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We have 7 Muscovy eggs we are trying to incubate ourselves. They were somewhat dirty with mud and muck but we carefully and lovingly removed all we could using only a dry paper towel and a bit of steel wool on one spot of one egg. We don't know if that egg is one that is developing though. There...

Hey guys! (Sorry I can be long winded.) Im getting a beautiful mixed flock of 10 chicks the week of the 8th here in central Oklahoma. I know its late in the season, but by the time they are 8 weeks it will be October and starting to get cooler from this 100+ degrees we've gotten lately. So I'm...

Hello, I’ve been looking at moving to Arizona after I leave college and I was wanting to start a ranch out there with chickens and ratites. I was wondering, what would be a good way to manage overheating in the desert? I’ve heard dugout and adobe buildings are an option, is this true? I just...

Hey all! First year chicken-keeper here. I've got four girls living in Southern Illinois with me. Today hit 98 F and they were looking hot! They were "panting" pretty hard and sticking to the shade at all costs. We let our chickens free-range in our backyard all day where there's various shade...