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  1. MeghanFaith

    How to tell chick breeds apart?

    I placed an order from Meyer Hatchery for hatching eggs. I ordered 8 New Hampshire Red hatching eggs to hatch out for a friend and of course I couldn't resist getting some for myself. I also ordered 6 hatchery assortment eggs. I messaged the company to see if they might give me a list of some...
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    I believe I have an imposter! Light colored Black Copper Maran Chick?

    **Caution Reader** Story contains: Over Dramazation (due to being snowed in for too long with children), Plot Twists, and a Cliff Hanger Ending Here is my story! Prologue: I placed an order for 6 Black Copper Maran hatching eggs from ebay. Once the order was placed mother nature threw a...
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    Sexing poults?

    I have a Blue Slate poult who is now 5 1/2 weeks old. Are there any clues I should look for to tell gender? I'm leaning towards it being a girl. Here are the other two that hatched this past week. :) Slate Self-blue
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    2 Roos?

    Our last batch had 8 barnyard mixes and 2 turkeys (lost one turkey ). I sold 6 of the chicks my son of course wanted to keep 2. Here are the ones he chose, which or course look to me like 2 Roos Anyways here they are, what do you guys think? Amerucana Roo x Barred Rock Hen Americana Roo...
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    Breeding & Bachelor Pad Questions

    Okay here it goes..... I currently have a EE Roo with 1 EE hen, 2 speckled sussex, 3 barred rock and 3 mixes. I would like to start selling pure breed hatching eggs of the EE, Speckled Sussex and Barred Rock. Maybe even hatch them out and sell my chicks locally. I plan on getting a barred...
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    Incubating turkey eggs? Any helpful tips or advice?

    Okay to begin, I have a friend nearby that has blue slate turkeys 1 tom and 4 hens and Indian Runner Ducks. She sells me hatching eggs for 3$ or 30$ for a dozen. My third attempt at trying to hatch turkey eggs and I finally had some success. I bought one dozen blue slate turkey eggs & put a...
  7. MeghanFaith

    Rabbits in the garden.......on purpose!

    I recently started a new garden area. Where I live flat land is at a premium, most of us live in deep valleys (hollers). So picking out a spot was limited and ended up being right next to our neighbors. We bought the land beside ours for 3,000$ for 13 acres, mostly it's mountain side and we had...
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    Broody Hen questions?

    This is my first attempt with a broody hen. I've gotten a couple eggs from a friend and would like for my broody to try. My hen who is determined to be broody, as of right now she is attempting to hatch a plastic Easter egg. She seems to move nesting boxes every once in awhile. I'm not sure...
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    Egg Turners?

    Will the little giant egg turner work with turkey eggs. I know the turkey hatching eggs I get fit into a large chicken egg carton. If not can you use a different brand egg turner in a little giant incubator?
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    When should I stop turning my turkey and duck eggs?

    I was wondering on what day should turkey and duck eggs go into lockdown? If it's different then the day chicken eggs go into lockdown will it be possible to incubate them all together?
  11. MeghanFaith

    Will egg bound cause a limp? Okay to mix crushed tums with water?

    I noticed one of my good layers limping yesterday. I did a check and couldn't find anything wrong with her leg and foot. No bumble foot, blood, etc. I did however notice that her abdomen was a little warm swollen and suspiciously egg shaped. I did a check as she does indeed have an egg in there...
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    Hatching Blue Slate Eggs!! New to mixed flocks.

    I'm getting ready to give my first try at incubating eggs! I started with just wanting to hatch a few baby chicks until I noticed a lady who lived nearby selling Blue Slate Turkey eggs for $3 and Indian Runner Duck hatching eggs for $1. I thought what a deal I'll give them a try! So after...
  13. MeghanFaith

    Black Australorp x Barred Rock???

    I have a Black Australorp roo with my Barred Rock girls. I believe this combo makes a Black Sex Link? Does anyone else have this chicken? What characteristics do they have?
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    What color eggs should they lay?

    I recently got 2 pullets who should start laying anytime. They are White Leghorn and Maran crosses. I'm curious about what color egg I should get! I know the WL lays white eggs and I think the Maran lays a dark brown right?
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    Sick chickens maybe, not sure what to do? !!

    I have a flock of 10 barred rock and 1 SS who all started laying around August. They were laying really well for a while about 7-10 eggs a day until recently. I always noticed an shell-less egg every once in a while and I was getting a double yolker about once a day. Then this past week it's...
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    Will my hen start to lay bigger eggs as she gets older?

    I have a Speckled Sussex hen. She was the first of my flock to start laying. She lays a tiny cream colored egg which is about half the size of my Barred Rock egg's. I was wondering if her eggs will get bigger as she get older?
  17. MeghanFaith

    Transporting Chickens?

    I was wondering what to use to transport a SS Rooster and Hen on about a 4-5 hour drive? My sister-in law volunteered to maybe pick me up a Speckled Sussex rooster and hen pair on their way back from vacation in TN. We live in WV so it would probably be a 4-5 hour drive. My sister in law said...
  18. MeghanFaith

    Are my hens trying to lay an egg?

    Whenever I try to pickup to some of my hens they hunker down with the wings spread and little and tap their feet?? It freaked me out at first. Then, I thought maybe I'm scaring the egg outta them! haha Anyways the first one I noticed to do this laid her first egg a day later. Is this normal...
  19. MeghanFaith

    Timed Deer Feeder?

    I am pretty new to chickens. However, I am running into a problem with my PVC feeder. I filled it up and within the next day almost all of the feed was scratched out of the chicken coop. Some chickies were even getting all cozy and roosting in it? I had an idea strike from buying a timed deer...
  20. MeghanFaith

    Barred Rock x Speckled Sussex??

    I recently got an order of 10 barred rock pullets. The company had the option to get a "FREE Rare Chick Breed Special". So, of course...I had too! Well I had trouble at first figuring out what breed that special little brown chick was. Turned out to be a pretty little Speckled Sussex! I also...
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