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She is the roosters favorite and has lost the feathers on her backside from being mounted so often. The other girls noticed her revealing pink skin and started pecking. It looks bad. I am treating her wounds and she will be fine. Wondering if anyone is selling saddles that would fit a full...

Hackle feathers are the neck feathers right? Well I have 4 orpington roosters. One is splash, one blue, and 2 black. The blue and black each have hackle feathers that are either red, or yellow (that blend in with the black, but very noticeable). It's nice because I can tell them apart, but...

What breeds would be used to create lemon blue orpingtons. This is something I would like to try, but need some ideas first.....

Here are a nine photos of my Delaware's. They are 4 weeks old. Could you please give me feedback on what gender you think they might be. When I first hatched them, I did the feather sexing on them and thought that I had 4 girls and 5 boys, but now I'm no so sure. I took these pictures tonight...

Do any of you know of someone who raises Holland chickens? They are on the ALBC Critical list and my husband would like to raise some....

Today I received hatching eggs from Oberhaslikid and Julie at Gabbard Farms. Both used different packaging techniques, but both packaged beautifully. None were broken, and the boxes were labeled as having hatching eggs, so the boxes were well taken care of. As I was unpackaging them, the eggs...

Does anyone know of good breeders for Barnevelder and Black Java hatching eggs. I am just about done with hatching eggs this year after this next batch of Delawares hatch on the 11th, but want to line up possibilities for the spring of 2010.

I had the bator all scrubbed, clean, packed and in the attic just a week ago when I told my husband that I missed hatching, he said, "Do it again"...I'm like, "wha...? Really?? But will we have room for more peeps?" Seems he wants some heritage breeds, so I looked on Ebay and found some...

I have the opportunity to purchase an incubator (was used to hatch out parrot eggs), with turner that is called a Miracle Exo Bator. I tried to search online for one, but came up with nothing. The people that have it said it is a "fancy type, and made of oak, with turner, about the size of a...

This morning my eggs were moving slightly in the bator and I could hear peeps. Then around 2:30pm I noticed a pip. I went out for dinner to come back to two more pips and plenty of peeping. My question is, what is considered the "normal" time from " pip to zip"? I ask, because I have read a...

I am new to hatching, and its day 21 for me, and first thing this morning when I checked on the bator, I saw the eggs shake (like there was a slight earthquake) and have heard the first sounds of peeping. This is obviously the first signs that they are getting ready to pip, but what is an...

This may sound stupid, but I am wondering why so many people raise quail? What do you do with them. Is it because they are cute? Do you raise them as pets, or food? Maybe I am missing out on something really good, so please explain

I have not been able to find light sussex in my area and want to order some from Sandhill Preservation for next year. I have to order a minimum of 25, and wanted to know if anyone in New Hampshire, or surrounding states would be interested in buying the extras. I will only want around 10, but...

I do not want to purchase eggs through the mail anymore. Most of them end up scrambled. Is there anyone over the mass border, or in NH that has blue, black or splash fertile orpington eggs for hatching that I can purchase? I will travel to pick them up.

Could someone please tell me what a water wiggler is...and how to use it? Do I make one? I feel foolish not knowing what everyone is talking about when they mention water wiggler. I have a still air LG w/egg turner and it didn't come with a wiggler. How can I get one or make one easy enough...

I'm new at this hatching...I have a little giant bator (still air w/egg turner), and thought I had it set at the right temperature and stable for days, then put 15 eggs in and its now been a couple days. I put the eggs in on the 18th. I went out today to buy a digital thermometer/humidity unit...

Love this website!!! I'm new again to chickens...haven't had any for at least 17 years now. I had chickens when I was younger, and I am so excited about starting all over again. I purchased 25 buff orpingtons from Murry McMurray and they are now 2-1/2 weeks old. I also purchased an incubator...