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I just hate it. But at least it was 75 yesterday! You going down to Barnwell in a couple of weeks for the Sandlapper Show?

Poor quality feathering can be genetic but is most often a result of feed and environment. Dusting/spraying often for mites is one of the best bets.

It's just obvious. Not a good answer but the truth; go on a site where there are lots of GaNoi pictured and you'll understand what I mean. Feather damage shows broken feathers. Mite/bug damage shows as 'holes' or thin areas in the feathers.

I totally agree with NYReds. That is way to complicated to me. I use the netted bags that they sell at the Dollar General for one buck as hatching bags. (The laundry type lingerie bags). Whether you single mate or mate using trios, you can easily keep up with who is who and how many each pen...

Meanest chicken on the planet (people-wise) was and is a Leghorn. No changing that fact. It hasn't been bred out of them in the last 200 years. I doubt if you are going to be able to do it either. That is not to say that they are all manfighters; instead, I'm just saying it's a breed...

If a hen is laying and the eggs aren't fertile, blame the cock.

Not necessarily genetics at all. If you are flock mating, know that the cock will favor certain hens more than others. If not, the hatch rate can be decrease because of the cock with a particular hen: he could be too young, too old, or just not treading her enough. Other possible issues: not...

Monte Bowen

What's even more interesting than chickens in regards to offspring is turkeys. A population of wild turkey hens deprived of toms can still lay fertile eggs (read that self-fertile). Further, all eggs laid will produce only toms. Any way you look at it, that is just cool.

Candling as you suggested in one post is the best possible way to make sure that the hen is no longer fertile. However, do remember that even a fertile hen can lay a clear egg every now and again. I had this happen just the other week. I always mark the eggs as to the hen and the date collected...

Except me... you believe me. lol.

No can of worms to me. Just simply biological facts. Some things don't take a rocket scientist to figure out. lol.

A hen will be fertile from a cock for at least 30 days after breeding due to the collection of sperm in her sperm pockets. If you introduce a new cock before that period is up you will get chicks from the new cock after 4 days, but you can also get chicks from the first cock. The reason is...

Ain't that the truth. These South Carolina chickens aren't use to this cold: neither are their keepers!

Today you will read that charcoal has no benefit at all. With that said, after I have a fire (burn off garden and other areas) the ducks, geese, turkeys and young free-rangers will be right in the middle of it eating everything in sight. What is to eat this time of year except the charcoal...

LOL. They cross lines coming and going! As a matter of fact, I'm convinced that's all 99% of them do. Heck, more than half of them couldn't even tell you which cock sired which chicks.