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I had a RIR go broody last summer. She first sat on a clutch of 9 eggs and was sitting very well for the first couple of days, then disaster. A large rat snake got in during the night and ate all but two of the eggs. That day I got 8 eggs out of my other hens so I removed the two left from...

My RIR hens will go nuts over maggots, grubs and about any other type of worm. They will just about kill each other trying to catch and eat the little green lizards that run around everywhere around the house.

The eggs should be fertile. I have 3 roos with 13 hens. Prior to her installing herself in the nest the roos constantly harass the hens. I am planning on disposing of the two extra roos but haven't gotten around to doing the deed. She seems quite comfortable in her private cage it's just...

I had 25 RIR chickes delivered Dec. 31st 2008 and it is July 7th 2009. One of my RIR hens refuses to get off of the nest. She is not showing any sign of aggression and even allows me to pet her. The problem is she has been sitting on the nest for 3 days and as far as I can tell she has only...

In Miami in the spring it should be fine outside at a month old. I would put a heat lamp just to keep the temp up a bit at night. I brooded my chicks outside in their coop when they were delivered on Dec. 31st. I used two heat lamps and kept the temp up around 90-95 for the first couple of...

My RIR's are 3 months old today. They were brooded right in their coop so re-homing was not an issue for me but they still won't go more than a couple of hundred feet from their coop even when I free range them all day. When I first took down the brooder wall and gave them access to the...

I have 26 RIR chicks that are about 5 weeks old. How can I pick out the roos? I have been reading that I need to separate the roos at about 6-8 weeks old but I can't tell which are which. Some of the chicks are growing red/pink combs but it seems that all of them have at least some comb. Any...

I ordered 25 Rhode Island Reds from Double R. Discount, on Dec. 15th. They were shipped Dec. 29th and I received them Dec. 31st. I got the call from the post office at 7:00 am. Avg. Temp was 40-50 at night and about 65 in daytime All Chicks were alive and active at arrival only one seemed...

To answer the above questions: I ordered these chicks Dec. 15th, they were shipped on the 29th and I got them on the 31st. I ordered them from Double R discount in FLA. TIm

IMHO, The bleach disinfecting is not about protecting health. Proper cooking methods kill any bacteria that is found on the carcass and no matter what you use there will be bacteria there. The disinfection is to prolong shelf life. I worked in the seafood industry many years ago and most...

I ordered my 25 chicks from Double R discount in FLA. I got 26(i think) and they are all very healthy and very active. They are growing fast and eating a ton. Since this is my first and only experience with ordering chicks I have nothing to compare to but I am very satisfied and will probably...

My RIR's are 8 days old and when I go out to the coop, where I have my brooder set up, bugs fly in. It is mostly mosquitoes and moths but the chicks absolutely destroy anything that gets within reach. I haven't caught and given them any bugs yet but they seem to be doing just fine catching and...

: Here are the pics of my 25 RIR chicks that I received on New Year's Eve. All twenty five seem healthy and very, very active. They are growing like weeds and eating like hogs. LOL. Enjoy the cuteness Tim My most nosy chick Most of the 25 huddled in the corner after I scared them a...

I am using Agrilabs Vitamins &Electrolytes "Plus" This is what the packet says: Designed for use in Cattle, Swine, Sheep, Horses, Ruminants, Poultry and Turkeys during periods of stress or reduced feed intake. I was told to use this for about a week or so then switch to plain pure water. Tim

Quote: Bald eagles are fish eagles ,so their main prey are fish. See them mostly around bodys of water. LOL, I know that Bald Eagles prefer fish but as far as the body of water thing do a google earth check of Cut Off Louisiana. If not for the levees I would live in a body of water. Tim

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I ordered 25 of them from Double R Discount in Palm Bay Fla. I don't know if they hatch the chicks or if they are drop shipped from another hatchery. Tim

My new chicks arrived this morning at 7:01 am the post office called and said my new chicks were in wooooo hoooo:D Pics below:

I have red-tailed hawks around constantly but the ones that concern me the most are the Bald Eagles. I have two that hang out in an oak tree on the back of my property. I only see them sitting in the winter time but they are in the area year round. I can only imagine what a pair of eagles...

Ok here are the pics of my first attempt at a brooder box. It is in the coop and is about 4x4. when they outgrow the box I intend to take down the wall and allow the chicks the run of the coop with the heat lamps of course. What ya'll think, Tim