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I'm starting my FIRST EVER hatch tonight.  NERVOUS.  Need to lower the humidity by a percent or two.  I'm off to research.... ack!
Quote: Originally Posted by Shawna89  Hi Everyone! Sorry for such a long delay! But I wanted to get some opinions! I work at the Tractor Supply in Georgetown and I have talked to the manager and we're thinking...
Quote: Originally Posted by KYTinpusher  Hi Melanie! How are things going? Are your roos behaving themselves? Since I last exchanged emails with you we have bought a Dexter bull to go with our cow! Anyway, I have...
Do you eat as many eggs a day as they are producing?  Most people with chickens in my area sell the eggs (anywhere from $2.00-$5.00 a dozen with the average at $3.00 a dozen) to help cover the feed costs.   A good number...
Quote: Originally Posted by paridisefarm2009  So I have 2 Great looking floppy tops , Love them !  Im not sure I think one is a boy and the other is a girl  What do you all think ?  here they...
Quote: Originally Posted by Sumatra503  People think that just because I have animals, that it's okay to just drop their unwanted ones on my porch.   My mother in law used to run a dog kennel on our farm...
Hi!  I'm from Northern Kentucky in a small town between Crittenden and Walton. :)   I'm waiting on the delivery of my first incubator and am dieing to try it out.  Does anyone locally sell hatching eggs? (I'd rather...
I have red stars that I LOVE!!!  Super friendly little birds.  I heard that because they are bred to lay so much and start so early that they very often stop laying after a couple of years.  Another BYC member told me...
Dust baths are definitely the epitome of "happy chickens!"  I think seeing them so happy is the only reason I don't mind to see my mulch beds destroyed!
do you know how they're getting into the coop?  Is it chicken wire or a door with a simple latch?  I agree with trapping them... or making sure your coop is secure.  
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