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S. Ontario here. I'm near Brantford/Woodstock :D :D I need hatching eggs if you know of anyone local <3 thank you!!

would also love some EEs, marans or orphingtons :D anything fun :D

Hello Im looking to purchase some hatching eggs from my area. I love silkies and would love some fuzzie peeps, but would like layers as well and some other fun breeds :D kids are excited to get started this year on hatching and would love to meet some other poultry lovers in my area <3 thank yu!!

I'm looking to offer a home to unwanted poultry. We have a couple old hens and a single rooster and would like to house more. My children enjoy helping and we can always use the extra eggs Thanks I will travel to up to approx 45mins away for several birds if required, we can house about 10-20...

http://www.fowlvisions.com/?p=101 hope this helps

Quote: hahaha... I thought this was directions, very cute

IMO Could be as long as a few weeks if they got realy stressed... hope they kick back into shape real soon. It could be that their old nests they were laying in are gone, they cant find the same place they laid before, the smell is gone, the dug out holes would be gone... all new...

If there is no rooster, they need to be shown how... My hens did the same thing for almost a year after I got them, only half way through the winter when the rooster started to roost did they finaly get up there, and now only one hen is sitting on the shelf at night goodluck, the floor can be...

should I remove him completly from the flock? They free range, would he change if I penned him for awhile?

I read somewheres a while ago that when you crack open an egg, if there is a ring instead of a solid white disk where the tiny disk is on the yolk, that it means it is fertile... anyone know if it is true? I have checked several eggs compared to store bought eggs and it seems true since my...

Quote: 23 dogs? wow... ur a trooper

I got 6 of seven today

anyone? this is the first time i had to deal with something like this anything would be greatly appreciated

imo use fresh sponges each time, but yes they will definitly up the humidity greatly

oooowwweeeee.. I realy hope it isnt his cord/bellybutton you are pulling on... owchy