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If you have or plan to make a compost pile I would put the remnant of the coop poop in the compost. The area where the coop is removed will be a great spot to make a raised bed garden.

Will you ship birds in the fall? I need a couple of cinnamon males and a hen.

Mark the 5 eggs she is sitting on. Check the eggs everyday and remove the unmarked ones.

I have no idea. I ran across it while researching info on duck pond ideas

Here you go. https://www.tyrantfarms.com/how-to-build-a-backyard-pond-with-diy-biofilter/ https://www.tyrantfarms.com/questions-diy-backyard-pond/

Baby woodies

I have 2 roosters. One is a ISO Brown that has started to get a bit a rowdy with me the other is a black sex link pullet that turned into a beautiful mellow rooster. I have considered getting rid of the rowdy one but he saved the life of one my hens a couple of weeks ago. I heard a commotion...

It is like a ticking rattling sound from the head area when they inhale. I found another hen on the roost with both eyes swollen shut.

I have a flock of hens just reaching laying age and a rooster. This morning 2 of my hens have one eye swelled closed are lethargic and rattling breathing. Does anyone know what is going on and if it is treatable?

I am betting that is a male that has staked out your pond and their is a mate sitting on a nest of eggs near the pond. Canada geese are very protective of their nest.

roll up a wet washcloth and place it in the incubator. It will raise the humidity in a hurry.

To preserve the peace at home I built an outdoor brooding cage similar to a large rabbit cage that has 2 suspended heat lamps and the top and sides are covered with a windproof tarp. I have a removable plywood divider so I can keep them congregated near the heat and food/water for the first...

I would remove the pool or move them to a pen without a pool and toss the eggs that have been submerged. A small doghouse filled with straw is a laying hen magnet.

I toss eggs I find underwater. I do not take a chance on ruining an entire hatch.