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I have 3 BCM eggs under my cochin. I candled on day 7 and I saw some shadows, couldn't really see anything else since the shell is so dark. On the way back to the coop to put the eggs back under mama hen I gently shook one egg and it sounded like something was rattling around in there. What...

Does anyone one have the plans they would like to share. I would greatly appreciate it!!!

Id pay good money to not have to pluck by hand. Im getting 10 meat birds in a few weeks and I dread the plucking in my future.

What? No DE is being used. This chick belongs to a friend of mine, just trying to help her out.

I had to deal with a lice infestation last year and I used diotemaceous earth or DE. I sprinkled it on their bottoms and retreated 7 days later. I also cleaned the coop out and sprinkled the DE all over the coop. They lost some feathers but not anything like a molt. The feathers grew back...

Looks like bruising under the skin. Ive had injured birds that had those marks. It looks nasty but should subside within a few days. Just think about how people bruise, it starts off purple then turns greenish as it heals.

This a chick not an egg laying hen so any egg laying issues aren't a possibility. The picture is of its back end below the cloaca.

Im posting this for a friend of mine. She has a little frizzle chick with a swollen bottom. Some have said it was ascites others said it was an ingrown feather issue. Has any one here had a chick with this? If so, how did you treat?

Ive heard that before but Ive also heard that once shocked a few times the pigs dont mess around with the fence so I think we'll try the electric fence and if doesnt work we'll have to secure it more. Thanks for the advice!

The structure will be three sided and constructed out of the leftover pallets. We got some free metal roofing for the roof.

Im actually excited to see what they make of this space

We are getting two. Boy and girl. Yorkshire/Tamworth crosses.

Ok got it. I'll go out tomorrow and weed the bed. Maybe I'll lay down some newspaper and straw to decompose by spring.

My husband is great and has always been so supportive of me and all my animal ideas no matter how outrageous they are. I recently decided that I wanted to raise my own pigs and he was, of course, on board. I did tons of research on fencing and how to do it as cheap and effective as possible...

Are you supposed to dig them up? I planted some year old roots in the ground last year. I had a few shoots come up but I was told not to use them the first year. So I just left them, now my bed had grown over a bit. How do I prep the bed for spring? Do I need to dig up my roots and replant?