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I sell my eggs so I need to keep them looking nice. Some of my hens are sleeping in the nesting boxes because of this there is poo in the nesting boxes in the morning. SOme of my hens lay very early, earlier than I get out to change the hay in the nest box, so I end up with some eggs covered...

I have been doing some recent studies on health and nutrition, I may be going to college for a degree in this. I came across some info. I have been looking into more. I read if you raise your own meat, it is healthier for you to eat it rare. They say that how you feed and raise your animals...

I have a question. I have been reading alot about coryza as I wondered if one of my hens had it. Well, I quarenteened her. Not sure yet, I don't think it is. Anyway, I have 8 meat birds in my brooder. They are no where near the others, I know if it is coryza it is highly contagious and I...

I bought some chicks from TSC last weekend and 3 days ago saw a small bloody poo. Then nothing until today, another small bloody poo pile. Only two piles. I think cocci is brewing. I bought the medicated feed from TSC yesterday, previosly it was the 24% protein chick starter as they are meat...

Ok, I have had chickens for two years. I had Comets that laid such large eggs and so many we were giving them away to family. We had too many to be able to use, it was wonderful. Then I started selling eggs to customer.I am just so happy now. Two weeks after I get orders for 6 dozen each...

I have a new hen, she is two years old, a Black Maran, she has been here a week. She is in isolation. I noticed this bump on her eye. It feels kind of firm, when I pushed on it nothing came out. She is not eating or drinking much, seems somewhat lethargic. SHe is from a NPIP certified flock. I...

I have a two year old sex link roo, I thnk, he came from TSC. He is quite large, and to date has been a darn good roo. He eats well, I increased to higher protein feed for now, I'lll explain why later. Anyway, his tail feathers have been looking ratty, not nice like before. Is this normal in...

I have two more that just hatched and they are walking all around the bator. They are not dry yet, but are really knocking the other egs around and have turned over two of the pipped eggs so that the pipped side is down. Should I leave them alone, turn the pipped eggs back over, or take out the...

We just started having chicks pip and zip today. One of ours has gone all the way around the shell, at least it looks like it, and was chirping and working away. Once it went all the way around, it stopped, and for about an hour there has been no movement. Nothing at all, I see no movement in...

Ok, I have never had to deal with illness in chickens and now I have had two hen issues. My one hen had an egg break in her two weeks ago and succombed to the cold, she died. I went to the coop today, and another one of my hens is not doing well!! I am really upset now. Two years almost and...

I have been reading an awful lot about favus lately and still am not clear how to tell if your chicken has favus or dry comb form the cold winter air. Would someone explain this to me? My chickens have what looks like a dry comb, but I want to make sure. IF it is favus what is the preferred...

I like to have and sell organic eggs. I got some new chickens then the owner called and told me she found lice on one of her hens. Situation is taken care of here. But I got to thinking, how does a farmer stay organic if their chickens become infested with lice or worms. or whatever? Do they...

Does anyone know where I can get some Lilac rabbits. I want to get into meat rabbits and I really love this breed. Thanks for any help. Carolyn

I have the LG still air with eg turner, my temp is 100.4 and my humidity is at 20%. I cannot seem to get it above that. Any suggestions. I read putting a sponge in shouldn't happen until lock doen. I am not sure where I'd put it anyway. Can I add wet paper towels to the corners? Will that be...

My nieghbors found our chocolate Call Duck in their yard barely breathing. Our other neighbor's recently moved in and have two dogs they let roam free, one is a hound. He got a hold of the duck, I think he broke his neck. THe duck died about a minute after we found him, gurgling. The hound is...

I have a Comet hen, it was very cold last night, 5F, below freezing wind chill. My son had an early morning Dr.s appt., when we got back around 9:30AM I found her on the floor of the coop on her belly wings out, eyes closed and barely breathing. SHe was my roo's favorite, no back feathers, had...

Every single animal in my neighborhood eats my rabbits poop. I mean everything. First is was my chickens. Then my neighbor's chickens started to as well, they even slept at night under my rabbits cages for a month and my neighbor assumed they had been taken by predators. One day I was doing...

Ok, we are just starting to experience some predator issues. I had a friend stop over late the other night to drop off something, about midnight, I was standing in my front door talking to her because it was raining and my driveway isn't too far from my door, she was in her car. My front door...

I am going to be hatching some olive eggers and blue egg layers, I have customers requesting colored eggs, should I ask more for them? What is your opinion? Also, how much do you sell your cage free organic eggs for? I was told my price ws too high, so I need a base. Thanks everyone. If I...

I ready the sticky about less egg production. I have read conflicting reports about comets though and I was wondering if someone would set the record straight for me. My Comets were egg laying machines. They still kind of are. We got them as day old chicks from TSC in May of '09. So this May...