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Morning Everyone! I was a member about 5-6 years back and loved this site! Well, we were relocated to the city for jobs and worked everyday to return to our farm. It took 5 years to get back but this summer we moved back to our mini-farm and the first thing we did was get some chickens...

I am having trouble keeping my humidity right for hatching. I have pipping but the membranes are white and hard. My humidity is running at 45 unless I put hot water in. I dont want to ruin my hatch by opening the 'bator to deliver hot water all the time. I have a LG. Help!!

I have an ameraucana/EE hen who is broody right now. There must be a bad egg underneath her. She is one stinky hen!! She smells like well, a slightly rotten bird. She wants nothing to do with me taking any of the eggs out let alone figuring which one is yucky. This hen is very close to...

I have been hearing about the TSC chicks. So I took a trip over there today. I had to go and check it out. They had several different stock tanks full. Bantams, assorted straight run and pullets. So I picked out 6 of the pullets. What the heck, I figured they would make a nice addition to...

What is the acceptable temperature range in the incubator?

Does anyone wing clip their chickens? I have a few hens who have decided to fly out of our coop. We are trying to decided on clipping wings or covering with netting. If you clip how often do you need to do it? Is it good at stoopping them from flying? Can they still get up to their roost?

Well I went outside this afternoon to check my broody girl. I found my neighbors dog finishing what he started. She was my favorite. She had a full clutch and was setting for about a week and a half. The eggs were very cold. It had been a couple of hours at least. It was a very cold day...

Please tell me what you know about peafowl. I am thinking of getting a few india blue. I'd like to know the dos and donts. What is their range? Do they have special needs? Also if there are any helpful sites. I have had other fowl; chickens, guineas, ducks how does keeping these guys...

Hello everyone. I just found this board. We are in Chapel Hill NC. We have had chickens for awhile and really love them. In addition to chickens we have 2 dogs, 7 cats , 8 horses and 3 kids. I am really looking forward to sharing and learning.