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We started our first batch of eggs on 3/13 and they started coming out 3 days ago we are up to 104 babies chickens no turkeys yet. This was the first one out http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk55/slugmar/IMAG0631.jpg this was when we were at a 50 count...

My wife and I just set our first hatch today, Chickens and Turkeys. about 100 eggs.

I always give the first dozen away for free and if they like them they can come back for more after that its $2.50 a dozen about to go to $3 dollars even. So far I cant keep eggs at home they go as fast as the chickens lay them.

On the red broilers how many bags of feed in 12 weeks did they consume for you all ? Are they an active bird or are they like the cornish x rocks there just like a rock in the pen ? do you know if they are heat tolerent ? (can they survive 100+ degerre weather with shade and a mister system)

I didn't meen to offened any one buy inserting they as to the individuals I was dealing with. He has already stated that there family just didnt want white feathered chickens. I was trying to figure out a fast growning non white feathered chicken. to fuffil there needs.

The last couple weekends I have been saleing Produce at a local flea market. Each weekend I have been aproached to raise chickens for the asian community. They have already started haggling me for prices as of yeat I'm not even for sure if it would be profitable to raise them. If you going to...

For the last couple years I have been thinking about going organic both with my chickens and with a garden i put In. I'm going to expand my garden to about 1 acre this summer usually feed my family and friends pretty well but thinking about hitting the farmers market and having some fresh...

Is there such a thing as a registered pure breed chicken ?

Can the two share the same pen and living area ? Im asking because I just bought 20 more RIR and 2 Bronze turkeys for tday dinner until that day comes they will be sharing the same pen with my 7 Isable and 1 Rooster Cougburn. Now just to name my new 20 chickens hmmmm

my wife tried making a home made bator yesterday and we had some extra cash so we went and got a cheap one from tractor supply co. we have had are new roo with the hens for about 7 days so no way to tell if they are fertile yet for acouple days but she wanting to try I'm just happy she starting...

I got my own land to grow on that no problem just trying to figure out what to grow for them. we live on 40 acres and I have about anthor 20 acres I lease.

I was wondering what kind of stuff i could grow to feed the chickens, Im thinking of growing about 5 acres of corn but not for sure how to process it yet for them, i found out last year they like being in the garden but my wife doesnt like them in the garden so i had to build them a pin. I also...

thank you all, when i let them out today i found them all cuddled under the heat lamp I wonder if my coop is to big for as many as i have (I dont mind getting more to help keep it warmer for them) they all seem very active right now they are running back and forth in there pen. The hay is...

I had 10 RIR hends in the last two days I have lost two, one of the hens had a clear mucas around her nostrils. When i instpected the other ladies tonight it seems when i pick acouple up you could hear whezzing in there lungs, I saw no bloody stool everything looked solid I had just changed...

Tks james unfortanly I currently have all that info iam searching to see if my current chickens can be convereted to Organic. Personaly I dont see a problem with it if a dairy cow that produces milk is allowed to be convereted why couldnt a chicken that produces eggs but I have yet to find...

Iam looking to switch my little chickens over to organic and get them certified but unfortanly I cant find any infromation about this I have searched so many web sites and talked to tons of people on the phone with each saying they will get back to me. I have found laws about switching dairy...

Well i got my 9 RiR about 1 week ago and there one that likes to stay by herself and dustbathe in the food dish then the other chicks peck the food off her think one might have hit her right below the eye and caused it to bleed but she is fine. Is this normal ? Also iam going to put about 5...

just messing around a little found this about your toy http://scales-and-weights.net/scales/html/eggscales/useggscale.htm there are some up on ebay for about 24$ dollars red and green ones.

My dad was saying i should get acouple turkeys to go with the chickens for tday was wondering if the turkeys and chickens would get along in the same coop and pen when raising them both up ?

I was wondering what kind of items i could use for treats for the little ones there about 2 weeks old now give them bread now and them just a little piece but i want to get them use to seeing a red bowl at night time and know that is there treat bowl.