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THE SMELL! So I processed my first chicken last evening. A 12 week old barred rock rooster... little on the small side... but good practice for all my Cx due in 4 weeks. The neck cut was tougher than it looked in the videos. I even had a brand new razor blade. I'm guessing probably due...

Hi Gang, I was hoping someone with a more experienced eye could tell me if these 2 chickens were boys or girls. They are 8 weeks old and I believe they both are of the Ameraucana(EE?) family. They both started recently getting redish combs in the last week and a half... different from the...

Hi Gang, I was re-reading my chicken book "How to raise chickens: Everything you need to know" by Christine Heinrichs. I've heard folks mention this as a good all-round info book. I concur. In chapter 9: Incubation and Care of Chicks, in the section titled "Artificial Incubators" (pg...

Hi Gang, So I made my own incubator and am now dialing in the humidity levels on it. My incubator is in my basement... which is a steady 58 degrees with around mid-40's RH% (Relative Humidity). I say "around" because I can't be certain. I have 3 different hygrometers and they are giving me...

Hi Everyone, I've enjoyed reading about all the homemade incubators many of you have made. So being the mechanical type I am... I thought... "hey, I could build that!". So I decided instead of getting day old chicks to begin my family's adventure into raising a small backyard flock... I would...

Hello All! Thanks for the wonderful and informative website and forum you have here! I have learned so much (and continue to) from pouring over all the valuable info here. I'm a few short weeks away from joining you all in the joys of chicken ownership. Thought I would join the fun here and...