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What have been people's experiences with ordering hatching eggs from hatcheries? I'm specifically looking at My Pet Chicken or Meyers hatchery. I know there is risk in having eggs shipped but are there any hatcheries that has particularly high or low hatch rates consistently? Thanks!

Is 14 standard chicken eggs too many to put under a broody Buff Orpington to hatch? This is her first time hatching eggs if it makes any difference.

I'm looking for 3 pullets to add to my 6 week old group. Interested in Wyandottes, BCM, Buff or Lavender Orpingtons, Leghorns, or any color Sexlink. Looking to spend under $15 per pullet. Hatchery quality is fine. I have a golden Sexlink roo (6 weeks) that I can trade if interested. Located in...

6 week old glw seems to have broken/dislocated her right leg. Joint is swollen and that leg is lighter than the other. I have her isolated. What can I do to help her? It doesn't seem like she's in obvious pain, just limps every so often. Thanks!

I have a Golden Sexlink rooster that I need to rehome. He was 5 weeks old on 5/5. Interested in a trade for a pullet of similar age, but will give him away too. Let me know what you have if open to a trade!

My chicks are 5 weeks and I am wanting to move them outside during the day and in brooder at night. Its often below 65 degrees F all day. is that too cold for them at this point?

She was supposed to be a Buff Orpington but has dark feathers growing in... 3 weeks old. Anyone have any idea what she is or is it just weird feathers growing in for a Buff Orp? She was by far the slowest to start developing feathers, especially tail feathers. Sorry for the fuzzy pics

I'm getting 5-10 day olds from the local feed store this weekend and currently have 4 1.5 year old hens (all are and will be standards). My plan is to have the chicks in the brooder for seven weeks, then in a pen or wired off section of the run for 2-3 weeks with the adults in the rest of the...

I have 2 hens to rehome, I will not ship them so must be in driving distance of Seattle, WA. They are both 5 years old but we still get a couple eggs a week out of them. The Rhode Island Red is very curious and will follow you around. The Black Australorp tends to go broody (she would probably...

I'm thinking about buying some 5 week old chicks off of craigslist. If I buy three chicks from two different sellers will I be able to easily integrate the six chicks together in my coop with no fighting, or should I get all the chicks from the same previous home? Will they be young enough at...