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So yesterday I was out in the field with our flock and I was attacked by our rooster. Three times. Knowing that there are kinder, sweeter roos in the world, I decided to remove him from the gene pool. He's now sitting in our fridge, cleaned and looking delicious. He was just over a year old. I...

Three very handsome LF salmon Faverolles are looking for a new home! They're being coddled and spoiled in my office, but they're growing fast and I don't have room for everyone! No shipping is available. Photos from last Saturday 11/5 (new photos will be posted soon- they're into their...

Some of you may have already seen these posted on my thread "Day 7- The Good, The Bad & The Ugly." But I'm really not sure what to think, so I could use your thoughts on these two specifically. Day 9, and My incubator has developed a smell. It's not an entirely foul (fowl?) smell, it's not...

Here we are, at the beginning of day 7. Here are some of our photos from the evening: The Good: The Bad: The Ugly: Out of 13 shipped eggs... 6 are definitely growing. 2 are mysteriously growing (one has veins but it's nearly impossible to see through the shell. The other has...

I'm weighing my eggs every three days or so to make sure they're losing the right amount of weight before hatch day. Every egg is on track, but I couldn't help but notice a potential issue with one of them. The egg in question has developed something that looks like hot glue on the outside...

We started building a Minimal coop from the Building Chicken Coops for Dummies book, and I have to say that I'm pretty impressed with how straight forward it is so far. Who else has built from the Minimal plans? I would love to see photos of your finished coop, and to take a peek at some of...

I told him that it's perfectly natural for a woman of my age to become broody. I'm just not sure if this is what he had in mind!

I've got 15 LF salmon Faverolles eggs heading in my direction, and I want to be sure that I'm on the right track as far as understanding the special requirements of shipped eggs. This is what I've found: 1. The air bubble can detach on a shipped egg, so it's important to let the egg rest...

Hello! I'm looking for some salmon Faverolles hatching eggs. Let me know what you've got! Thanks in advance!

We just bought a house and haven't really figured what we're doing with the backyard, so having something that is somewhat movable is ideal. I know that coyotes and raccoons are in the area, so I need to build something that is a bit of a fortress at night. Lightweight, big enough for three...