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  1. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    Do roosters molt?

    I am too lazy to look up, but do roosters molt similar to the hens. My roosters is losing lots of neck feathers, he looks kind of pathetic. Thinking back, he lost all of the long tail feathers 3-4 mths ago. He may be regrowing those slowly. Looking up close, there are new feathers coming out at...
  2. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    I got ripped off by my hen

    She started laying about 2 weeks ago, the egg size is a little small but nothing too surprising. She is a cross between my BO and RIR. I found her egg along with my other 3 hens yesterday. What is that, it is insulting. Well still love her anyway.
  3. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    Leghorn and BO

    I have a leghorn hen and 3 BO roosters. And WHY you may ask THREE roosters to 1 hen? Well, I hatched 11 roosters and 1 hen 6-7 monhts ago. I relocated 8 roosters due to the crowing (I live in the city). I made a promise to the roosters that "no crow, no go", lol. And guess what, my remaining 3...
  4. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    OH MY GOD, my first egg

    Came home from work yesterday, and found my first egg. I had the same feeling when my first daughter was born. What a feeling!!!!! This is my girl: And this her egg on the right ( the bigger one is store bought for comparison) Just want to share the good news. Andy
  5. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    Hens or roosters?

    Can you experts tell me these are hens or roosters? I hatched these from eggs. The leghorn is 18 wks old. The 2 BO's are 14 wks old. The leghorn's comb seems to double in size and much redder in the past month. S/he has been making some sort of chicken sounds constantly when I am out there next...
  6. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    what temperature at lock down?

    I just read this weekend a chicken book written by Stromberg on incubation suggesting lowering temperature down to 96-98 degree during lockdown which is tomorrow for me. There was a local chicken farmer told me sometimes back that he turns down to 98.5 during lockdown. Anybody doing this? I...
  7. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    when should I combine the chicks?

    I hatched the 1st batch of 6 chicks 4 weeks ago. Hatched another 6 chicks over the weekend (2 days ago). So they are 1 month apart but their body sizes are 10 times different. When can I safely put all 12 chicks together in the coop? I know I have to watch them like a hawk when I put them...
  8. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    What color is Australorp chicks?

    I just hatched 1 supposedly australorp chick, but it is yellow. Isn't it supposedly black or it will turn black later? Or was I given the wrong eggs? I just have no idea.
  9. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    Please help with BC maran eggs

    I am planning to incubate BC maran eggs in the next few weeks. I have no experience with the maran eggs, and heard that they are more difficult to hatch than other breeds. Is it true? What do I need to do different than other eggs? There are conflicting ideas as I heard someone said about...
  10. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    ventilation holes and fan?

    I am completely new to this incubating thing. Read so many different sources b/c I am so "picky", LOL. About to finish my homemade incubator. Two questions remain: 1. How many holes do I have to make for proper/adequate ventilation? What size? 2. Do I face the fan blowing air over/toward the...
  11. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    how big the vent holes be on the incubator?

    I am about to finish the incubator. Just dont know how big the vent holes should be. Also what is best to use for cutting the holes? I am using the styrofoam ice chest. Thinking of putting 4 vents holes in. any suggestion is appreciated. Thanks.
  12. Chickenfarmer 1-2-b

    How big is the coop door? Please help

    this sounds like a silly question but I am a newbie and trying to build my first chicken coop, is there a standard size of the door? I guess it has to fit the chicken, but I never had a chicken before so it does not help there. I am thinking of getting the standard size hens in the near future...
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