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All is well. They are fine this morning. I want to get a better light bulb and a much bigger container. I have a 53W white light in there and to be honest it works fine but I would rather have a red bulb. Any recommendations on wattage and place to buy? thanks

I put this together for now. 100W white light that I can easily adjust the height of. Right now it's 98. Ill raise it when I'm done posting. I was afraid to use a white light. I thought it would keep them awake or something dumb like that. I knew that 250W lamp was too much. Crossing...

I bought 6 chicks today. I bought a brooder lamp and a 250w red brooder lamp bulb. The lady at Tractor Supply said was fine and I could move it around if it got too hot. It's A LOT of heat. It has a clamp and I have it clamped on the side of a plastic tote. I got the idea for the tote here but...

I think so because I find one like that almost every day. p.s. I haven't actually seen her in the nest box yet. I always miss her laying.

I have a couple Buffs that are just now starting to lay. One seems to lay eggs with the membrane on the outside. The shell is soft (no support from the membrane) and at the point of where the membrane is it's very weak or there's a hole there. They have oyster shell but I don't think that has...

I found her at a feed store. She has 5 toes. She is small but not quite bantam size. She rarely lays eggs (light brown). Her legs have only a trace of feathering. I love her nonetheless. She has a really cute personality and she's so unique to me.

Thanks for the help. My brother asked me if there was such a thing as a white rock. I said "dunno!" :) He was right on the money and he's not even a chicken owner.

Bought these two yesterday and for some reason I started to wonder if they were Cornish instead of Leghorn. They are almost the size of my 4 year old Leghorn but they have no comb, waddles and they still chirp like babies. I wanted Leghorns (the feed store didn't say) because they are good...

Sjisty, now that's a crow! My hen is new to the flock. She started this the first day I got her. No roosters. She fits right in, is very energetic and involved and puts up with the mild pecking she gets from 2 of the other hens. Like I said in my original post she does this mostly when people...

I have never seen this before. This hen does something similar to a crow. She does this when people show up as if she is excited. She can do this for 15-20 mins. She eventually stops/calms down. This is just a small sample. She strains her neck out and really gets into it. I don't know what to...

OHHHHHH! Must google those breeds. Thanks

Found this mutt at the feed store and could not resist. her mop top got me. is that a silkie mix? she has the top but the rest of her is not. 4 toes, whitish skin. she also lays almost pure white egss (on the right. the one on the left is a white leghorn) so i'm thinking she was mixed with a...

Roosters are not worth the hassle. I don't see a real need for one. The are loud, they are overly protective (I don't blame them, it's instinct) and can attack you. They ruin your hens' back from all the mating. I keep my hens in a pen/run so they don't really protect them from predators. I see...

do you think the rooster will eventually stop? i have a spare very small coop but it's isolated. I would hate to put here in there because they would never see her and she would be locked up in there by herself.

I left her in the cage in the middle of the pen for about 2 hrs. Then I let her out.

I picked up a silkie mutt the other day because she was just hilarious looking with her mop top head. When I introduced her to the flock the other hens ran away. I think this set the rooster off because he started chasing her and attacking her. This has been going on all week. The other hens...

Thanks Amy. Do you know how long an egg can sit in the nest box before I have to move it under the broody hen? Should I wear latex gloves? I'm trying to figure out why all the eggs have flopped so far.

OK, I think at least one of them is fertilized. Right? The one on the left.

Thanks, Amy. I will check to see if any of the eggs are fertilized. I'm concerned for the hen. How long can she stay up there before it affects her health? I might buy some fertilized eggs on Ebay. Time is running out. It will be cold in a few months.

OK my original message was poorly written. I know how long it takes. The first 5 eggs went the full 21 days and I think a few days passed. When I picked them up you could hear liquid sloshing around inside. All 5 were like that. I opened them and they were just runny, smelly yolks. The...