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This guy is a black tailed red maran from Cackle… but. What do you call his color and what gene would cause this expression? I think it might be a dilute gene to change the red to cream but I’m not sure.

We used bag feed and like so many, felt the crunch of additional cost this year. We decided to switch to a local supplier. It turned out to be less than ideal. The ladies stopped laying and the young chicks slowed down. We switched them back onto commercial feed. It's science and it works but I...

My husband brought home a functional 1940s hammer mill. We have a flock of 50-100 chicken (depending on the time of year) and would like to mill our feed. I know that chickens' nutritional needs are complicated and vary by age, breed, and species. I also know that the process of milling changes...

Help! My chicken math has struck again. We’re building an egg mobile and are looking for a set of 10-12 commercial style nesting boxes. Budget is $200 or less. I also have 50 baby Cornish Cross that will be outgrowing their brooder very soon. We have a plan B but I would love to find a chicken...

I’m sorry if this is graphic (it’s sad). We culled this chick about 3 hrs after hatching. It had not dried out and was still dragging this “package”. What was it? If it happens again is there something we could do to save it?

After crashing into chickens and geeking out on spreadsheets, egg counts, incubators, and even chick genetics, I broke down and ordered a Cackle Surprise Box. Actually, I ordered a mini surprise box for July and then availability for a large surprise box popped up for May 25th. I called Cackle...

Happy 4-day week crazy chicken people. I have about 30 eggs going into lockdown tonight for a weekend (Saturday) hatch. I am planning to number them so we can all play bingo. Feel free to join us. We’re making cards (nothing fancy) like the one attached. Each number (egg) will get a half mark...

So I thought I ordered buff laced Wyandotte hatching eggs and it turns out they’re buff Wyandottes. 6 of the little chicks hatched and two of them have feathers on their feet. Neil at Shamrock Farm Wyandottes explained it was a throwback from introducing Cochin genetics several generations...

Hi all!!! Please help. This is my first time with shipped eggs. To date I’ve had moderate success with the NR360 with my own chicks (75% hatch rate) but I’m worried with the shipped eggs. They actually shipped 24 instead of 12. I’m not complaining about the bonus but the incubator only fits 22...

I've been here for a few months but never took the time to introduce myself. As it's better late than never, here goes! I got my first chickens a year ago, in March. It's been a crazy year as I now have 35 birds including chicks, pullets, cockerels, and a rooster. I have three of the original...

On lockdown and this is Day 20 with the second batch of eggs in my new Nurture Right 360 incubator. 24 hours until Day 21... Humidity is at 67% and patiently (haha) waiting to see how many of the 13 eggs hatch.

I thought it would be fun to share some photos and progress as these chicks move from egg to chick and along. We have a Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster who's about a year old and a young flock of eight hens. They include 2 SLW, 1GLW, 2 Golden Comets, and 3 White Leghorns. I collected 20 eggs...

Greetings! I got my first TS gateway chicks in March 2021. I purchased six, thinking a couple of the little leggers wouldn't make it. Well they did, and I shared three of the ladies with a friend, who's now also a proud new chicken mama. Then we got 3 golden comets, one of which was a cross...