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I have a cockerel that keeps looking towards the sky with his head tilted using one eye. I've read somewhere but can't find the reference now, that this is a major symptom of a disease. I've separated him from the flock and will have to deal with the problem but, would like to know if I can...

Hear is a question for those that raise and show quality chickens I am now ready to start mating my birds. A little background might be in order first. I have shown my birds and discovered which is my best cockerel and 2ND best cockerel. Also, my best pullet and the four next best pullets. I...

I have had 2 hens now that have started to act drunk. They don't get over it even when isolated for several weeks. I started to notice them when they had there wings down, looked a little wild eyed. and stumbled a little. Keeping an eye on them for a day or two I noticed them getting worse...

Some of my chickens have had a white blister like thing come up on their comb. This white thing turns black after a couple of weeks, and then falls off. Anyone got an idea what this is? Should I be worried? If so how does one treat it?

Can someone explain the GQF 3030 system dynamics? This is the 5 gal. tank with a hose going into the watering tray in the cabinate incubator type system. What stops the water from just overflowing the pan and running out into the incubator?

I've read several pamphlets, the incubator instructions, Murray's thread on incubating and could not find the answers. I have a 1502 incubator that has 3 trays that automatically turn the eggs and a brooder tray that doesn't turn. #1 On day 18 when I put the eggs into the brooder, do I leave...

I have three hens and a rooster I want to show next month. They are mating heavil and I'm worried about their feather condition . #1 Should I leave them together in their run until I'm read to show them or separate them? #2 For the purposes of showing, When is a rooster considered a cock v/s...

I watched this behavior for over an hour. One of my heritage RIR hens was about to lay her first egg. She was complaining loudly and going in and out of the coop and in general acting discombobulated. My young rooster (Henry) was anxious and acting troubled because of the hen's actions. He also...

I'm supposed to have 25 LF chicks sent to me soon, and have several questions. I thought to start out keeping them in the house in a cardboard box for the first 2 weeks. Then I would like to move them out to the garage for the next 4 weeks or so. I thought I would construct a plywood brooder for...

Ok, now that I've got a couple of chickens good enough to show, what do I do next? Do I just sign up a week or so early and take my birds there on the day of the show? Do I have to contact someone from the State and have the birds tested or will they do that at the show before it starts? Does...

I have been told that one needs to keep eggs at around 50 degrees while saving them up to be placed in the incubator. How do you do that?

I have purchased a new GQF 1502 incubator, and am getting ready to incubate this early spring. I've read alot about candleing eggs to see if they are fertile, and I think I understand that part. But have several other questions. Does "set" mean to place the clutch of eggs in an incubator? How...

I was told by a very knowledgable breeder that I should buy a GQF incubator with an electronic thermostat. He said it was the 1202 sportsman but all that I can find have wafer type thermostats. So, does anyone know what GQF incubator I need and where is a good place to buy it?

Is anyone planning on going? What are you showing? What are you selling? My wife and I are planning to go it will be our 2nd show ever. We will be looking and learning.

I'm planning on being there. Will anyone coming have LF Heritage RIRs? I love to look at all the eye candy that is brought to these shows. Some of the bantams take your breath away. Someday soon I will try to obtain some. But, I find myself drawn to the dark color and intelligence of the eye of...

Floppy top, a hactery New Hampshire Red, was acting strange for two or three days. I noticed that her bottom was enlarged and that she was almost catatonic in her actions. I checked her for the obvious things and couldn't tell for sure but thought maybe she was becoming egg bound. Then the next...

How is it that a person has say a dozen eggs or so and it is obvious that they were layed over a period of days, yet they all hatch out at almost the same time ? Is there a way to keep fertilized eggs in suspended animation until you have enough of them to place in an incubator? When someone...

Anyone have any suggestions, I'm new to chickens and have a few hatchery RIR's that I love dearly, but would like to own some better quaility stock. I favor standard size birds at this time. And, seem to be drawn to the RIR's, Laced Wyandotte's and splash Jersey Giants. I never see anything...

I inherited 10 Rhode Island Reds,from a friend that had to move, (to be honest one of them has a little white in her tail feathers, We used to say she might be a cabbage patch baby) and bought a big golden colored rooster. I plan to exchange him for a RIR when I can find one. I haven't had...