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My flock has been sneezing and snotting for a few weeks now. I tried probiotics, VetRx, apple cider vinegar...but they are no better. They don't seem to feel bad, just snotty. I was thinking of giving them a dose of antibiotics but hated to lose the eggs for a month. I mean I used to eat...

Ok...thank you! The previous roo wasn't quite a year, but boy was he tough. I even pressure cooked him. These are 8 week Cornish Rocks. Hoping for a much better result this time though.

After we process our chickens today, can we immediately cook them, or do they need to "cure"? Read something online about needing to wait 36 hours because of rigor mortis. We cooked our first rooster the day of processing last time and it was TOUGH. Help please. :-)

As we are getting close to day 18, do I need to put paper towels down in the incubator or something? We have a small styrofoam incubator and it has a wire mesh bottom that they eggs sit on. I think I may have some hatching on different days. Any suggestions as to getting the incubator ready...

I'm a new member and can't wait to get started learning and looking around on the site! We have 15 hens, 2 roosters, 14 chicks, 11 eggs in an incubator, and 8 eggs under a hen. :-) We live in Kentucky and have had chickens for 1 year now. beccastrozyk