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I'm interested in how Murray McMurray Hatchery's Sumatras turn out when fully grown. I'm considering adding a few to next year's order. I'm not asking about the show/standard quality of the birds, as any birds I do buy I intend to butcher, and tan their pelts/skins for use in some projects I am...

Please help! I have a flock of over 90 turkeys and chickens (1 guinea cock and some recent ducklings too) who are all loosing massive amounts of weight in only about a week. Virtually every bird I have is extremely skinny, even my Cornish Cross. But these birds are still eating insane amounts of...

So, I just got a Brinsea Octagon 20 incubator from a thrift store for pretty cheap compared to it's brand new price. It is in really good condition and even came with a hygrometer-thing and a candler, but the auto turn base isn't working very well. Instead of turning about three times a day...

Hi! So, my friend just got about a dozen Silver Penciled Rocks from Dick Horstman, and two little packing peanuts came with them. I am wondering the breed? She actually wants it to be a surprise, so I won't be telling her until they're grown, but I'm just curious. Here's the pics she sent me of...

Does anyone have/ has seen a cross between a Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam and a Vorwerk/Golden Lakenvelder? The Jap is pretty nice quality for a hatchery bird considering what I've seen in some breeds, and looks (as far as I can tell) SQ besides having long legs and carrying his tail a...

I have recently heard about a breed which seems very interesting to me but I can find practically no information, pictures, or even a fixed name on. They have been referred to as Three Yellow Chickens, Tu Ji, and simply Taiwan Country Chickens. They seem to be the mainstay meat bird in Taiwan...

Hello! Does anyone know if Jersey Giants are a good show bird for beginners? Easy to handle, calm, etc.? I am getting SQ hatching eggs from Ebay to start my showing 'career' (I only have hatchery/home-bred birds right now) and I am thinking I'd really like to start out with them. I know they...

Hello! I have a Mottled Houdan cockerel, about 14 weeks I think (plus or minus two or three weeks, I'm terrible at keeping track of my birds' ages) who has a very odd condition... he is very tall and gamey looking, way more than most Houdans, and almost to the point where I think he might have...

Hello. We just processed one of our dual-purpose meat cockerels a bit earlier than planner because he was attacking us. It was our first time, and while the killing was difficult, the rest turned out well. Anyways, he's in the fridge now, and I was wondering, how long should I let him sit before...

Hello. I have a Buff Orp hen who is egg bound, and has been so for two days. She is definitely not comfortable at this point. I have tried every common method to fix it, to no avail. At this point in time I think it would probably be kinder to cull her than let her suffer. What do you think...

Well, I am trying to breed my own birds for the first time. I just put three eggs in the incubator today, two EE X Dark Cornish eggs and one Vorwerk X Dark Cornish egg. My question is about the VXDC egg. It is only my Vorwerk girl's second egg ever, and is very small--- should I still try to...

So... I went to the feedstore today, with intentions of buying some horse feed... and came back with a one-eyed, crossbeaked Ameraucana chick. She is about four days old, and seems quite healthy. She is in the same cage as my guinea keet and Polish chick, but separated by a piece of wire-stuff...

Well, either there is something wacky up with my EE Samantha, or I have a miracle hen on my hands. My EE Samantha has layed 3 eggs in 24 hrs. I don't know how it's possible. I went up to the coop this morning, and found a shell-less egg beneath the roosting pole. This is the 6th or 7th time I've...

I have a nutty 7 wk. old Houdan pullet who's behavior is absolutely perplexing me. She is, for no apparent reason, trying to attack my huge, 5 pound, 3-month-old Cornish meat cockerels (who are MEAN). Despite the fact that not only are they huge, she is also super under-sized (looks like a 4...

Hello. Someone please help me with this question, I am desperate! I have absolutely fallen in love with Malays, whom I just learned are a cold intolerant breed! Which, where I live, is no problem... during the summer. But during the winter, it gets down to 15 degrees! Is there any way I could...

Hello. Could anyone tell me if this Mottled Houdan "girl" is really a girl? She came sexed as a pullet, and I haven't owned Houdans before so I don't know the breed and it could just be my imagination, but she looks very rooster-y to me. She is about three weeks old right now. Unfortunately, my...

I know it sounds weird, but I have a pullet and a cockerel who seem to have this weird chemistry between them. Being a fan of far more TV shows than I should be watching (or have time for for that matter), I have several nicknames for them; Shawn and Jules, Tony and Ziva, Gibbs and Jenny...

Hello! This is my first time raising meat birds. I have six Dark Cornish cockerels from McMurray Hatchery, and today I weighed them. They range from about 2 lbs. 4 oz. to 2 lbs. 14 oz. Are these good weights for birds just under 8 weeks? Thank you!

Hello! I recently acquired a straight run Japanese Bantam chick from the feed store, and if it is a rooster, am hoping to cross it with my friend's self-blue OEG bantam hen, when they are old enough. Has anyone done this before? Pictures? Pretty or ugly? Any replies with photos are especially...

Title pretty much says it. I have a two month old Cornish cockerel, a two month old Light Brahma cockerel, and a straight run Japanese Bantam chick (with an awfully big comb for it's age). I currently have nine two month old pullets, and three adult hens. Assuming I'll separate or rehome the...