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I am looking for bantam coching eggs. Mottled is at the top of my want list, but might also be interested in silver penciled, silver laced, mille, barred, lemon or something else?????

thanks for the help, do you put shingles straight on the plywood, or do you have to put down a sheet of the stuff - I think it is called roof felt??

Still in the planning stages for an 8x8 coop. I am assuming that T1-11 is probably the cheapest siding option. It runs $35 a sheet. What about roofing - I have never shingled before, so what is the cheapest the wavy metal roofing or shingles? Or is there another roofing option? This will be...

Rabbit urine is normally dark in color - sometimes even reddish.

I used whole cows milk for my 2 boys. A lot of people suggested the whole cows milk over the milk replacer. However, I don't think you would want to use cows milk AND replacer - that's sounds like too much - just one or the other. Do you have other goats to keep him company? One goat is a...

I am helping my daughter start a Holland lop herd for 4-H and ARBA shows. Currently she has 3 bucks, 4 does, a first litter of one, and 3 more litters on the way!

The first looks like a dwarf hotot and the second looks like a rex - with harlequin coloring. That first one is very cute!

We moved to a smaller place so I need to sell my 4 Sebastopol geese. All four were hatched this spring. I *think* there might be 2 males and 2 females, but I don't know for sure. Asking $45 each. I also might have a 1588 Genesis Hovabator with egg turner for sale, too, to go along with the...

We hatched these out, but just moved and don't have the time to build a coop, nor is our new neighborhood going to be too rooster friendly. 5 black tailed white Japanese. 4 are pullets, 1 is a roo. Great breeding flock. 3 Silver-penciled cochin. All 3 are roos. These are beautiful - would...

I now have 2 sebastopol goslings! Plus I have the 2 older ones that are about a month old. Both of the brand new ones have a light grey on their back - are these females or should the females be even darker grey?

A sebastopol just hatched and the other egg is pipped!! I started with 4 eggs that were shipped within state. One didn't develop, and one died at about 2 weeks. I also cheated and bought 2 goslings a week ago, because I was worried that the eggs wouldn't hatch - now I might end up with 4...

Hi - I have 4 sebastopol eggs in my incubator. They are on day 7, and I have 3 with veins and doing well. I'll give the 4th one a few more days, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. Did you get your eggs from a breeder in WA? Maybe our eggs are related I am totally new at...

Just wondering how most people do it. I've read humidity recommendations of 55 to 65% for the first 25 days, then 75-80% until hatch. Also, it seems most people mist them once a day. Anything else I should know?

I am in SW Washington - where are you located?

I am in SW washington and would love a few eggs if you have more...