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  1. FrankHomestead

    What ISNT wrong with this chick?!!!

    You guys remember my chick with the backwards toes? Well this chick is his hatch mate. I only hatched out 4 chicks so 50% now have foot issues. :he This one's foot is swollen so bad he can hardly walk and tries not to put pressure on it. I just now noticed because I was bathing him, he was...
  2. FrankHomestead

    Strange dead duck embryo

    I suspected this embryo to be dead yesterday but wanted to wait a day to be sure. Today is day 11 so I'm guessing it died sometime between day 7 and 10. When I cracked it open it was one solid thick sac like thing, completely different than the chicken embryos that died. Does anyone have any...
  3. FrankHomestead

    My chick is so lucky to be alive- I was supposed to kill him yesterday

    Let me introduce you to: the world's luckiest chick!!! Today this 4 week old cockerel BEAT death! To really understand the story I need to tell a bit of his history. About 2 weeks ago is the 1st time I noticed his deformed foot with toes pointing the opposite way they should! I immediately...
  4. FrankHomestead

    Did I break her foot?

    I don't know if I did this or not but either way it sure ain't right...is there anything I can do??
  5. FrankHomestead

    Easter bunny swapping out my eggs?!

    I have all ISA browns other than baby chicks. The ISA will be 1 yr in March. Idk about other isas but mine lay medium brown eggs, never very light. Out of nowhere I all of a sudden get cream eggs and PINK eggs!? Yes I know it's the bloom, but that is super pink!
  6. FrankHomestead

    9 days old and im certain is a cockerel!

    I hatched out 4 American Bresse chicks and this one has legs much thicker than the other 3 and he also stands erect a lot more than the others. I'm 99% sure this is a cockerel. Opinions?
  7. FrankHomestead

    Questions about dead embryo

    Dead embryo Day 14. I candled early this morning...I could see lots of movement in all but this one...and this one showed NO veins anymore...and no movement. I watched it for what seemed like forever to be sure it had died before removing it from the bator...lol yes this is my 1st hatch I don't...
  8. FrankHomestead

    Just got my Bresse hatching eggs!!

    This morning at 6:30 am my post office called me to let me know my eggs arrived!! They are resting till the 24 hour mark tomorrow morning before going in the bator!! First hatch for me- wish me luck!!
  9. FrankHomestead

    Any Bresse?

    I'm looking for American Bresse hatching eggs or just hatched, preferably near me in Michigan so I can pick up...if not they can be shipped, as securely as possible so PO doesn't squash my dreams. Thank you!
  10. FrankHomestead

    Any Bresse?

    I'm looking for American Bresse hatching eggs, preferably near me in Michigan so I can pick up...if not they can be shipped, as securely as possible so PO doesn't squash my dreams. Thank you!
  11. FrankHomestead

    Easier way?

    Is there an easier way to find local chicks without reading through thousands of posts? I've looked at my local state forum but it's just a lonnng conversation
  12. FrankHomestead

    How long to quarantine?

    I'm going to bring in pullets and wondering how long to quarantine them and how far away they need to be from my flock? Thank you!
  13. FrankHomestead

    Disinfecting used chicken coop?

    There is already a chicken coop made out of a shed at the house we are moving to that I want to use. How do I go about thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting before bringing my flock? Also I didn't see any ventilation...how would you recommend adding that in a metal shed?
  14. FrankHomestead

    Chicken laying an egg!

  15. FrankHomestead

    First funky egg question

    My pullets JUST started laying, this is my 13th egg from 6 Isa Browns. They've all varied in size, darkness and speckles, which i expected. But this one had what looked like a spot of brown wiped off when i collected it! I took it inside, washed it, rubbing it firmly to get the dirt/manure off...
  16. FrankHomestead

    OMG!!! FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Today, October 21st 2017...we got our FIRST EGG!!! And what a perfect egg it is! No flaws, perfectly shaped, speckled, and huge!! My 3 yr old daughter was assisting me as usual, I pulled the tractor over to the coop and my daughter started yelling mommy look egg!! Egg! I look up and I started...
  17. FrankHomestead

    spraying chicks purple? Why??

    Went in to TSC a few hours ago for feed, and popped my head in to peek at the chicks like I always do...can't resist. one brooder had white chicks with a blotch of purple spray paint on all their backs, and one was flat dead. I located an employee and asked which chicks we're painted...
  18. FrankHomestead

    Fodder fed only

    With the exceptions of vitamin/mineral supplements and free range foraging. Thoughts?
  19. FrankHomestead

    Anyone have french white mutant marans?

    If you do, pls post pics of your birds and eggs pls!!
  20. FrankHomestead

    Psych!

    I've been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting and watching for eggs for almost 24 long weeks. I'm sitting in a chair watching my girls in the tractor and spotted....OMG....a fairy egg???! My heart leapt for joy as well as I did out of the chair! Ran over to collect my prize. A Stinkin...
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