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Hi Folks, some waterer questions 1. How do you get the big 5 gallon plastic waters with the big O ring on the top to last and form a seal. It seems they loose thier ability to seal pretty quickly. I've resorted to using petrolium Jelly around the inside of the screw top and that works, but over...

Can I put 8 peafowl eggs under a broody Silkie? or is this too many? How many would be ok? I'm picking up the Broody Silkie as my broodie hens are suddenly inconsistently broody and I don't trust them. Anyone with any experience with putting peafowl eggs under a Silkie or other chicken hen...

recieved what was described as a 95% english bloood, black orpington rooster and he's just not compatable with the other rooster that we picked up from the same person. My son fell in love with the other rooster so this one needs to go. Beautiful black hackled, black bodied with green/black...

I was looking through the classified section of BYC and there are a large percentage of ads there that have no state listed in the title and some that don't even have it listed in the body of the ad as well????? am i missing where the location is posted? didn't listing at least the state used...

Due to predators my chicken's are fenced in- it's large but it's still a fence unfortunately.Soafter time it's eaten down to bare earth. What I'd like to do is make some 4x8 foot 'box frames out of 2x6 pieces of lumber. On top would be the honeycombed wire mesh that you reinforce concrete...

If anyone has a copy of the December 14, 2009 Newsweek I'm looking to pick up a couple copies of the magazine. There is an article on the Marines and afghanistan that my cousin was in. His pic is on the right side of the second row with some white on his helmet and he looks the youngest of the...

Had six EMTs in the bedroom earlier this week becuase my wife could not breath, pressure in the chest, tingling, etc. Very professional folks, even the younger ones. EKG, bloodwork, etc normal. followed up with a halter monitor and thallium stress test which showed abnormalities. We're...

Are the hatchery red sex links: red stars, cinnamon queens, etc, whatever they are called from one hatchery to the next better quality or, more accurrately, more refined than a backyard chicken guy or gal taking the appropriate roo and hens and making thier own? Is there more hybrid vigor...

Are the corn husks and silk ok for the chickens to eat? Thanks, Keystonepaul

just begining to look at racing homers. Been reading and half understanding some things. Can someone tell me how does a person train (and in turn time his pigeons to see progress) his pigeons without buying a 500 dollar clock?? Thanks, Keystonepaul

I have five 5 month old pekins and am getting three more pekins- I'll quarentine them then put them with the 5 originals. Are they similar to chickens in terms of pecking order? and do I need to do anything special to introduce them in with the others when the time comes? thanks, Keystonepaul

How do I sex some seven/eight month old pekin ducks I am purchasing?? Thanks, Keystonepaul

I have a buff orp/ red star cross- corn yellow with a hint of black on some non prominent feathers (have to look hard to see them) about 3 months old- with very, very little upper beak. It's healthy otherwise thought nowhere near as efficient feeder as the others and it's two other nest mates...

I have a chick that was born with little upper beak and a normal lower beak. Probably 3/4 or closer to 4/5ths of the upper beak is missing. The chick is about 6- 7 weeks old now and is growing, looks good and other than being a bit behind (not terribly) in growth from it's fellow hatchlings. I...

I believe (saw it for sale when I googled) I can still get an expansion ring for my round Hovabator 1602 w/ fan. I believe I can rig a shelf/lip to hold a second egg turner to that expansion ring. Sooo my questions: 1. any idea how big the expansion collar is? and if another turning tray with...

I've had momma and her three chicks enclosed in a smaller section of the main pen with chicken wire. The chicks are two weeks old. The main flock which momma is/was part of is 15 birds and they've gotten a good eyeball on the chicks for a week. I have a need for the smaller pen momma and chicks...

I'd like to start a petition to eliminate a letter from the BYC alphabet. That letter is S. Three S's actually as in SSS. Why is it that every single thread where someone has a problem with a dog or a cat and talk turns to shooting it someone menstions SSS. You cannot come on here and rail...

Holy estrogen batman. We'll I'm up to 5 really broody hens and 3-5 other wanna be's. So if anyone has oh I don't know 5,000 eggs they want hatched bring em on over my girls will do the job. Actually I have one with three chicks seperated from everyone and three broodies in thier own little...

I'm sectioning off my larger kennel to make One large area for the flock as a whole and three smaller areas for broodies to hatch and get thier young started. My questions 1. The long interior wall I'm building between the main hen area and the three hatching/brooding areas will be two by...

I've read of folks using a water wiggler trying to get at what the actual temperature of the egg being incubated is. I think that's the purpose of it. Obviously their is a correct temperature for the egg that provides it the right balance to grow and hatch. That temp is reached through the...