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We live in a township that we thought allowed all livestock except horses. We have 4 chickens (hen and pullets). Today we received a letter from the township that we are violating township regulations "clearly" stating that we are not allowed to have them. Of course, anyone knows that nothing...

I didn't use commercial for the same reason that I didn't feed my kids canned formula or jarred baby food. Thank you for your advice, but there are a lot of people who make their own starter with great success and health. Anyone's advice who is experienced in this area would be greatly...

Thanks to everyone for their responses. We have the chicks! They are adorable. Two more questions that I have: How soon do i start giving them grit? I made my own feed from a great recipe. They are picking at it, but I'm not sure if they are swallowing. Does it need to be ground? The...

I ordered chicks and didn't realize they would have the marek's vaccine. Does anyone know how long it stays in their system? i know its risky not to have them vaccinated, but I really did not want that in their eggs. Thanks for the help.

yes, I'm guessing thats what I will get - if any hatch at all it looks like they will have deformed organs and not live long. We shall see...

Thanks for the message of hope. Did you candle at all? What did they look like at this stage? Did you see masses or movement? I got your PM's missprissy - thank you and I will follow that for the next several days. Oh, do I keep turning, though? The only reason I have hope is b/c there were...

I have 6 eggs. This is my first time candling, so I don't know what I'm looking at. Two had an obvious blood ring and one looked infertile altogether. The other 3 looked like they definitely developed, but are you saying that they would have developed and then not survived long after that...

So, I am on day 17 for my eggs and I just realized that i got the temperature mixed up. I have had them on 95.5 instead of 99.5. How dumb of me to get the temp mixed up like that. I have spent all this time turning them and buying supplies all to maybe mess is up like that. Does anyone know...

This is also my first winter with any chicks. They will be teens here is PA by the time it gets cold, but I'm not sure they will think its cold compared to Michigan, etc. I am a southerner, so if I can survive here, I'm counting on chicks being able to! My coop was bought used and pretty well...

Brandon, Just received a time-line for chicks which helped a lot. Looks like they are good for the daytime at 6 weeks and good to go at 9 weeks for staying out. Still a little confused on how to ventilate but not have any drafts!! I have no problem with keeping the roosters for the table. In...

EliteTempleton, Thank you for all that info. i think you answered just about everything. No, you were not the one that sounded a little "over the top". I agree about the spouse comment, though that was in response to what the person said about ...if you want to keep your spouse... At any...

Thanks that helps. I only want 2 or 3 hens, so I wouldn't mind the little bit of added expense. We figured for eggs, we would still have more eggs than we could eat ourselves. Though sharing them won't be hard. Still, I like the idea of starting from the hatching process for the kids. Its...

Wow, well I have a question related to this topic but i hope I don't get completely dumped on by that one person. You seem just slightly hostile that anyone else might have a question/concern that you don't think should be one. If you have such an opinion about mine, please keep it to yourself...

Thanks Brandon, I would like to order them, but i am stalling b/c there are still a few things that I am sure about. Can you help me out with this or direct me to the right forum? First, is there any issue with the chicks being so young when winter comes? Are there any extra provisions that I...

I am also looking for barred rocks. I need the smallest amount that you would send for just getting started. Thanks, Michelle