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My daughter informed me that "We" volunteered to set up a chicken hatching project at her school. Of course like most "Surprise" projects they want to do it soon. First and foremost we have a local friend who is supplying the eggs and will take all the chicks that hatch. We have a newer...

One of my other hobbies is photography. I got the idea to get some props and take some pictures of my week old chicks. The wife and daughter were in Washington DC for the Girl Scout 100 year celebration. This means there was no female supervision. My brother contributed the lighting gear...

We set 36 eggs on 5/12 and they started hatching last night. Most of the eggs are from Arielle here on BYC. Copper Marans, EE and Wyandotts As of 7am this morning we had 5 Egg view - http://cam.wmstory.com:8085 ID - chicken PW - coop When using Google chrome it locks out the multi...

All the interventions and treatment programs have failed........our chicken addiction spread to turkeys. Last Saturday we became to proud parents of two Narragansett Turkey chicks. These two a are complete hams for attention. They love to be held and are particularly fond of being in a...

OK, out of our first hatching I think we got mostly roos, but can you help verify. 1-9 are Marans and 9-12 are Wyandotts If I understand correctly. Cuckoo Maran Pullets will be darker, Roos will have lighter color with heavier legs. All advice appreciated! #1 - Roo? #2 - Roo #3...

Saturday we set our second hatch. After having to constantly fuss with our Little Giant incubator to keep proper humidity we invested in a Hovabator Genesis1588. So far it looks like a great choice, the LG turner fit perfectly. Bought some eggs from a BYC member Arielle. Got Black Copper...

The idea that came from another thread I started. Post links to your Chicken Cam(s) Here's my coop cam http://cam.wmstory.com:8081 ID - chicken PW - coop

Last Fall I added an automatic coop door, but we have to do a nightly head count to make sure all the girls got in on time. The door is great it allows us to sleep in an extra hour or so in the morning on weekends. It also allows us to feel a little better if we are not home at sun down. Keep...

Thanks to chicken math and the lack of control cheerleader here on BYC we decided to add to our flock. I perfer local raised over hatchery chicks, but no one had the Black Copper Maran chicks locally. It was a perfect excuse to buy an incubator....chicken math strikes again. We bought a...