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Just curious what your opinion is for the most friendly chicken breed. I had a Buff Orpington that was soooo friendly and actually wanted to be in my lap and held while I wandered around the chicken run. We were so upset when she was gone. I have just hatched out some Marans and Aracanas and...

Okay, one last question about my broody guinea. Because I'm not sure if my male guinea is actually a male (it was sold to me as a female), I don't know if my broody guinea is laying fertile eggs. I collect them every day assuming they're not. Here's my question: Can I buy some fertile guinea...

I've recently seen various things about olive colored eggs. One thing I heard was that it's a cross between Marans (dark brown egg layers) and Aracanas (greenish-blue egg layers). I just hatched out both breeds and am looking forward to some funky colored eggs. The only problem is that the...

HELP! I have a guinea hen that is desperate to brood and hardly ever comes out of her nest. She even hisses when I come near her in her nest and freaks out when my dog comes near the fence. Little does she know that two of her eggs are wooden dummy eggs, one is hers that I take ASAP, and the...

My Maran eggs just arrived and I've set them out to come up to room temp. they were shipped on Saturday so they're at least 2 days old. When should I put them in the incubator? I also have some Aracana eggs coming in and I was going to set them in the incubator together. The marans got here...

I just ordered Maran hatching eggs - they should be arriving around March 9th. When do you start counting the days? When they're laid or when they're put into the incubator? I've read everything I can about hatching eggs, but does anyone have any sage advice? It would be very helpful to us...

2 of my Buff Orpingtons have gone missing out of my flock of 3 chickens and 3 guineas. I believe the culpriet is a hawk that I've seen a few times. The guineas are sturdy and alert, and not threatened by the hawk. I would like to get more chickens, but need some advice on a larger breed...

Is it safe to use shredded paper from my office in my nesting boxes? Does it make a difference if I use my regular paper from my office shredder or shredded news paper? My chickens and I thank you!