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Out of 30 eggs 10 hatched. 2 didn't make it, so we have 8 chicks. I assume that counts as 8 for our total.

I set 30 eggs. They are 4 white, 10 medium brown, 6 light brown, 6 green, and 4 olive eggs. They'll all be barnyard mixes, since all of my roos are mixes. My girls are BO, RIR, Production Red, BR, EE, Australorp, White Leghorn, Java, as well as a bunch of mixed breeds.

I'm going to participate! We've used broodies before, but this will be our first time using an incubator. I hope some of them make it! Our chicks will be mixed breeds from our various heavy breeds.

We currently have about 50 chickens, which is the most we've ever had. The oldest ones were born in 2011, and the youngest are still with their broody mom. With so many chickens at varying ages, it has become difficult to keep up with how old each hen is. We raise them for eggs, not as pets...

I have a broody that's been sitting on 12 eggs for about a week and a half. Another hen went broody yesterday, and I'm thinking about splitting the eggs that are already 'cooking' and giving each hen 6. The first hen is segregated from the rest of the flock, so I'd like to keep both of them...

Thanks for the heads-up on the bugs spreading to everything. I'll have to check the other flour, cornmeal, beans, etc in my cabinet. I'll probably cook a big batch of something tomorrow and then feed it to them over the next couple of weeks.

I recently discovered that my large containers of flour and rice had gotten bugs in them. As I was about to throw them out, it occurred to me that my girls love bugs. They also happen to love things made with flour and rice, so I'd like to make treats for them. The rice is easy - I'll just...

Thanks guys. We've had barred rocks and white rocks, but never buff rocks. This definitely explains why they seem so different than the orpingtons.

We recently bought 25 4-5 month old chickens from a local lady. 14 of them are BO's, but we noticed that two of them have yellow legs as seen below. Are these actually BO's? They have a single comb, and their beaks are the same yellow as their legs. They're also a little larger than the...

We started noticing a white film on our dishes, mostly glasses and knives, about a year ago. We initially thought that our dishwasher had stopped working correctly, but after moving to an apartment and then a new house, both with different dishwashers, the problem didn't go away. We finally...

Anyone used woolite? The fleece really does need to be at least rinsed to get a majority of the dust/dirt out of it. True you can card it without doing so but expect a hella dusty process! If your processing the seconds you really need something to break up any locks that are caked in mud...

I'm bummed that I can only buy one at a time.

Quote: I'm gonna have to pass....

I have two alpaca fleece that need to be washed before I card them. I assumed that I should wash them in water with a little Dawn dish washing liquid, but I talked to someone the other day who said that I should use mild laundry soap. She said that the fleece was basically hair, and asked me...

what is butcher weight? and (the question everyone loves) when do they start laying eggs

He sure acted like he wanted something when he was doing it. I just assumed he wanted attention, but who knows. He hasn't done it in several hours now.

He's been doing this all morning. He's inside the house, so I know he's not cold. Otherwise he's acting normally - happy and running around. When he lays down he doesn't do it, but when I talk to him or pay attention to him, he gets excited and he starts chattering his teeth again. His tail...

I've ordered from Amazon many times. Their prices are competitive and often cheaper than other places. You can find almost anything. The only warning I'd give is to watch shipping costs. If you order items that do NOT qualify for Super Saver shipping, and you have multiple items, they may...