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Hi Fellow chicken lovers! I'm going full time farming next week. I have three breeds that I hatch, but I can't ship. Can anyone give me some plain old advice about shipping chicks? Thanks in advance!

We have about 100 chicks for sale of various ages. The newborns are $3 up to $5 for the pullets. They are Aracauna and Rhode Island Reds. I'm having a blast hatching, but we need to sell some. :) We live in Spring City, TN and I will deliver or meet you if it covers the expense. I haven't...

Good Morning Everyone! We have about 60 Rhode Island Red eggs due today. My average hatch rate is only about 40% though. But that is still 25 chicks! I think I'm messing up when I put them in the hatcher on day 18 or 19. I don't have a candler yet. It is very exciting though. I only started...

Hey y'all! I had improved to 30 out of 41 with my last hatch, but this time I backed up to 25 out of 60. I think I know what I can do. I need to candle them before I put them in the hatcher. They may be drowning when they peep. Anywho, I'm still pretty happy with 25 bitties!

Hey everyone! I have a quick question. My incubator has a hatching cage at the bottom. I just lay the eggs in there on there side on day 19. Is there a special way that you are supposed to position them for hatching? Someone mentioned the air sack orientation. Thanks! ( My record is about...

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself. It's great to have found Backyard Chickens! My family has always had chickens. Even going all the way back to the pioneer days, there has not been a lapse in my family having chickens. I promise I'm not bragging. But, I just started trying to...

Hello everyone! I'm very excited about hatching chicks. I'm a generational chicken raiser. There has never been a generation on either side of my family that has not had chickens. Sorry, I'm not bragging. But, I'm brand new at hatching! We have lavender orpingtons and auracaunas. I found...