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By discovered I mean the breeds popularity/existence outside of their home countries, or home regions. I was looking at the kadaknath breed from India and I want! I think I'm going to have to fly out there and bring some back in the 'ole backpack...

I'm planning on building a chicken coop with no floor, so all the poop goes straight onto the soil. How feasible is this considering that the winters are wet here and the soil below the coop will most likely be wet? Thanks

It was a two month old Poland hen, I found it this morning lying on its side. Body twitching & head thrust far back. It looked like it was in a lot of pain. I culled it. Does anyone know what it could have been and also are there any good books on poultry diseases & cures ? Thanks SC

I'm out of chick crumb and can't get any till after xmas (I live in the city). I've been feeding my day old chicks mashed boiled eggs so far. However, can I crush some growers pellets and feed them that just for a week? Or is there any thing else I can be feeding them? Thanks!!!

I need to make a hatchery to transfer eggs into at day 19, how precise do the hatchery temps need to be? Would accuracy too 2 degree's fahrenheit be good? I'm planning on making one using garden heating cable and a bio green gardening socket thermostat which is accurate to about 2 degree...

Trying to get a rough idea of how many eggs hatch AFTER the 21 day period for most people, or to word it differently do ALL your eggs hatch on the 21st day ? Thanks Stokiechicks

My first chicks just hatched ! It's lying exhausted in the incubator. Do I take it out now & put it under a brooder lamp or leave it in the incubator for a while longer? Should I be turning incubator temp down? They're Serama chicks, how high should the 100watt brooder lamp be from them? Thanks!