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First of all I don't know if this is the right place for this question but if it's not, I ask moderators to move the thread to the right section :) So, I have a 3-years-old Australorp rooster, Isa browns and other Australorp hens. Now, my Isas have a lack of feathers on the back. I'm pretty sure...

One of my australorp hens has got a "little" bubble right near her eye but she behaves normally and it doesn't seem to cause her pain. Is it an infection or she just hit her head on something? Or could it be the fault of an insect or a mouse?

Hi everybody! :frow I have a simple question: at what age, do you think, a good rooster should be replaced by another (young) rooster in order to maintain a high hatching rate?

If I separate the rooster from the hens, for how many days/weeks my hens will lay fertile eggs?

Maybe a dumb question but I'm curious to know which diseases (virus or bacterium) can be transferred to humans by eating infected eggs. As I can imagine, our chickens could run across infectious bronchitis, salmonella, staphylococcus infections (and so on..) throughout their lives :oops:

Maybe a dumb question, however Sometimes my chickens lay eggs with slight calcium deposits on their shells and I noticed that these calcium deposits are quite always on an egg end. My doubt is if I can incubate these eggs or is it better not to do it?

Could someone explain to me why it is dangerous or counter-productive feed citrus fruits (also their peels) like lemons, oranges, mandarins etc. to chickens? Is there something toxic in them?

Hi everybody! First of all, I do not breed to partecipate in exhibitions (for the moment) but I want to know if my chickens are in standard and what I can do in order to improve them. Do not worry about being rude, I am strong and I want you to be honest Unfortunately, my rooster is a little...

Pasta alla carbonara is a typical dish from Rome but it's very popoular throughout Italy. Ingredients for 5 people: 400 g Spaghetti (but you can use any type of pasta) 2 eggs 2 onions ham steak (the original recipe wants bacon but ham steak contains less calories ) Parmesan cheese chili...

Ciao everybody! First of all I apologise for my English because I'm not a native english speaker. I'm writing from Italy and I think we have a passion in common, fellas! I have a little flock of 5 Black Australops, 1 White Australorp, 1 old Isa, 5 Harco, 2 AustralorpXHarco hens and 1 Black...