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I have decent stock of Buckeyes that looks-wise is good. I've noticed however they are small size-wise and would like to increase that quickly. I'm looking to do this through a line of Red Ranger broilers. Would my goal be better achieved by using a male over my Buckeye hens OR females under my...

Have you wondered where the chick will make the external pip? Try this tip and see how close they get.

I have a broody starting the hatch today. I checked about noon and found these two almost hatched chicks dead. I pulled the rest of the eggs and stuck in the incubator hoping she'll take the chicks post hatch. What causes this with a broody hatch? How can I fix it? Thanks for your comments

Hey gang, I had a broody hen try to hatch eggs but I think she made some mistakes; So many that it was a disaster. The result was eggs that were a mess. I candled them and saw something very strange. Would you please take a look and let me know what you think happened so I can possibly prevent...

Here's a quick video I took of my day-old chicks as they were figuring out what and who they were. Enjoy

Hey gang! I'm trying to get my birds' home ready for winter and need to make the nest box hinge more waterproof. What I have isn't working as I hoped and am looking for new ideas for this one portion. If you watch the video here http://youtu.be/Nkck_iWGbtw you'll see the issue I have. I...

I have a 23 week old buckeye cockerel that recently (this morning) developed a limp. This evening, it seems to be getting worse. Any ideas on what the issue is? Any ideas on what to look for? Here is the link and thank you for your advice:

During my morning routine, I found an egg in a nestbox with blood on it. It was laid early in the morning and I didn't notice the blood until a bit later. All the girls appear to be fine. My question is: how concerned should I be now that I've experienced my first bloody egg ever? See a quick...

Having experienced a less-than-stellar performance in my last hatch, I am considering making some changes to my homemade incubator. It is a little styrofoam cooler that I used a 25-watt light bulb to heat. I was thinking that the heat source being above the eggs caused problems with temperature...

I just had a customer quit her egg order as she learned that there is a good chance the eggs are fertile. She claims that it has to do with eating embryos. How would you reply if at all?

I was given ten 3-week old chicks back in June by a friend who wanted to get me into chickens. She had EEs from the same batch, same hatchdate, same hatchery that she shared with me. I have 3 EEs who started laying at 21 weeks to the the day and a couple of her 10 just started at 25 weeks and 4...

I went out this a.m. to make my morning rounds and observed a young (almost 20 week-old) B.O. pullet lying lethargically on the coop floor. Other than that, she seemed ok, the others weren't bothering her but my concern level shot up. I calmly picked her up and brought her inside. Suspecting...

Hello, I have a Silver Duckwing Phoenix rooster that I'm looking to give to someone who would want him. He came as the rare exotic from McMurray in my order this summer. I'll try to attach pictures. Thank you