Can I turn the eggs too much during the incubation process? I am building an incubator that will rotate the eggs, is 8 times in one day (rotates every 3 hours) too much? I know that the eggs really only need to be rotated 3-5 times per day but I like the 3 hour intervals better because it gives...
This is Changa, she hatched out on April 6th, and we bought her from My Pet Chicken Hatchery. I was looking at her today and she seems to have red waddles growing in which I'm not too thrilled about. Am I actually looking at a cockerel?
We bought Elsa last spring as a silver laced wyandotte chick but she seems to have a lot more white than our other silver laced. Thoughts? Is it just weird genetics?
Hi all! I ordered a Whiting True Blue Female from McMurray this past spring. Now that she's 17 weeks old, I'm beginning to worry about the sex. We have a Welsummer rooster who's the same age and he's been crowing for a little over a week now, but nothing from the Whiting yet.
Meet Yogi!
I have a pullet from this spring who we bought from McMurray Hatchery as a White Orpington. We've never had this breed before, and google images doesn't seem to be implying that that breed should have blue feet. She is 14 weeks old. Any ideas?
Meet Harkness!
I've had chickens for a number of years, but this has been the first time that we've ordered our chicks online. We purchased 30 overall, half from McMurray and half from My Pet Chicken. All were bought as female. I've been able to ID all the chicks except for one at this point, but the breed I...