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I havent any chickens yet, am thinkin I will get them this spring. I want to know can you eat fertilized eggs ? How do you know if they are fertile or not? Is just having a rooster around the hens all that it takes for you to expect them to be fertile? This term broody, does it mean that when...

Ditto on Back Yard Poultry, I have been reading ag type publications for a while and this magazine is at the top of my list.

Thank you guys for all the good advice !

I live in Kansas city but will be moving my family to fulton Kansas in 2 months. I have some experience in organic vegetables and worked for Paul Conway of Conway's organics for 4 years in Leavenworth. We are looking at integrating Black Australorps into our first year. I have also thought about...

I am looking for a source of Black Aussies in eastern Kansas or western Missouri. If anyone can help that would be awesome.

I am looking for a sturdy breed that will be very good at foraging for food on our organic vegetable farm .I would also like a dual purpose bird that can provide eggs and meat. We are considering the Black Australop breed for this purpose. What do you folks out there think ? We have a 30 acre...

I am curious as to the best method of tracking an individual hens egg production? I would like to be able to do this so I will know wich hens to cull and wich to keep and allow to breed. From what I understand they dont allways use the same nest box.