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Thanks everyone for the kind replies. I am going to add a light with a timer and see how it goes. Will keep you posted. Terry

Hello there. I have one rooster and four hens. They are all three years old. Each fall when it starts to get colder, they stop laying. Then in the spring they start again. I thought this was normal behavior. The other day I went to a farm to get hay for my other animals and low and behold his...

Thanks all. I am going to get an incubator tomorrow... Terry

Thanks. But what do I dowith the egg now. Until I get an incubator? Thanks, Terry

Not yet. Do I need one to start?

Hello there. I would like to try and hatch my first egg. I took an egg from the coop today. Could someone please tell me what I should do from start to finish. After reading numerous posts, I find myself confused. I have six hens and one rooster. I'm ready to be a dad!!!...lol.... Thanks in...

Thanks all. I will be looking for eggs everywhere from now on! Terry

Hi there. Do I have to have nesting boxes like chickens in order for my ducks to lay? Or will they just lay anywhere in the duck coop? Thanks, Terry

Hi there. I have finally made the decision to try and hatch some eggs for my daughter and her friends to learn with. Problem is, I need some help. I have six females and one rooster. All hens are laying and laying strong. Could someone please advise on the best process from beginning to end? I...

Thanks to all who replied. I feel alot more safe with them flying overhead. Terry

Hi there. With the recent warm weather up here in Southern Ontario, two turkey vultures(sometime three) have arrived and have started roosting on my barn. During the day they circle around the property getting lower and lower until they eventually land. Will they attack the chickens? Should I be...

Yes Doug I am thanks. I guess I just have to wait. Terry

I have a barred rock bantam cochin, I think. She is so adorable. Her name is Chikkie, and is my first ever chicken. She is now ten months old and has yet to lay. All my other girls are laying, any suggestions? Do these smaller birds take longer to lay? Terry

Thanks for the replies. What does washing them do right away? Negative or positive?

Hello there. I was wondering when you wash an egg. Do you do it as soon as you get it from the chicken, or when you are ready to eat them? Thanks, Terry

Going to attempt to let them meet again today. Will keep you posted. Terry

Going to attempt to let them meet again today. Will keep you posted. Terry

My rooster is not a bantam. When I got the them, they did not tell me they were bantams(one died).

Chikkie actually seemed somewhat accepting. She kind of layed there without fighting back. It all happened so fast.

I have what I think is a Barred Cochin bantam. She is eight months old. Two weeks ago, I got five new hens and a rooster. All around her age or a little younger. They are in separate coops. This morning, I brought Chikkie(barred cochin) in to see them. At first I just held her in my arms for...