All my Icelandic's died within a week of receiving them I would like to buy some more. If you have some you can sell and ship to me I would be greatful. Looking for 10 to 15 in STR
I found this inside my egg box today all chickens and guinea's are 8 months or older so what does everybody think took pic with regular egg for size comparison
1. Checked eggs that haven't hatched and are all black with exception of slanted air cell. Some I can see veins a little around edge but didn't notice movement, are these still viable?
2. Read somewhere I believe that the slanted air cell means ready to hatch is that correct?
3. If egg is...
I have eggs in lock down and daughter just discovered first pip. Question is how long before I see more movement or should expect the chick to come out? Sorry if dumb first time incubation!!!! But don't want to lose these lost last batch 4 days before hatch when lost power for 36 hours. I am...
I just candled my eggs and the eggs that were active were all about the same size except 1. The one is where the question lies, the egg was almost full black inside excepts air cell about twice as large as others and were set at same time. Is that normal or OK? Actually 1 more question White...
I have 13 Guinea Fowl For Sale, Neighbors Complained to Landlord. Even know I got permission and they are allowed I will sell them to keep the peace. Bid is for SINGLE Bird of your choice from list of available. They were born on June 30, 2011 and are awesome but have to go. If I can ship...
This is the second day I found an egg with a similar pattern on the bottom and it is rough in this area. My guess is when it come out and the bloom is not solid it is picking up the pattern of what it lands on? Sorry about the bad picture I took it with the iPhone.
Black Sex Link with Marek's Disease I think is getting ready to lay for the first time. My question is are the eggs OK to eat? I assume yes but need to ask I have kids, and I am sure you wouldn't want to incubate any eggs from her either? I am disabled and just haven't had the heart to cull...
I first noticed 2 weeks ago a BR Rooster with these black spots on comb, was out of town for a week and today noticed all 5 of my BR roosters have splotches and spots of deep black on there combs and waddles and on some it is worse then others. Now my RIR and LH Roosters that live with them...
First try to incubate and was going into lock down on Sunday Saturday night we lost power and it just came back up so I checked the eggs and 3 were there but stupid power. I am setting some more today and have a back up power plan in place getting fuel for generator
I am looking for Icelandic Eggs for my incubator and Pullets or day old chicks would be great for shipping to Colorado. I am very interested and bringing this bird back to healthy population and I personally think they are pretty.
Birds went nuts 12:54am almost exact time as his last try for chicken dinner. But this time I had my SKS 7.62 x 39 ready but the thru shot was NOT clear and the bullet through path would have been close on neighbors house so he escaped AGAIN
This morning and tonight I saw my Barred Rock Rooster mounting my laying Golden Laced Wyandotte Hen and hear or my questions about incubating the eggs
1. What would the chicks look like with BR Roo and GLW Hen?
2. How long after breeding will the eggs be fertile (ie. 2 weeks)
3. It is between...
Chickens started going nuts knew something wrong so looked, luckly I forgot to turn light off in coop and saw the SOB trying to jump on the side of coop etc... My son had moved my gun so bobcat got away THIS TIME Guess it is time to go Hunting!!! 1 or 2 shots of lead have been ordered by the...
I have 1 Wyandotte DOB Mid April 2011, 1 Delaware, 3 White Leghorns, 2 BR, 4 RIR Hens all born End of May 2011. My birds and Guinea's have been making excessive noise ALL day and almost sounded like the egg song just a little while ago. So I went to check and didnt find an egg. Now none have...
The other night 1 remaining white guinea didn't go into the coop went on TOP of the Coop instead. The light was on inside coop and have a clear roof so light was shinning through and it was pitch black. So I got out the ladder and climbed up to the roof and tried to get her to come over but...
I came home and found 1 Leghorn and 7 Guinea's not in the coop so found the leghorn first in window well. And took my flood light and started looking in the trees for my guineas and after checking all trees around NO sign of them! So I decided to make 1 more round as I was walking a different...