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Thank you everyone!

Thank you for your patience. We were able to flip the egg over and found this:

Tried another egg but I am not sure it is any better. I wouldn't want to try to incubate them and them not be fertilized. I can't imagine that this would be a great adventure. If they aren't fertilized, is there something I should be doing to try to increase the chances that they will be...

OK. Three pictures of one egg. Just a random draw. Hopefully there is enough detail in the picture. Thank you.

That is a great article. I have been seriously thinking about purchasing some of the Bourbon Reds to hatch. We have a small flock of chickens now. Are there major differences in raising Turkeys and Chickens?

I have several hens and roosters that are 8 months old. Two separate areas with hens and roo in each. No more than 5 hens per rooster. All of the hens are laying very well for us. Is there an age that they all must be to start getting the fertilized eggs? We eat the eggs all the time and...

Burlison TN here. West side little north of Memphis in Tipton County. Anyone else in the western area?

If they are eating the feathers, chances are fairly high that they need more protein. You can get a small tin and fill it will crushed oyster shells. They will eat this for the additional protein. Other options, boiled eggs. I shell them and cut them up before I throw them in. They could...

We used the blue kote on the wounds. We are using the red lamp in the brooder. It is off now. So the heat could be the problem. That may explain why the issue occured outside and not inside. That could explain it as the temps here are over 100 with index. Memphis area with lots and lots...

I had to separate as once we got the wounds fixed up, the others went right after them again. Since I am only planning on keeping about 8 of this hatch and selling the rest, I am not real worried about reintegration. I would like to put them back in with the rest though. Just makes things...

Our Dominiques are now 3 1/2 wks old and appear to be doing great. We are taking them outside for about half a day on average and they love it. However, yesterday we found that about seven of them have been pecked on their tail feathers. Enough to draw blood and remove several feathers. We...

I got mine from Stromberg's. I went to a chicken swap event at Tractor Supply and met a really nice gentlemen who had been raising Bantams for 70 yrs. He recommended them.

That's good to know. I understand that they didn't eat during the shipping. It just seems that they haven't stopped. LOL

Our new babies arrived this morning. They appear to all be doing great. I have introduced them to the food and they can't seem to get enough. Is it ok to leave the feeder in the brooder with them full time (besides for cleaning). The real question being whether or not they will overeat like...

Hello everyone. I am a newbie and am preparing for the arrival of my first batch of chicks. I am expecting 28 day olds on the 12th of June. Dominiques. I am preparing to build a brooder and I am trying to figure out how big I need to make it. I need it to last for the first 4-6 wks...