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We have a one acre pond in front of our house. The previous owner was an avid fishermen, and stocked it with all kinds of local fish. Everything from bluegills, to sunfish, to large and small mouth bass, to crappie, to grass carp, to blue and channel catfish. We have seen babies and juveniles...

I have a broody hen (Buff Orpington/Barred Rock cross) that hatched out 2 Buff Orpington chicks Monday (Aug. 5th). Because of the poor hatch rate, I quickly ordered some chicks with the hope that she'd adopt and raise them. I ordered 6 Barred Rocks, 5 Black Australorps, and 5 Buff Orpingtons...

We bought a large herd of goats last year along with four Great Pyrenees dogs, who stay with the goats and protect them from predation (they did an excellent job this year, we didn't lose a single goat to predation out of 300+, most of which were babies!). But anyway, we bought four Pyrenees...

I have a Buff Orpington rooster and am considering adding some Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets to my chick order. Anyone know what this cross would look like?

Does either breed tend to make better mothers than the other? As far as caring for the chicks, protecting the chicks, etc.? Thanks for any help!

I'm looking into the Dorking breed and they're looking very interesting. Except I have found a few places that said that Dorking chicks are more fragile compared to other chicks. But then I found another place that said that it's just a myth, and that Dorking chicks are just as hardy as other...

I like the hens that prefer to scrounge up their own food rather than camping out at the feeder. Which breeds would you recommend for being the best foragers?

Sorry, long post I know, but please bear with me... We got our first Guineas 3 years ago. We lost a bunch of them, but ended up with 1 male and 6 females. Summer 2009 a few of the hens hatched out keets, but they each lost all of them within a week or less of hatching. So we had to find and...

I have 7 hens that have gone broody this year and I need to pick 4 of them to keep, and sell the rest to make room for my spring pullets. My question is, if a hen went broody in April, will she likely go broody early next year too? And a hen that didn't go broody until July, will she likely go...

*Hopefully I put this in the right section* I'm wanting to get down to just 15 hens and a rooster and let the hens hatch and raise the chicks. But I want a good dual purpose flock as well. I'm planning on having Buff Orps, Barred Rocks, and Rhode Island Reds for sure. Help me decide whether...

I've been looking into getting some American Game hens. Their broodiness, fierce mothering abilities, hardiness, and foraging abilities make me believe they could be a great asset to my breeding program for a good "farm chicken." According to my research they should be able to perform under...

I was up to almost 200 chickens this spring. I'm drastically downsizing to 16 hens and a rooster. MY GOALS: I want a hardy, free-ranging, egg producing, meat producing flock, with some hens going broody and hatching next years flock (and I'll get a new rooster every year to keep from...

I'd never heard of them before. They're huge! Just thought I'd share this link about them...

I have this 17 day old Barred Rock chick from Ideal Poultry that has been standing hunched up and lethargic for the past few days. I looked it over when I first noticed it and I couldn't see anything wrong with it. The vent was clean, and nothing else was obviously wrong. So I thought maybe...

I'm really into self-sufficient type stuff, and I'd really like to find a way for the hens to hatch and raise their own chicks with little-to know interference from me. That way, among other things, I'm not reliant on an electric brooder light. My main concern is predators during the day time...

I have 14 Ameraucana (aka Easter Egger) roosters for sale, hatched 1/28/11. They're beautiful, real docile, and very healthy. I won't ship them, pick-up only. If you're interested or have questions, please don't bid, just post on this thread, PM, or Email me. Asking $3 each, or two or more...

http://cgi.ebay.com/GQF-1502-Cabinet-Incubator-Chicken-Quail-Duck-Turkey-/110667955308?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c452fc6c This is by far the best price I've been able to find!

I'm thinking about putting some Guinea eggs under my broody hens. But I'm concerned that the hens could kill/injure the tiny keets when they hatch. The Guinea eggs are quite small (about 70% the size of a golf ball), out of "pullets." Should I try it or not?

I love my Genesis 1588. Excellent and dependable hatch rates, very little hands-on, etc. However, it would be really expensive for me to buy another 4 or 5 Genesis 'bators. It would be cheaper to get a Sportsman 1502. What kind of hatch rates can I expect from this 'bator? I'm kinda...

We've had lot's of babies born this spring, and thought I'd share some pics. Here's "Squirt," a Kiko buckling we're bottle-feeding, one day old in this pic. His momma had triplets, so we had to pick one to bottle feed. Here's "Ellie Mae," a Jersey heifer calf that we're bottle-feeding...