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For sale: 32 8-9 week old Ameraucana Chickens. Straight run. Includes Wheaton/Blue Wheaton, Blue, Lavender, and Black. 20 Chicks are from Clif Reddin. The other 12 were hatched by us from eggs we purchased from a few different breeders. $10 each or $250 for all. Located in NW Missouri.

I have a chick that is about a week old. It had really bad pasty butt. I cleaned it up yesterday and checked today to find it covered again. While rinsing it this time, I noticed that off to the left of the belly button area (above and to the left of the vent when it is laying on it's back) that...

We have 4 chicks from the same hatch that were in our house in a 4 x 5.5 ft area. This Saturday we let them outside in a pen of them same size for the day because it was about 70. While they were outside, we set up their outdoor brooder, which is one of our small sheds. It is 4x8 ft. Today I...

We have 4 Ameraucana chicks that will be 5 weeks old on Fri/Sat. I know it is still a little early, but any guesses on gender? These came out of some B/B/S eggs. These are the largest and darkest two. This is the lightest and one of the smallest two. The smallest The smallest...

I thought it would be fun to see what everyone does for a living... Who is a full time farmer? Stay at home mom? Banker? Etc... I love seeing so many walks of life with a common interest. My husband is a maintenance tech at a company in Kansas City, and we will about an hour north of there in...

We had a dozen eggs that were set at 8 pm on Jan 17. One hatched Friday afternoon, one Friday night, one Sat morning, and one Sat night. There are 3 more that looked good at last candling and 3 that are iffy. Two didn't develop. How long should I let the eggs sit before calling it? Day 21...

I have chicks hatching today (12 eggs and. I think 6 will hatch) and 15 due the 20th in the same incubator. Not ideal, but we are making it work. The hatching eggs are laying on the grate and the other 15 are in cartons at the back of the incubator. So far one egg in the first batch has hatched...

Noticed what I think may be a bit of yolk or blood, but I could be wrong. Does that glob in the egg look normal?

Does anyone feed sprouted spelt to their flock?

I'm curious to see what "average" chick mortality rate is. I have 12 hatching eggs due Friday and another 15 due 2 weeks later. I think 3 of the last 15 are double yolkers. Assuming a 50% hatch rate, we should have around 14 chicks. Now I'm trying to figure out what average loss of hatch chicks...

I've read that chick size is different depending on egg size and that chick size can determine adult bird size. (Not meaning bantam or LF, but just general runt vs largest of the litter). I have a few eggs incubating that are long and skinny compared to the other eggs. The other eggs vary a bit...

I am looking for one breeder that offers Ancona and Cayuga Hatching Eggs (Purebred). I will be wanting some later this year (Late Summer/Early Fall).

Splitting topics from a thread that got off topic. My reasons for picking a hot plate: 1. Safety - I feel that heat plates are a safer choice because of the lower wattage, as well as the fact that they are on a stable stand. Heat lamps can be made more secure as well, but I felt the heat...

I am looking for 6-12 hatching eggs from pure Ameraucana hens. (Unrecognized colors like lavender and splash are fine). I am specifically looking for an extremely blue egg (think Robin's egg or turquoise). Please post or pm me a picture of your eggs if you have some available. Thanks!

What seems to be the best bedding for the brooder as far as creating the least dust? We've finally decided to just brood inside since our weather can't seem to be consistent. I'm not concerned about the noise, only smell and dust. I plan to clean things up daily or multiple times daily, but want...

I have 12 eggs that have been in there an eon (aka since Friday night lol). The wait is killing me! We have another 12 eggs that will be coming to us the week these hatch, and 40 total chicks coming April 18 from 3 breeders. I feel like I've been planning all of this for months not just a few...

We want to turn this shed into a brooder so that we don't have to brood inside our house. We will have a group brooding from Feb 7 to April 7, another from April 8 to June 8, and another from June 8 to August 8. I live in Missouri, so the first group will have cold night temps. The last group...

I am using a Brinsea 20 in my brooder. I understand how you regulate brooder temp when using a heat lamp, but not with the Brinsea. How do you lower the temp 5 degrees each week with the Brinsea?

I set my incubator up Wednesday and spent yesterday getting it dialed in. It was perfect last night and still is morning. This afternoon (around 2) I added the eggs and the temp went down. (Which I expected) it has been at least 3 hours and the temperature is still not back where it should be...