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I have a few 330gal tanks that were used for 1600 white concrete cure. It left a waxy bottom in the tank that I can not clean out. Is there a way to break down the wax or if I store water in it to water my chickens will this harm them?

So I should find out where the hen came from?

I am buying Ameraucana hatching eggs from these two chickens. I am wanting to make sure I get pure Ameraucana and not Easter Eggers but I don't know enough about this breed to recognize the difference.

Would that be sex link? I think SLW with RIR roo would be.

I am ready to start incubating my own eggs and wondered besides straight across what I should cross and how will I tell what eggs belong to what hens? My roos are: Rhode Island Red, Black Copper Marans, Black Jersey Giant, Barred Rock, Easter Egger Hens: Barred Rock, Buff Orpington, Easter...

Would they still be good egg layers? I'm wondering if it is worth my time or if I should just wait until I can locate RIW laying hens.

Would I still have hyline brown chicks with a Rhode Island Red rooster and Hyline Brown hen cross? Or would they be considered a barnyard mix?

I paid $4.50 for them...

I ordered Ameraucana chicks from Orschelns and a few look just like the Easter Egger chicks I have. I know they share some characteristics but how do I know they sold me true Ameraucana chicks and not EE? Attached is a photo of the new chicks.

Her vent looks clean, no mites at the shaft of feathers or vent area. The other hens were picking on her and pulling feathers but she hasn't pulled any of her own yet. I am moving her to her own coop today to give room. I have treated her with a mite spray then 2 days later dusted with DE. She...

Yes, I can take one tomorrow. She looks awful but seems so happy and she was laying until I isolated her.

I have a hen that just looks filthy and features are a mess. My 1st thought was she is sick or infested so I isolated her and gave the coop a good cleaning along with treating the coop and hens for mites. (This is what I was told she had) after a few days in isolation I checked her again and no...