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My sister has had several of her chickens just die over the last couple of weeks. She has given them vitamins and seperated the ones that she has noticed not feeling well. Other than just being "puny" no other symptoms. She said today she walked out and saw one of her hens having what she can...

Hi all. This is my second year to have chickens and I have never had a hen go broody. About six weeks ago I was gifted a bunch of chickens including 5 banty hens. One of those banties have went broody, I am almost sure. She has made herself a little nest in the corner of our coop...

I have been having a problem with at least one black snake getting some of my eggs, mostly the bantam eggs. I actually saw the snake about a week and a half ago but thought nothing of it. I am a country girl and am usually not alarmed by most critters. Anyway - two days later I noticed that I...

Day before yesterday I got a message from a old friend I went to nursing school with on Facebook. She asked me if I would like some more chickens. Her mother had some she was wanting to give away. I said sure. Yesterday afternoon, my sis and I went to her parents house with cages and a net...

Hi everyone. I have been incubating 18 "mutt" eggs from my chickens in a homemade incubator my father in law has had many a hatch with. My temp has been between 99-100 and I turned the eggs three times a day the first 18 days and then left them alone. I increased the humidity on day 18 also...

We have completed our first hatch and we got 8 out of 11. My father in law is so proud and excited. He is disabled and has gotten him out of the sitting in front of the TV rut. Thanks to all those who have offered such great and kind advice. He now has another homemade incubator with...

Good morning all. My father and law and I have tried to hatch 11 eggs with a homemade incubator and using dry incubation. Today is day 23 and so far we have had 7 out of 11 hatched. One of the little ones did not make it but the others are doing great! Thanks for all the help you BYC'ers have...

My father in law and I are hatching some bared rock eggs for the very first time with his homemade incubator. We have used the "dry" method. We have candled the eggs twice and seen devolopment (or at least what we though was devolopment). We are at day 21. The incubator has been closed for the...

I am thinking about getting some meat birds and was a a hatchery site reading up on the Jumbo Cornish X Rock. This is a statment that they made. I would like to know why you would do this to a meat bird. "If you want to raise capons, buy males and have them caponized at 2 or 3 weeks of age."...

So - Saturday my husband and I picked up barf the rooster from our local ASPCA. He had been in isolation for more than 2 weeks and had been checked for all the diseases they could check for, so on. I was so excited to get him home to the girls. They have not had a roo for over a month when we...

I hae been staying with my mom since my husband is out of town as it makes it so much easier with the kids and all. I have however been going home everyday to check on the chickens and the other animals, collect eggs, etc. My son and I went a few minutes ago and when I went into the back yard I...

Hi y'all! I live in south Mississippi and was hoping to find a chicken lover or two down here. I would actually like to purchase a few more chickens and would rather get them from someone local than to order them. I live north of Hurley in Jackson County. Thanks!

Well - after trying everything I had read on this forum and some things my grandma gave me advice about, we had to cull my crazy 6 month old roo. He had become so mean that everytime I came near him or any of the hens, he attacked. I hated to cull him, but with small children I felt like I had...

Hi everyone. I have 11 hens of variuos breeds and one big black roo named Walter after my father in law. My four year old son named him. They are all the same age about 6 months old. Walter has been a good roo till about three weeks ago. When he attaked me with his wings the first time, I spent...

I have been on this forum for about a month and I am learning so much. I just want to say thank you to all those out there who are so nice to give us newbies advice in a kind manner. This is the best forum I have ever been a part of. I love it!

I am kinda new at this but I have eleven hens and one roo who are 5 1/2 months old. I am getting about 2-3 eggs per day and they are starting to get bigger. I have already gotten a couple of double yoakers! My question is, how do I tell if one of the hens is starting to go broody? I noticed...

Good morning all. First let me say that I LOVE this site. I have become a little addicted! I have one roo who is what I think is a Jersey Giant and one hen to match him. Also 3 Barred rock hens, 3 Buff orpington, 2 easter eggers and 2 what I think is hubbard browns. All are hens except the one...

I am from very south Mississippi. Anyone out there from around the hot south?

I have 11 hens and 1 rooster. They are about 5 1/2 months old and I am starting to get eggs!! (So excited) I would really like, if possible to have chicks before winter. I live in South Mississippi so winter does not really set in until November. Do I have time? When do I know my hens are ready...