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Egg color. How come I am getting fewer really dark eggs this year from the same flock as last year. I understand the eggs are darker at the beginning of a cycle, but mine have been generally lighter for the year. I did use a clear bulb over their water bucket last winter. Could that have...

Do hatchlings always have feathering if they are going to be feathered and do clean legged hatchlings always stay clean legged?

I am looking for silver lace polish, preferably a cock, can anyone help me find frizzle silver laced polish?

Do hatchlings always have feathering if they are going to be feathered and do clean legged hatchlings always stay clean legged?

How high is your fencing? Gray fox can climb. I just went through a like situation. I forgot a basket of eggs in front of the guinea coop and when I went back the next morning is was empty and undisturbed. I thought I had a senior moment but to check it out I put a couple of old eggs in the...

Keets only need warm water to start with, as they age you can start using cooler and then cold water.

They can hatch themselves but if you want a number of surviving keets , get an incubator. I just saw that you can now get State Of Janoel New 48 egg incubator with automatic egg turner + Bonus from California. I have different incubators and this is my favorite. For those who want a hard...

One of my best Marans hens started setting in a horse feeder. At first she layed off and on, and now not at all. What do I do to get her to stop setting on the empty nest? How about putting her in a crate/pen with a wire bottom and no bedding?

A friend has Serama's and is getting thin shelled eggs. They have oyster shell available, they are about 3 years old. Any suggestions other than adding ground egg shell to their food?

What is the story on cedar shavings, some say you can't use them, other say that they do use them. If it's the oil in the shavings then well dried shavings should be OK, right? Opinions on both sides welcome!

I have a hen that has excessive foot feathering, (like a not so good cochin). Do I cull her out of my breeding or use her to good roosters that need shank feathering?

Sorry meant to post to Black Copper Marans discussion thread.

I have a hen that has excessive foot feathering, (like a not so good cochin). Do I cull her out of my breeding or use her to good roosters that need shank feathering?

Is there a spray or another way to prevent, or lessen spiders in the coop? The cobwebs collect dust look nasty and get you dirty when you are working in the coop. I hate getting a head full of dusty dirty cobwebs when I am working in the pens.

I thought I have a coon problem but this am I found a rooster killed in the pen and blood around but not eaten on at all. Don't coons eat what they kill or at least eat on it some? This was the only pen that did not have a fully wired top,( I'll fix that today). I know I also have a cat...