I have a broody hen that has been sitting on eggs for a little over a week. She is in an egg box that all my other chickens have access to. Before she started sitting on them I tried to move her three times. She freaked out each time and wouldn't sit on the eggs unless they were in that box. She...
I didn't think I had a rooster since I havent heard any crowing but I might. I walk in today and witnessed one of my olive eggers breeding one of my Easter Eggers. A few days ago i thought that I had some fertile eggs when I cracked some to look at them but I thought I was being crazy. Since I...
I'm thinking of ordering hatching eggs from Meyer Hatchery and I was wondering what people though of this Hatchery for eggs. I have seen mixed reviews. What are your experiences?
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I was wondering if anyone knows when a good time to put eggs under a broody hen in New Hampshire and Vermont? My hen would hatch them outside in a barn. I know the temp changes a lot here so I just wanted to know what others did.
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I am thinking of ordering hatching eggs from Meyer Hatchery. I don't want just one breed so I am thinking of ordering the "Chicken Hatching Eggs (assorted)" and some eggs from the "Bantam hatching eggs(assorted)". They do not say on the website what breeds could possibly come in the assortment...
The Olive Egger chick with the stripe on it's back is different from the other Olive Egger chicks I have. I don't know if you can but can you tell by the feather of that breed of chickens. I know most breeds you can't. I was just wondering. I know they are all the same breeds because I hatched...
I have a double yolk chicken egg incubating in my incubator right now. The egg is an Easter Egger. The egg is on day 8. I was wondering if the embryos are developing. All my other eggs now have eyes and veins. This one doesn't I don't think. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if they think...