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So I bought #400 of mash from the local feed mill as per usual and while I didn't notice any movement when I put the bags into their cans yesterday I did notice some beetles and maybe some weevils in the feed. In all three cans. I'd not say there is more bug than feed but there are quite a few...

Can you sex chicks based on their behavior? I mean, I ordered all pullets in one particular breed (Welsummer) but I have one that reminds me of the roo from my last batch of chicks. This chick is very sassy. Pounces on other chicks, charges my hand and puffs up its chest. All at 5 days old. It...

Hello and thank you in advance for the advice. So I got my order of chicks from Meyers today and they all seem healthy, I think. It has been two years since I raised new chicks! Anyway, the roosters came with leg bands made of rubber. Should I remove these right away? I mean, I don't know if...

Okay, so I have some B/B/S Ameraucanas coming soon. No idea which color they will be, a mix of blue, black and or splash obviously. Anyway, I also have some Brown Leghorns and wish to toss an Ameraucana roo in with these girls to get some EE hatching eggs for friends and family but that leaves...

So I just made another order but this time around I decided that I also wanted an incubator so that I can give hatching my own birds a go! That makes me wonder about a few things. I have seen threads in the past talking about breeding for production and or breeding for standard. Both camps...

I have not had a quail egg in a number of years because to my knowledge there is nowhere around here to obtain them. However they were common place in the supermarket when I lived in Spain for a number of years. What to do about it, well, raise my own quail I guess. The thing is, that leaves me...

I was sitting here and a thought occurred to me and that thought was that it is likely that there was not always 'starter' feed. Could one get a 20% mash from a local feed mill w/out added calcium and just feed chicks that vs chick starter/grower? Even if you could do a such thing, are there...

So a little background first. I have three flocks of chickens of differing ages as well as a large flock of ducks. My wife was less than thrilled when I first got into having birds around the house but my mother got a mixed box of chickens and ended up with a few OEGB and she fell in love with...

My wife and I were at tractor supply and there were five little bantams sitting there so we took the little ones home with us (chicken math and all). Anyway, I have no idea what they are. I have some photos but they are from my phone and I am no photographer. They are clean legged if that is not...

Last year I ordered my first flock of chickens and built my first coop and with the advice of everyone here things seem to have worked out well. My chickens seem happy, I am getting lots of eggs and enjoyment is being had all around. However, the time has come to thin the heard as I have two...

Since I have been on BYC for awhile now I have seen a lot of threads asking why peoples EE's don't lay blue eggs. Or asking why if they cross two strains of EE the offspring don't all lay blue eggs. After reading such threads it is my understanding that this is because an EE receives one blue...

As the title said, I thought my ducks had quit laying until I found a nest today which had 5 eggs in it. I have seen them make a nest in their coop before but then it is gone later in the day. It turns out they are burying their eggs. Now, I am going to assume these eggs are good because they...

So a day or so ago I removed my makeshift nest boxes and roost and replaced both with proper ones and my hens have changed their egg laying scheduled and where they lay. On day one of the change they laid their eggs in the corner where the nest box was before (the new one is in the same spot...

I will start off by saying that I do not breed chickens and I really don't intend to breed chickens for any other purpose than maybe keeping my flock populated. However I do have a question about breeding to standard. I see all kind of literature on this topic and it always talks of physical...

I'm not sure if this is the correct place as it has to do with egg laying but also the general makeup of a chicken but anyway, here goes. I have been doing a lot of reading however many sources show different data and I am unsure what to go by. I see people talking about true heritage quality...

At the moment I am getting 12-16 eggs a week from my three Pekins and we just eat the duck eggs and sell the chicken eggs but I have 12 more ducklings that will producing eggs some day and I simply cant eat that many eggs! What in the world does one price duck eggs at? I live out in the country...

I always hear talk of people keeping their new chicks in the coop for a few days to a few weeks to become familiar with it and associate it as their home. I assume this is so they will put themselves away at night. Anyway, I did not have any worries about this with my flock that is now 17 weeks...

I have a young pullet, almost 5 weeks, that has started doing something new. She grabs my finger with her beak softly and tugs twice. As always she lets me pet her and holder but she will do it again after I put her down. Is it possible that she just wants attention? It doesn't hurt and I don't...

So I have two flocks at home and one is starting to mature as the hens have started laying eggs and the Cockerels are attempting to mount the hens. Well, I have one that not only mounts the hens but the other cockerels. He does not seem to have the hang of it yet as some times he gets the head...

I am new to ducks but have had chickens for awhile now. I think that laying at 14 weeks is a bit early but that is not what I was wondering. Egg number 1 was without a shell (I'm thinking they need calcium) but egg number two was half the size of egg number 1 and broken (I don't know if it was...