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This chat thread is for all the members of the role play The Last Spark. You can use this to plan out your characters, come up with ideas to help move along the story, ask questions or just discuss the game, but most of all have fun. If you haven't joined in on the fun yet, you can check out...

So I don't know exactly what happened but I had six eggs set to hatch in one week under my hen two days ago, and not I have only five. The sixth egg is gone, presumably broken and then eaten considering their is no shell, or chick, its just gone. While slightly creepy when you think about it...

So my DH and I have been wanting to get a few goats for a bit now, and while not the best time in the world we have an opportunity to go get a goat right now. So I am mulling it over in my head to see what it would take to make it happen. They are going to eat her if we don't take her, but they...

I have a broody Buff Orp. that has been sitting on 7 eggs for about 14 days, and so far its going great. I did have a few questions regarding the end of the process and hatching. I've heard and read several things on here about putting eggs in lockdown when incubating in a machine but have not...

I have a one year old Icelandic rooster in need of a new home. We got him and his brother as a package deal about a month ago and this guy has decided he no longer likes his brother very much. And he is a little to amorous for our hens. He is not aggressive towards people, our toddler runs...

I have a broody hen that seemed dedicated so I gave her 7 eggs two days ago. We would like to leave her to brood with the flock as that is easiest. But I am having problems keeping her on the right nest. For the week that I tested her to see if she was serious she stayed in the same nest box, so...

So I need some insight into good rooster behavior within a flock, especially when there is more then one rooster in the flock. I recently got two roosters, they are brothers and were raised together and are about 1 year old. It would be cool to keep both but I am thinking I am going to have to...

I have no idea but apparently He wanted to get the hell out of our place. lol He left the flock ran up the drive way, slipped under our front gate and ran across the road to our neighbors house. Thankfully we caught him and locked him while we put some wire at the bottom of the gate. I hope...

We have two roosters that both have these small black spots on their combs and wattles. Have never seen this on my hens not sure what it is. I've looked up fowl pox but it doesn't look quite the same. What do you think? Let me know if you are having trouble viewing the photo. I couldn't...

We recently brought home two really nice looking roosters, they are supposed to be Icelandic. I only wanted one but we had to take both or none so we took them both. Now I have to decide if we need to cull one or can keep both peacefully. They are brothers and were raised together in a big...

So we had a coyote come and kill my mama hen while she and her 7 chicks were free ranging with the flock. the chicks are about 4-5 weeks old and I would say 70% feathered out. they have been living with the rest of the flock in the coop. I was thinking I would give them a small huddle box and...

I had to kill my week old chick today, she was so sick, weak and was suffering. I know it was the right thing but it is so hard to take such a little innocent things life. had my husband help because I couldn't do it by myself. just looking for support from those who have been through this.

We introduced some 6 day old chicks to a broody in hopes that she would do the raising for us this year. I have not done chick raising this way before, last year I raised them in a brooder with a heating pad. She has all 8 chicks covered up and puffs up and growls at me and the other chickens...

We were considering adding some new chicks this year to our current flock of eight and a few days ago I had two hens go broody and am thinking why not get some eggs and let them do the work. However before I do this I had some questions I wanted to ask and just get some suggestions. So even...

So I noticed the other day that my lovely little Salmon Faverolles was missing most if not all of her leg feathers, which was new to me as she has always had nice leg feathers. I checked her legs and didn't notice anything abnormal or any signs of mites. Well today my husband brought her up to...

I am at the point in my coop construction where I need to put in the nest boxes and I am trying to mostly use things I have on hand already. I have an old horse feed container that is square with rounded corners that is/ would be 14inches deep, 1 foot tall, and 1 foot wide. I don't have a good...

I am a new chicken parent and am trying to figure out the best way to give my new girls their Oyster shell. Should I mix it with their Grit or serve it by itself? Also how will they know to eat it? I am just trying to figure this all out as they are my first chickens. I currently give them a...

I have an 11 week old chicken who for the last few days doesn't seem to be doing real well. At first I thought she was just low man on the pecking order as during feeding she would stay back and not come up like the others. She generally seems disinterested with the world, but now I am...

We are currently in the process of building our first coop and I am trying to figure out a few design features or details that I am hoping you all can help me with. So our coop is six feet tall, and it is 8ft(width)x12ft(length) it will have six windows three down each long wall for now, we may...