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How likely is it to affect the incubating eggs if the incubator was off for several hours? It was likely about 5 hours that it was unplugged before it was noticed and plugged back in. The air temp read 84 degrees and the eggs felt cool to the touch. I am so disappointed...I was counting on...

For anyone who has ever had the problem...I have one hen who is just plain onry. I really love her type, and she lays decent eggs, and I REALLY kind of need her for a breeding program that I've already started with her. My problem is, she is just a nasty bird! She doesn't crow, but she...

Polish bantam baby I bought yesterday. PLEASE be a girl. I have a feeling I got taken. :/ I don't know how old it is, either. I'm guessing around 6 weeks?

I know the box stores have little boxes specifically for chicks being purchased by customers. I have looked online for "chick boxes", "cardboard animal carriers", "cardboard pet carriers", etc...yet I am only finding cost prohibitive items. Does anyone buy them online somewhere in bulk or small...

Day 7 and I am candling for clears....but I have 2 eggs that have what I would call "freckles" when lit. Without the light, they look like plain colored eggs- they are not spotted. One is much worse than the other, I'm showing the one with the most spots here. It DOES look like there is some...

Originally I thought I had 4 boys because 4 were larger than the rest. 3 of those kept growing while 1 fell behind and is now even with the other 5...now I THINK I have 2 big boys, and 1 big girl. I asked about growth rates on a Cemani thread but haven't received an answer yet; I need to decide...

So...like many others on here, I have an idea. A very small thought about a very big plan. I am still learning about genetics, so I'm hoping either someone will be able to help me very specifically, or at least point me in the right direction to find information. I am still very much in the...

I hope this is the right forum for this question... I've looked around a bit and I see lots of great information on genetics and the roles of genes in egg color. I see a lot of people breeding specifically FOR egg color. Before I started breeding my Black Coppers, I knew I wanted to breed for...

Lavender split to Black Copper is also acceptable. I will not be looking to buy them until March of 2018, but I am interested in getting on a waiting list or researching anyone who is breeding them. Must come from an NPIP farm. Prefer Merrick's vaccinated but not necessary. Eggs MUST be a 4 or...

We butchered two cockerels this morning. Just before butchering, we noticed that one had a little discharge in his eyes. He hadn't been sneezing or showing any other signs of illness. The conditions here have been muggy and wet for weeks, but the flock he came from is healthy (I went back and...

I have a list of desires, and I know it's a LONG shot, but, I'm putting it here, anyway. Must be NPIP certified. Preferences from most desired to least: Hens, pullets, started chicks (unsexed), day-olds (unsexed). I am not interested in hatching eggs unless you are super local to me, or have...

I was looking to see if there was a thread somewhere where people had posted pictures of the results from crosses of purebred birds to other purebred birds....such as, FBCM x White Leghorn, or Ameracauna x Langshan or something. I think the unique features of some birds would look very...

I have some random left-overs from different things, and I was thinking about making chicken treats with them. I started cracking my own whole corn, and as a by-product I wind up with a bit of corn flour, plus I had some things in my pantry that were out of date but I'm sure wont hurt the...

I have a couple of chicks (about 6 weeks old now), that seem to have come from somewhere alien. As in...I can't figure out who their parents are! One is developing a crest and has ear muffs, the other has no crest and no muffs but otherwise looks identical. Pretty sure they are both pullets...

I know there are a bunch of threads on this, and I looked through a few, but I didn't find the answer to my question. I have one hen who I'm pretty sure has Cocci. I noticed yesterday that she was hanging out in a weird spot in the coop where they don't usually sit, and she wasn't laying an...

I have a handsome EE Roo, who was supposed to be a RIR pullet. I'm guessing he has RIR as one parent, but what could be the other? This is General Tso: And then came his son, Ruffio, who's mother is a pure Black Austrolorp: He seems to be growing ear tufts. Perhaps they are just...

So...massive storms are headed my way apparently, and I have an incubator plugged in and I'm worried the power will go out. I don't have a non electrical source of heat here...but it's pretty warm (low 80's). How long can the eggs go at a lower temp before they will stop thriving? If it's just...

Not sure if this is the right forum...I tried looking for posts about broodies and they seemed kind of randomly placed. I have a hen that went broody, and for a couple of days I was collecting the eggs anyway because she was sitting in the "preferred" box and the others would sit on top of her...

I have a brooder with several chicks in it of varying ages, but one chick seems to not be feathering out or growing. *head scratch* (I hope) SHE has feathers coming in on her wing tips only, and has barely grown since I got her at 2 days old, though she runs around, chirps, fights when I pick...

I recently learned about the Blue Isbar and I am interested in finding a reliable breeder to get more info and possibly purchase from...Are there any good breeders in the US? Do Isbars come in colors other than black, blue, splash, and brown?