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Hey everyone, I'm trying my first go at hatching turkeys in my incubator at about 8,500' in the mountains of Colorado. I started a hatch-a-long thread, and thought I would link to it here. If anybody has time to visit my post and offer any advice it would be greatly appreciated! High...

Hey everyone! I'm trying to hatch shipped eggs at about 8,500'. I already know the odds are against me, but I'm giving it a try, and I thought I'd share the challenge here with all of you for some moral support as well as some helpful information and tips (I hope!). Here is the back story: I...

Hey everyone! I just searched the forums, and there is one short thread about this topic in the "Hatching Baby Chicks" section, but I haven't found much discussion on it, so I thought I would bring it up here. I have been keeping chickens for long enough now I have lost track, roughly 10+...

Hi everyone, I have an urban flock, and my neighbors have been very tolerant of my antics for many years now. Today I came home to a note from one neighbor that explained the smell from my yard was getting strong, and he was hoping there was something I could do to "refresh" things a bit. Now...

Hi everyone! I have a rooster question, but of a different variety from most that you usually see. I have had chickens for over 6 years now and during that time have always had roosters. I have gone through a number of them, and already understand the basic ins and outs of raising my flock...

Hi everyone, I have a poor hen with sour crop. This is day 5. I noticed it on Day 1, massaged her crop and gave her the night to see if it passed. Day 2 she showed no signs of improvement, I massaged the crop again and added cider vinegar to her water (though I don't think she's drinking)...

Hi everyone! I am hatching quail for my first time. I have hatched chickens before, but this is my first attempt at quail. I put 48 Coturnix quail eggs (these were shipped eggs, the packaging was EXCELLENT) in my incubator at 12:00am on April 15th. I have a styrofoam incubator in which I...

Last night I had a hen mysteriously die. I awoke this morning to all of the chickens making a lot of noise, and when I went to check on them, one hen was laying dead on the floor. She was still warm, but dead. As I carried her out, I noticed she discharged some colored liquid from her throat...

I have a mixed flock of 17. Within the past 2 weeks several of my hens have developed black coloration on their combs. I have a well ventilated coop, and though I live in a very cold climate, the coop is dry and even has 2 heat lamps that chickens can get under if they are chilled. Also, the...

Hi all! I have a little D'Uccle that went broody about 3 weeks ago. I have already hatched hicks this spring, so no new chicks are needed right now. As such, I have been keeping eggs out from under her. To complicate matters, I was having an issue with egg eating, and put ceramic eggs into...

I have a large welsummer rooster and 11 hens, only 1 of which is a bantam. All of these chickens are about 14 months old. The rooster mounts all of the hens, and doesn't seem to be over doing it. I get to observe them for most of the day, and I only really see him mounting hens in the...

I have a little pullet, not even sure what she is other than a bantam breed of some sort. She's probably about 8 weeks old. She was just fine for weeks, then one day I noticed her having trouble getting around. She had one leg that, when she tried to use it, would straighten out in front of...

Since I began my chicken adventure a little over a year ago, I have come to learn of a device which I really, REALLY could use. I had never before heard of it, but I found out what an EGG SKELTER is, and I could put one to good use. However, there are not many options available when it comes...

I have 12 bantam chicks that I would really appreciate some help with both sexing and identifying. They are from our local feed store, and came from a bin labeled "Assorted Bantams". I estimate they are at least 6 weeks old, possibly a little older. They are straight run. Here they are...

I just hatched my first 5 baby chicks, and with chicks comes the pondering of the universe and life in general, along with some more specific wonderings. My rooster is a big, beautiful Welsummer. 5 chicks hatched, 2 being from a light Brahma, 2 from an Easter Egger, and 1 from a...

I have a flock of 12 way up in the cold mountains of Colorado, and all winter I was feeding them a couple of scoops of scratch each day, on the ground, to keep them warm and give them something to do in the run. However, now that it's spring (at least in theory), things are starting to thaw out...

My neighbor's dog got into my yard this morning and gave one of my hens a pretty good thrashing. At first I thought he had eaten her, but upon taking a walk around later, I found her laying in the street not far from my house. She was laying down mainly because she was lost and scared, and...

Hi all! I have had my flock for just about a year now, and things are going great. The chickens have pulled through the winter quite nicely, and as the days warm up, I have been getting chicks (of the chicken variety) on the mind. I have a mixed flock of 12, 11 hens and a rooster. The...

My chickens, like most, are constantly on bug patrol, and really love just about any creepy crawly they can get their beaks on. However, they aren't very keen on worms. I find earthworms and bring them to them, and a couple might pick at them, but most just turn up their beaks and walk away...

Hey folks, So this winter came in cold and hard here in western Colorado, and temps went from being 10 degrees at night to being -20 at night for a couple of weeks. As this hit, my hens went from laying 8-9 eggs/day to 2-3 eggs/day. The snow was deep, things were frigid, and it was their...