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We are getting an insane amount of eggs this year and, since I only sell them once a week, I am setting up a mini refrigerator just for the eggs. Does anyone know the optimal temperature to maintain freshness? Also, at this temperature, how long are the eggs still fresh and able to be sold...

This past year the rats have been pretty bad in our chicken house. I don't want to poison them though because we have several dogs and other animals that I defiinately do not want to have access to poison and i don't want to maintain traps. There is a program in our area that provides people...

Yesterday we recieved our 25 chicks from mcmurray. All 25 arrived alive but one has been acting strange. It sleeps all the time and when it does it lays its legs all the way out like chicks look when they die . Is there anything I can do for it? Is it worth trying? It seems to be going down...

Yesterday we recieved our 25 chicks from mcmurray. All 25 arrived alive but one has been acting strange. It sleeps all the time and when it does it lays its legs all the way out like chicks look when they die . Is there anything I can do for it? Is it worth trying. It seems to be going down...

I ordered chicks from mcmurray that are supposed to be coming this week. The status on my order says shipped 3-12 but USPS says they have only recieved shipping info and it has not shipped. Will I get an email when they do ship? Any helpful info would be wonderful! Thank you

My chicks started hatching yesterday around 5pm, (It is currently 3:48 pm the next day). So far I have 10/14 eggs hatched. 4 were EE eggs and the rest were brown. For some reason all of the brown eggs have hatched and none of the green/olive eggs have even pipped yet. Is there a reason for this...

My first egg has pipped! It is going to be the longest day of my life! 8 hours of school and then a 2 hour guide dog meeting after that! 10 hours without being here

I have had the most annoying time with my humidity since lockdown. Today is day 19. For the last 18 days, the humidity stayed at 50% with NO water added AT ALL. 50% was the lowest I could get it. Yesterday when I went into lockdown, I filled only one of the 2 channels in my octagon 20. This...

I know everyone asks this question but I am getting super confused. I set my eggs on feb 19 at 8:30 pm When should I go into lockdown? Tomorrow? Thank you!

There is someone on craigslist in our area that is selling canada geese, goslings, and eggs. I would love to get one but someone once told me that they fly away. Does anyone have any experience with them? Thank you!

I am off to the store in an hour for the chicks that I have coming in 1 week... What do I need? I have: A large brooder with 2 heat lights, a feeder, and a waterer. So I am assuming I need more. So... What kind of bedding should I get? What kind of chick starter should I get? Medicated...

I wanted to share these pictures with everyone! These are a few of our llamas! Hope this makes someone's day!

I have set up my incubator in preparation for some eggs. What is the humidity supposed to be? It has been running for two days with a steady temperature but the humidity has stayed about 52% with NO water in it. If I put eggs in, will the humidity go down naturally? Thanks for the help

I don't know about you, but when I see eggs at the store I am dissapointed by their lack of variety. You can buy white or brown but either way they are the same size shape and color. So my idea for my FFA project was to give people the opportunity for a colorful egg basket. I was wondering...

My family has been breeding llamas for a few years now. We choose all of our breeders for their height, health, how flat their backs are, and the classic coat. Last year we bred our females in May for an April birth. The problem we are now having is the decision on whether or not to shear them...

The last two days I have gone out to collect the eggs and found an egg that looks like it came from a bantam hen- I don't have any bantam hens. I do, however have a pair of guineas. The hen should probably be about laying age... Is it possible that these are her eggs? I have not seen guinea eggs...

I am getting ready to set some eggs but would like to accumulate as many eggs as possible. I have 8 hens but only recieved 5 eggs today due to the weather. My question is, how many days do I have to collect eggs before some of them are no longer viable? Sorry if this does not make sense, Thanks

Help me! I am trying to fight the urge to fire up the incubator! Please tell me I'm not the only one!

I recently ordered a batch of 2 dozen chicks from mcmurray (All supposedly pullets) and was wondering how many roosters I would need to maintain good fertility while not over breeding them. These chicks will be part of an FFA project and I would like fertility to be good enough that I can sell...

As a project for my FFA class, I am going to be raising laying hens. We are in the process of altering a large stall (12X16) in our barn into a coop. I have always let my chickens free range on our 5 acres during the day. I love looking out at our lawn and seeing my hens picking about for bugs...