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I separated my breeds tonight. How long do I need to wait before I start saving eggs to incubate for purebred babies. I just got a new roo for my silkies. They have been with 4 pure Americauna roos 3 lavender and not sure what to call the color of the other one. I want to wait to keep eggs...

Does anyone know if cotton seed is safe for chickens. My dad has found some and asked me if it was safe?

I have a batch of banty eggs that I put in 2 weeks ago that are hatching a week early is this normal? My other hatches have been hatching a day before lockdown but these banty eggs are a week early any Ideas?

Our council is looking at maybe changing our animal ordinence at present they are looking to allow rabbits but not chickens. We had a Hiline hatchery come in a couple of years ago so it sounds like they might be a reason for the council to still ban chickens. Please send me any info, sample...

We have a good size flock. We have a dozen give or take a few we got last year as chicks then we have a dozen freedom rangers we got this spring, 6 marans I hatched this year ( only 1 of which is a rooster). In addition to the chickens we have 8 Midget White turkeys ( looks like 5 of them are...

I just finished building my brooder for my freedom rangers that are coming tomorrow. Here are some pics tell me what you all think. It is 4x8x2 It cost me all of $12. $5 for the Dimmer switch $4 for one of the light fixture (already had one) $1 for screws (Plenty left over for other...

I just ordered 100 Freedom Rangers Can't wait to get them here. I'm shareing the order with my friend.

I just ordered 100 Freedom Rangers Can't wait to get them here. I'm shareing the order with my friend.

I would like to order Freedom rangers in a couple of weeks from the Freedom Ranger Hatchery. I live in southern Idaho and was wondering if anyone else in southern Idaho would like to combine orders to save on shipping. Let me know

My dad called this am to tell me that 2 of our 3 runner ducks were found dead when he went to feed them. Something had tried to pull them through the fence and had eaten their necks. the third one was still alive with blood on his neck,back and wing. We brought him home with us and got him...

I received my Backyard poultry mag the other day with an article on Ocellated turkeys. Does anyone have them or know of a breeder for them. Would really like to find some eggs to hatch next spring.

A while back there was a ad posted from a 1918 magazine that stated the government wants you to have 2 chickens per person in the family and now I can't find can any one help?

Our chickens started laying a few weeks ago. My mom sent the second dozen home with me. My kids and I were making omlets with them and found a double yolker. I had to call my dad and let him know. Then this last week end we had a picnic at my parents my dad was telling me that when the were...

I am working on recycling an old fridge into a bator. What are your suggestions for a thermostat would rather not use a wafer system unless I get alot of rave reveiws. I have ordered two thermostats off of ebay same kind but they wont hold temp in a large styrofoam cooler they are ranging...

I have been thinking about processing for friends and others as I said in another post I have been butchering most farm animals for 25+ years always just for my family. I was just wondering what the going rate for processing is for everyone. What you pay to have your birds processed or what you...

Has anyone used a incukit if so how was your hatching percentage. I saw one on ebay looks like an easy way to build a bator just curious if anyone has experience with it.

I have 16 baby quail and with the way my bator has acted this time I'm very surprised they hatched. I got 4 cutournix and 12 button.

I have 50 Button quail eggs that when in on 3-13 If I remember correctly they should lockdown on saturday 3-20 and hatch on monday. Am I remembering correctly?

Has anyone built a plucker out of an old washer if so where can I get the plans? I have 2 old washers in my basement and would like to convert at least one maybe both. I am hoping to raise 100 chickens this coming year 50 auracanas and 50 cornish cross. I HATE (with a passion) plucking, it is so...