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I recently brought home 9 more birds to add to my flock (yipee!) and I noticed when I got them home that some of their tails are droopy.. Otherwise they are acting fine, still eating and drinking normally. As a precaution I always quarentine new birds for a while to observe them before...

So this little guy is the first to hatch.. I had to help him, which I would normally not do, but I miscalculated my lockdown date and just put them in lockdown last night, and they were ready to escape the eggs! Anyway, I helped him out because he was stuck to the inner membrane of the egg, I'm...

Ok, somehow I miscalculated my lockdown date & just went into lockdown a few minutes ago. Technically this is day 19, and a few seconds ago I saw an egg rocking & heard some loud peeping! I'm concerned that this egg and a few others are ready to hatch but I've just now kicked up the humidity...

Or suggestions on which hatchery to use? I don't want to spend a ton of money so I'm thinking of getting an assortment of brown egg layers. When is the best time to order, and what kind of prices are fair? Who did you order from and what was your overall experience?

Is this little guy an EE of some sort? I know it's not an ameracauna 1) because I got it at TSC and 2) it has yellowish shanks/feet.. so I'm guessing some sort of EE cross. Any guesses? I have 2 of these little chipmunked cuties

The base is a chips & dip party plate that I bought at Target yesterday for $2.50. The green thing is an "ice bucket" (we were using it as a trash can!) bought at the dollar store.. I just (gently) drilled a hole through the center of both of them, fed a cord through, and tied a knot at the top...

Ok, so the other day I bought some layers from a woman who owns a very reputable farm in my area. The whole thing ended up being a nightmare. The next morning after bringing them home I went down to the barn to check on them and one of the Isa Browns was lethargic, wouldn't drink, could barely...

I usually frequent my TSC at least once a week, especially because it is literally 2 miles down the road from our farm, and it's a brand new store as of January.. but I'm getting a little irritated with the employees. About a week and a half ago, my boyfriend and I stopped at TSC for some chick...

I've got 9 eggs in the bator and just put them on lockdown about 15 minutes ago. I'm confident about 8 of them, and have my fingers crossed for the other one! These are eggs laid by my hens and fertilized by my roo, Rocky Anybody else gonna be a 'nervous nellie' these next few days?

We live on a plot of land that includes about 90 acres of farm land, which is leased out to a farmer who plants field corn and soybeans. Recently, my BF's dad found a zillion of wild onions growing in the field. I was wondering if it's safe to eat them? I know the farmer has to use some sort of...

Here are a few of my babies.. 3 I know to be pullets because I rescued them from TSC, the other 8 are hatched from my own flock (red sex link roo, rir/nh/production red, not sure which for the hen). Some of their combs are getting bigger and slightly darker, can I expect them to be roos? They...

I have 1 lonely little silkie hen that has to be kept seperate from my RIRs because they pick on her. So, I bought 6 bantams at TSC yesterday (2 silkies, 2 EEs, and 2 cochin, I think) and was thinking when they get a little older (they're probably only 2-3 days old right now) I could put them in...

Ok, I'm guilty. I finally broke down and bought 6 bantams from TSC yesterday I thought the DBF was gonna kill me, but he didn't give me too much of a hard time So, here they are. I have 2 of each. The first is obviously a silkie, (which is what suckered me into buying the banties in the first...

Just candled my 12 eggs. 3 were quitters but they were all collected on the same day so I'm thinking they got too cold out in the barn and couldn't make it through the 21-day haul.. that's not what's really concerning me though.. This is: Same egg, different angle: Luckily only one egg...

So I'm looking into building a (cheap/recycled) tractor with a semi-permanent coop in the back. I like the idea of the hoop house since it seems to be a good size for me and it doesn't seem to require a ton of materials. I had originally looked into buying a few cattle panels and covering them...

I've been experimenting a bit with 'dry' incubation on this hatch.. Humidity's been between 30-40% pretty consistantly, and seems to hover right around 33% with little to no water. Yesterday was day 9 so I candled to see what was going on. 10 out of 12 are looking great.. but I'm a little...

Noticed 3 bloody bottoms and some major pecking issues at TSC today, so I rescued the 3 little injured gals. They were in a "Pullet" bin, which is seperate from the "Red Pullets".. Is anyone familiar with what kind of pullets TSC sells out of these bins? I always hear about the Tetras, but even...

BYC has been my lifeline these past few days. I just finished up my first ever hatch (got 8 out of 12 total, pretty happy with that!) so of course I had days like this this and this My boyfriend is the type of person that is super laid back, so nothing stresses him out. I, on the other...

this is rocky, he's our only roo and is one year old. this picture was taken in the fall but he looks just the same. i'm curious as to what breed(s) he is because we've hatched 8 of his babies so far in the past 3 days! all of the hens he's mated with are RIRs, and i'm very curious as to what...

my eggs started hatching late tuesday night.. 2 more hatched wednesday and 2 more hatched overnight last night. when i got up this morning another had just hatched but at least one of the other chicks was pecking it.. it has a bloody spot above it's eye and a little at the base of it's beak. i...