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If these does ARE bred, they'd be at about 142 days. There are a few that I'm wondering about and I'm hoping some of you are good at reading the pooch test and can give me your opinion. :fl This one is Cocoa... And this one is Nanny.... And this one is Daisy......

So then it is okay to pull away a little of the shell and just leave the sack around them except for their beaks and they will just absorb the yolk sack and come out when they are ready???

Hi everyone! I hope I'm posting in the right place. I'm a first time hatcher and I'm using a homemade incubator. This is day 24 and I had one chick hatch this morning out of the 11 so far. I candled the others and found two more with internal pips and so I helped them by making a pip. That...

Is that organic?

I am a first time chicken owner and I've been reading past threads on what people are feeding their chickens to get good egg production and what they need in their diets etc.. and I feel pretty braindead now and want some opinions on what to feed my chickens. Last Wednesday I bought 6 laying...

If netting doesn't keep coons out, how do I keep them out? :-)

I'm getting my first hens today or tomorrow. I'm converting a bay in my barn to a chicken house and have just fenced in a 15x20 foot area for them to stay in when they arent free ranging. I'm getting 4 Buff Orpingtons hens and I'm wondering if they will fly over a 5 foot fence? I'm guessing...