Don't ever let anyone tell you that chickens are not responsive to the voice and tones of their owners. My wife talks with our little flock of Black Copper Marans every day. It keeps them laying. Works really well through the winter and works some when the Mississippi heat slows 'em down. My...
As my introduction to these forums I made a post called "First Hatching Disaster". In that thread I talked about the horrible way I received some eggs off ebay. The way they were packaged seemed to leave a lot to be desired:
Consequently I only successfully hatched two chicks from 23 eggs...
I have two chicks from an ebay hatch. One I think is a cockerel and the other a pullet but I am very inexperienced with this. Any opinions?
I think this guy is a cockerel due to him feathering slower than the other and the size and color of his comb?:
Thinking this is a pullet because of...
Hi all,
Am new to posting here but have been lurking about, reading, and learning for a while now. To introduce myself I'd like to talk about my first experience hatching mailed eggs with an incubator I built myself from examples seen here. I got a great deal (maybe too good a deal) on two dozen...