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I have had 1/2 of a coop started and sitting on my patio for months. Well I caught the big hens sneaking in with my silkies and picking on them. Today I will finish the little house. Wish me luck. I will post some pics this afternoon. I am sure I will be thrilled with myself for finishing.

Hey all I've got my second broody and I'd like to let her hatch with the flock. I know she will steal the eggs the other hens lay. That's fine with me. My question is will she ever get to the point where she says "I have enough eggs" or will she take all the eggs they lay everyday til the end...

Hi everyone, I may have a broody on my hands here but I'm not sure. I separated my 10 month old salmon fave because she kept sitting in the coop nest box. So I moved her to our beautiful separation pen. So she sits on her clutch of eggs all night and sometimes during the day but not much. I...

Hi everyone, I have an 8 month old Salmon Faverolles pullet. She has been acting a little broody over the past week or so. I originally thought she was eggbound but I know she has laid a few eggs this week. Anyway this past 3 or 4 days she has been in the nest boxes a long time. She looked...

Hi everyone, I am looking for a bottle lamb in Kentucky/surrounding states. Prefer a wool type sheep and prefer a ewe. If you know anyone that has little orphan lambs I have been looking and will provide a good home.

Hi all, is it really coach-in? I have heard coke-in as well. Antone know for sure? I am interested in this breed but can't bear to speak to a breeder and say the name wrong.

Hey everyone, I sent my deposit to a breeder for two Babydoll Southdown lambs. They will be coming home in May. I have one acre of good pasture. I plan to divide this so I can rotate them around. Anyway I am a little nervous because these will be my first sheep ever. It is harder to find...

I have never shipped baby chicks but may need to soon. I will probably ship a small order with some sort of heat pack. I saw online boxes for adults and boxes for a lot of chicks. Can I just se a small cardboard box or do I need a special box. What can I use as a heat source. Any advice...

I just set 24 shipped silkie eggs and 3 buff orps from the backyard. I have more silkies coming in the mail so at least eight more to set! Anyone else hatching?

Hey guys, I vaccinated my last batch of 8 chicks for mareks but it cost me $40 to get it from Jeffers because of shipping and freight charges. Anyone know a cheaper way to get it?

Hi everyone, I have silkie eggs in my bator right now. I am hoping to get some breeding stock out of them. I see some folks selling eggs where all the different color silkies are penned together. So my question is if all the colors are together what is the resulting offspring. Will they...

Hi guys, I am expecting some silkie eggs to arrive tomorrow. I only ordered 6+eggs. Now I am worrying about ending up with a single chick. This is only my second hatch and the first one was only a 30% hatch. So I am wondering how late after setting these 6 eggs could I add additional eggs...

Hi everyone. I have been hesitating to post news about my first hatch because I have had terrible luck getting my pictures up. But today is my hatch day and it is so exciting. So far I have 2 salmon faverolles, one EE and a buff orp all hatched and looking good. Still 6 eggs to go! I will...

Hi everyone. I candled my eggs today ( day 7 ). In some of them it was plain to see they were doing well, some were moving, good veins etc. But in more than a few all I could make out was a large "shadow". Is this good or bad. Three eggs looked blank or clear so I pulled them ouy and opened...

Hi everyone I have four 6 month old hens and 6 14 week old pullets of various breeds. Over the last 3 days I noticed a sharp decline in egg production. My hens usually lay an egg a day each. Two days ago I only got 2 eggs instead of 4 and yesterday and today only one egg. So I started...

Hi, I am just finishing building my first incubator. I know I need to add holes for ventilation. How do I know when to unplug the holes? Do I leave some open all the time? I have a thermostat so I don't think the holes are to help regulate the temp. Any advice about this would be great...

Hi, I've been lurking a long time here. Soon I want to be able to post photos because I have 30 hatching eggs shipping on Monday and I built a great incubator. Can someone give me simple instructions to post photos. I have been able to upload to my own little area but can't figure out how to...

Hi everyone, I am planning on hatching some eggs at home for the first time. The birds I have now all came from a hatchery and were vaccinated for Marek's disease. Do you folks vaccinate the chicks you hatch at home?

sorry can't figure out how to upload pics this is an australorp, i just got "her" thursday but my mom thinks she was crowing. do you think roo or hen?

Can you tell the difference between a fertile and an infertile egg when you crack it open to eat it. I sell/give away my extras don't want to surprise anyone once the rooster gets older