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2 weeks ago we decided to "thin the herd" so to speak.. and find homes for our younger Birds or any that really didn't "fit in" well, so we could then get some Marans or Wellsummers... Anyway-- they young Man came to pick up 10 hens and 2 Roo's... then hands me a box.... Inside were 20 ISA...

Someone just gave me 20 ISA Brown Pullets (just starting to feather at the wingtips) I know they are dual-purpose, so are gonna sort em out by temperment over the next couple weeks-- keep 6 for Layers and fatten the rest for the freezer... HOWEVER: We've never raised any meaties before-- how...

We had all our eggs hatch since early Yesterday.... 3 died from hatching early.... Our last to hatch was "Shrink wrapped" pretty badly, even thought the humidity varied between 60% and 75%.... She seems to be doing ok-- VERY chatty too-- but the others are attacking her! Her grooming gland...

LOL! Ok-- here's the story.... I REALLY wanted more EE/Ameracaunas... My favorite Gal was killed a while back, leaving me only one hen and a big beautiful Roo... along with many other hens of different breeds, and a few Silkie Roo's, a Sebright Roo and 2 tiny lil' Old English Bantam Roo's...

Our very 1st batch of incubated eggs in our "little Giant" Hatched over the weekend!!! We weren't sure about most of the brown eggs we'd gathered, as they weren't "intentionally" fertilized--- but a few did hatch, and are either Australorp mix or Wyandotte Mix-- Daddy is either our Black Silkie...

We bought a "little Giant" with egg turner last month-- ran it thru our 1st hatch with NO PROBLEMS whatsoever-- stayed right at 100f the whole time! Now those little fluffy-butts are healthy and happy, we lost only 1 during the hatch... BUT: THIS batch is 100% different!!! Of course, now...

For some reason, every batch of eggs we've ever hatched from our Gals have a very difficult time hatching past the pipping stage - due to VERY thick outer membranes... They hold everything intact, and then the inner membrane dries and "shrink-wraps" the baby.... We have 30 in the Bator, 2 have...

We have 6 lil' Pekin ducklings, and would like to get 2-4 "rare-breed" oriental breed ducks... How big/deep does the pond HAVE to be? We were told that some breeds MUST have large ponds with at least 2-ft depth ??? Otherwise-- will set up a larger kiddie pool with ramps.... is that big enough??

Anyone else having trouble uploading photos?? I've done it LOTS of times with no trouble... now all of a sudden it "goes thru the motions" of letting me browse etc... but once I hit the "enter" button... it just runs and runs and runs...never uploading the image. My folder is only at 37%...

Ok-- REALLY Newbie question- but we know NADA about Ducks... We were reading how unlimited feeding can lead to overeating and "fatty liver" in ducks... are we supposed to take away food at night-- or have un-limited access as babies, then change it as they age???? HELP! My Duckies are for...

Ok-- here's the story: Tractor Supply was supposed to have their chicks, ducks & turkeys in Last Friday. After getting groceries (which I had put off 2 days so as to save the extra trip) I drove over--- NO Babies!!! They said they'd be here Monday. SO-- because of a road closing, the kids...

Hi all! The Mods have approved the start of a Book Swap! Just list the books you are looking to find along with the ones you have to give away! Be sure ALL books are in "very Good" to "New" condition, unless someone states they are looking for one "regardless of condition"... Work out the...

Could we maybe start a section for a "Book Swap"?? People could list the books they have to give, and the ones they are looking to find.... The requirements would have to be that the books are in "very-good to new" condition... Any postage would be negotiated between the "swappers" via...

Our OE bantam has been in the house as a full-time incubator... she's well-fed, happy, spoiled etc... Yesterday, a beautiful little Ameracauna baby hatched.. and she is being a GREAT Momma-- EXCEPT.... She is now no longer interested in the 2 remaining eggs! They were all put under her the...

Our OE Bantam that was hatching 3 Ameracauna eggs has 1 baby (1day old) and 2 unhatched eggs (one is jiggling!) She has abandoned the eggs, is being a VERY good Momma to her only Chick, and is...well... SHE'S CROWING!!! Yep-- full-fledged cock-a-doodle-dooing! she's done it 6x already today (it...

Ok-- getting many differing opinions on this one... Please help me out... 1st, let me clarify that I am referring to the fertility of a Mated Hen--not the e g g s from that hen... HOW LONG after she has been with a Roo, do her e g g s become "unfertilized" again? I need to know how often I...

We had 3 Ameracauna e g g s under our OE Bantam since the 14th... so we weren't ready, since today is only day 18 of incubation.. but DD said "Mom! I hear peeping!" and sure enough-- one was pipped! that was around 11a.m... of course-- we ended-up having to "mildly" assist by partially...

Yesterday, I put 3 of my "Special Girls" in with our Ameracauna Roo so I could be sure their eggs are fertile (I'm collecting for the new Incubator) At the same time, I noticed 2 of my other Girls were coughing.... Now-- they WERE Scarfing scratch at the time (hadn't had any in a while and...

We have trouble candeling.. and can't figure out what we're doing wrong. We use a small high-intensity LED "pocket flashlight" in a dark room... and they all look the same to us! Almost every egg we've candled looked "empty"-- and we can't even see thru the shells of the green ameracauna eggs...

So sorry everyone.. I hit the wrong button and this posted WHILE I was typing, and I didn't even notice! I re-posted not realizing this was here... please disregard this post.... My apologies!