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The outlet that my incubator was plugged into lost power sometime last night. It was working for sure at midnight, and I discovered the problem around 8 A.M. All the eggs were cold when I found out, and the thermometer said the temp was 66°F. I had cotournix quail and chicken eggs in there, all...

Proven purebred Alpine buck for sale. Going on four years old. From good dairy lines and throws big colorful kids. $300 or best offer. Hay trades accepted. Located in Mundelein, IL. Text 847-345-9727 if you have any questions.

Two bucklings for sale, one purebred alpine and one 3/4 alpine-nubian cross. Both disbudded. $75 each or $100 together. Will consider trades for hay or coonhound or lgd pup.

I ordered 25 chicks from Murray Mcmurray hatchery last fall, and they shipped yesterday. I thought they were going to ship on Monday (which would have been nice because it's going to be warm that day), but I checked the order and they're already in Chicago. So now I'm all flustered and worried...

One of my pet roosters died this afternoon, a Gold Sebright named Prince Charming. He was a sweet and friendly little rooster, always happy to be pet or carried around. He was the only one of my roosters that actually liked being held. He'd cock his head, coo, and stare at you with big brown...

There's something wrong with one of my pet roosters. He's lethargic, hunched over, won't lift his tail and has a hard lump on his chest. No vet around here will see him, although my favorite vet offered to sell me a bird safe antibiotic. Would the antibiotic help? Does anyone know whats wrong...

I need some tips for helping my poor little beagle. My barn cats have been leaving lots dead mice and things lying around lately. My family kept letting the dog out unsupervised, even though I kept telling them not to (they made sure I wasn't around when they did it). She'd go and eat a bunch...

...and I've only got 7 hens! They must have started laying right after I collected the eggs yesterday. I usually only get 3 a day. They were good hardworking little girls today.

I noticed the MPC sells sexed bantams. How is there accuracy? How come they can do it, when no one else in the universe can?

Some dirtbag dumped a litter of kittens at a pet sitting client's house. I managed to catch one, the other three ran into the woods and I couldn't find them. He's a mean little kitty, and took a bite out of my hand, but he's cute enough to get away with it. Anybody need a mean little Cujo...

So a few minuets ago I was checking the mouse traps in the pantry (because my dog was oddly interested in them) and found one that had just gotten a mouse but not killed it yet. The trap had broken it's back and some of it's organs were sticking out. I put it outside near the door so I could...

Does anyone on here have experience with Berger Picard dogs? I'm thinking about getting one when my elderly beagle goes to the great rabbit hunt in the sky (not for another year or two, I hope). From what I can tell: Pros: Cons: Energetic...

During this heatwave, my chickens have been spending the night on top of their coop, instead of inside it (still in their covered run). I've been letting them do it, because it's so much hotter inside the coop. Tonight there is supposed to be rain early in the morning. Should I make them get in...

I was taking care of a friends chickens while she's out of town a little while ago, and I found a few hour old silkie chick in the barn. All of her hens are in a kennel by themselves, so I don't know how she got so far away or what incubated the egg (would a duck sit on a bantam egg?) She was...

Hey BYCers! I was on Craigslist and found this ad for ND goats. http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/grd/2484116128.html It's not my ad and I normally wouldn't go around posting ads here (If I'm breaking the rules, I apologize), but these goats are clearly really special to this guy, and I thought...

I'm trying to start a pet sitting business that specializes in hobby/small farm animals. I have experience taking care of horses, chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, dogs, cats, snakes, and just about every amphibian and rodent you can find in a pet store, and have lots of "book knowledge" on all...

I was talking to someone earlier who said that in Lake County, IL , If you have land that is zoned for horses you can get four goats instead. I have not found anything that supports this claim, and I don't want to draw attention to myself by asking someone official. Does anyone here know if this...

My little bantams are staying outside tonight. They have a good sturdy mini shed/huge doghouse and a kennel reinforced with tons of extra wire, and I know it's secure, but I still keep thinking I'll only find bloody feathers tomorrow. Were you guys nervous when you first let your chickens stay...

My brother made this funny little video, starring my chicks! Please note: Rancor= the Star Wars monster that Luke Skywalker fought in the dungeon of Jabba's palace in The Return of the Jedi.

Hi. I have two huge maples behind my house, and between shade from the house and shade from the trees the area never gets sun. Its eternally a big ugly unproductive mud pit. I want to trim back some of the maples branches so the area can get sun in the mornings, and planting some kind of shallow...