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An old but useful thread! Waiting on some eggs under a broody hen- our first hatch? Not sure how many are fertilized or what will happen... it's march in Maine after all!

My hens are fine- it's been in the negative teens here at night, but they basically own the barn and seem content. We're having a lot of trouble getting eggs in before they've frozen and cracked. Anyone have any ideas?

Anyone going tomorrow, May 12? We're not bringing any chickens or anything (although seeing how many local folks are breeding makes me want an incubator!) but might be in the market for this or that...

We're thinking about the swaps that are coming up, but I'm more interested in adding some lambs than adding more chickens right now... we're up nearer to Rangeley but do all of our shopping and stuff in Farmington, so the Wilton swap is our best bet. Anyone know of anyone with some nice lambs...

I'm a baker, and I baked for a living for years. I buy a big sack of AP flour and a 5lb bag of bread flour and use a combination when I make bread, heavy on the cheaper AP flour. You can make bread (obviously) with just AP, but it does actually work a little bit better with some bread flour or...

I strongly recommend a pit bull mix. Ours, a rescue dog we've had for 8+ years, is an angel- good with our kids from baby size on up, actually defers to the cats, totally ignores the chickens (unless a hen steps on him, then he just gets up and moves), lots of energy, always thrilled to join...

Quote: Your chickens or your dogs? We live in a culture where everyone has to have an opinion... and some people's aren't worth the chicken poop we scoop out of our coops.

Could any of you elaborate? I have an almost identical chick who is 4-5 weeks now, and I'm pretty certain she's a she, but I'd like to know what features to look at.

I'm interested to know where they came from also- we had an order from Ideal (which is across the country from me) and several did the same in the first couple of days. It didn't seem to affect anybody new, so I'm assuming it was stress from a long shipping trip, rather than some kind of...

My coop has a special under-the-house area, and I'm hoping to put my babies there when it has warmed up some. It will expose both the big birds and the baby birds to the sight, smell and sound of the others, but the babies will be physically separated. When they are closer to the same size I...

I'm sorry to rudely jump into this conversation, but came upon it because of the chick question... and I'm so excited to have found this little Delaware appreciation conversation! Is there a thread somewhere where you've been converting people to Delawares? I've just decided to try them, and...

North-Western Mass here! Hello chicken folks!

One of my girls was apparently so excited about the sun returning that she treated me to several days of two-eggs-a-day! Now we've settled down to a more reasonable pace. But isn't it nice to have some concrete (edible) proof that spring is coming back!?!

We're trying Delawares, I've heard that they are very friendly and docile. Plus they're very pretty! But mine are newborns now, so I don't know how they'll actually be as adults. I have had a mix of roosters, including an Araucana and some Barred Rocks, that were very friendly and moderately...

One of my two roosters periodically hops at me or fans his wings. I give him a strong nudge with my boot and he knocks it off. Luckily, it's a rare occurrence and he's never actually jumped at me or he'd be gone. But I believe that he's an example of how it IS possible for a rooster to be a...

Now I'm noticing that she is having trouble standing all the way up, as though her thighs are not holding her, and she doesn't seem to open her eyes all the way. Mostly she's very wobbly. However, she is UP and cheeping loudly, which is more than before. I'm probably over thinking the whole...

I know, this isn't exactly a major emergency... 5 new chicks (arrived home this morning), so approx 2 days old. From breeder, shipped here. When they were picked up, this one seemed wilted, just not as energetic as the others. I've encouraged her to have some water a couple of times, her...

I've read that a twisted toe (as well as crossed beaks) can be a result of sudden temperature shifts while being incubated. One of my roosters had a single toe that twisted out to the side. He walked fine, so we left it be, and he never had a problem with it. If your chick is not having...

I'm so glad to see this thread! My tiny flock seems to do fine keeping their beaks in good shape using their surroundings... but my one favorite is a cross beak, and I think she needs a trim. Seeing that so many people have managed safely makes me feel a little more self-confident about her...