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I have a couple silly questions. Does anybody know how long it takes to get fertile eggs after a Rooster is added to the flock, and once he is no longer around how long will the hens still lay fertile eggs?

I am thinking about getting some Beltsville turkeys. Never had turkeys of any type before only chickens. Would love to hear what anyone has to say about them. Size, temperament, housing with chickens or not? Thanks in advance for any information you can provide me with.

I have an Old English bantam roo who is about 6 months old. I noticed today his comb is all black. Its not cold enough for frostbite, i haven't seen any other bird picking on him. I just dont k ow whats wrong. Any ideas?

I was wondering, what is the best way to store FF? Is a cool dry place the way to keep it? Or can it be left outside? I wasn't sure if the heat and sun would bother it.

I have a 2 year old red sexlink and I just was checking her out today and saw she has, what looks like, her insides coming out!!! What should I do?:(

I was wondering what seeds or grains do chickens really like and are good for them?

Does anyone know if you can use pine needles for bedding? I have alot of pine trees in my back yard and theres lots of needles on the ground.

I have 6 chickens that are 1 1/2 years old. I am getting 6 more who are 6 months old. What is the best way to integrate them into the flock?

We insulated our coop with Styrofoam this and are finding the chickens love to peck at it. Will this hurt them>??? Should we take it down?

I was just wondering , can chickens eat rice? Raw, cooked, white or brown???

I understand that some chickens lay soft shell eggs at the beginning....I have 6 RSL, one lays nice hard shell eggs....I have a couple dropping eggs from the roost and they are soft shell and I also have one who will lay where ever she happens to be standing. They are all 16 weeks old so I...

I was just wondering, what is the best brand of chicken feed for hens? Would like to know what others think.

We just got 6 Red Sex Links in March, hubby just brought home 3 more. One looks like to be a Frizzle, I think its a little rooster. Hes awful small. But boy does he have BIG attitude. Then there are 2 that look like a small breed and has feathers on their legs. I am new to chickens so I...

Hello all, I am new to BYC. March 30 I bought 6 red sexlinks. I just love them!! Never knew chickens could be so entertaining. I have my coop and run inside my big fenced in back yard. ( half acre fenced in) and they go to bed at night on their own. Recently I have one who has taken up...