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Update: all three hatched! Didn't have a thermometer so I kept temperature as consistent as I could with a damp paper towel. once I saw their little membranes didn't have full veins I helped them a little bit and they kicked right out! Phew! Now I can relax and tuck them in with momma in the...

I have a hen that has been sitting on a nest of eggs at different stages in their development. Two chicks have hatched and there are three pipping. She has abandoned nest and is off with the two chicks. She actually completely buried and scratched the eggs out of the way while she tended the...

A couple weeks ago I returned from vacation to find my Buff Orpington missing. I figured someone forgot to close the coop door one night and since she can't roost as high as my other chickens that she probably got picked off. Then to my pleasant surprise as I was checking a couple known laying...

Thank you!!! Thats good to know :) The feed is not medicated and completely organic.

I was wondering if it was okay to feed organic starter/grower to my adult laying hens? I provide oyster shell as well but my feed store doesnt offer an organic laying crumble...just the starter/grower...