, but may...

Just keep in mind that the more you open up the incubator while the other eggs are hatching, the more likely the other eggs will get shrinkwrapped. It is called LOCKDOWN for a reason. The newly hatched duckilngs can safely be left in the...

Yes, that is completely normal. Hatching is very exhausting. Congrats!

I have a Barred Rock hen that has had a gimpy leg for well over a year and she does fine in with the main flock. She had nerve damage when she was young from the roos riding her too much and we didn't catch it until the damage was done...

Quote: Originally Posted by Leahs Mom  Hmmmm so maybe one of mine DID lay those eggs!  That's really interesting that yours did that.  It was actually in the 17th week that I saw the first one (about a day...

Quote: Originally Posted by JHducks3  Thank you lets hope he makes it! Even if it was me that did that crack there was no blood but it was a round crack and was getting bigger and look liked it had been pushed from the...