Ok, so I am a total novice and this is my first flock of chickens. No one has laid an egg yet and no one has crowed... hmmmm. $ of them have bumps where spurs should be but no one has any spurs. I have not seen any sexual behavior. I am getting very impatient waiting to figure out who is really...
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This is my first hatch. I read 6 books about incubation and did tons of online research. I am kicking myself now for wanting unique breeds that I couldn't find locally. Because, of the 20 mail order eggs, only three remain. One oozed the second day. Three started smelling along the way and...
So, I am a newbie to chickens. I swear I have read at least 10 books getting ready for this big spring project. I started 20 eggs on May 1st and was fastidious about my temp (three thermometers!!!) and humidity. Today there are only two with life in them. I got the eggs from MyPetChicken. My...