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Just thought I'd give people a heads-up - I've had a nightmare of a time finding a poultry slaughterhouse in Kentucky that will process egg-laying breeds after 12 weeks of age. They claim that the new USDA regs have something to do with it, as well as the differences in digestive systems of...

The breeding trio was purchased in Ohio in April 2013 from a reputable breeder for my oldest son, who wanted to get into 4-H Poultry Club. They've closed the club in our county, and due to his football and school responsibilities, he's just not interested in keeping these little guys any...

What started out to be just three roos this season has turned into a nightmare. I ordered 15 Australorp chicks from MPC, 3 to be boys, the rest girls. That's been true so far. Then, my son's teacher at the end of the year last year had ordered black Jersey Giant chicks and brought 12 to...

Hi all, I feel like I'm trying in vain to get started in breeding Lav Ameraucanas - or ANY Ameraucanas at that. I bought what I was "told" were Ameraucana chicks earlier this spring, and they've turned out to be EEs. So they're in with the rest of my production layers, and I like the birds...

I checked Meyer, Murray McMurray, MPC, and another one that is a big-time online shipper of hatchlings...I'm trying to order some Ameraucanas to replace 7 Aussies that are being sold in a few weeks to a friend's mother. Anyone know of any hatcheries with stock available at any point this summer...

Hi y'all! :-) I've seen a lot of members with quotes, picture links, and info listed under their posts/replies on the forum. How do I do that? LOL I'm totally lost - I figured out how to link "My Coop," but I'm not seeing in the My Profile section or under the Edit option how to add a...

That I absolutely LOVE this message board/forum and its members??!! Y'all are awesome - so much experience, so many learners, so many helpful people.

https://www.avma.org/news/issues/recalls-alerts/pages/pet-food-safety-recalls-alerts.aspx There are a few brands of chicken feed listed. Wanted to make everyone aware.

Wanted to share this with you all here as it popped up in my newsfeed on Facebook earlier. Good to know info, as I HAD purchased one of the listed bags of feed with the lot number/date listed on this recall list. Took it back and they exchanged it with a newer bag of feed that wasn't included...

We bought the shed, and converted it. All in all, about $2000 went into this project (would have been more if we built from scratch). This is a view with the interior and exterior chicken door closed and latched. We did both for not only weatherproofing the interior door, but...

Starting out, we've now counted 6-7 combs in our flock. I'd ordered 3 Aussie roos, and they're very noticeable at approximately 4 weeks of age. I made the mistake of going into TSC and True Value here in town to get supplies and saw some pretty ghastly chicks with horrid poopie butt - so we...

Hello all! I grew up a farm girl but we never had chickens - only turkeys (and I learned at an early age that they can be VERY testy critters). I am anxiously awaiting our order of newly-hatched Australorps from MyPetChicken.com, and plan to let them free-range on pasture and supplement with...