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I have just discovered Fowl Pox in my flock as well. I have ordered chicks that are coming in end of the month. They will be inside for 8 weeks. Would you vaccinate before introducing them? Is it harder/fatal for youngsters? Thanks in advance, Michele

Hello fellow Kentuckians! Anyone looking for boys for their flock? I have three 4 month old cockerels looking for new homes in Anderson County/Lawrenceburg. Lavender Orpington/RIR cross, and Barred Rock/Orpington.

I have three 4 month old roosters. One Barred Rock/Lavender Orpington cross, he is orange, I call him Pumpkin, super sweet. Two RIR/Lavender Orpington Mixes, one is mostly white with some red, black, very unique, handsome bird, going to be big boy. The other is more traditional Rhode Island Red...

Honestly, I would get rid rid of him. Although, culling is a perfectly acceptable way to deal with a jerk rooster, imo, you don't have to cull, you can sell him, or give him away. Just be sure to disclose that he is human aggressive, so they know what they are getting. We had one that was human...

We had one that did that two days ago. Lethargic, panting, straining to poop. We think it had some type of digestive failure, she passed shortly after. You could try some poly vi sol, nutri drench, or sugar water syringed to the side of the beak. In our last two hatches we had one that just...

My Rooster is a Lavender Isabel Orpington, the yellow and yellow/gray chicks are from my lavender, lavender split orpingtons hens. In my limited knowledge of genetics they could end up being lavender, mottled, Isabel, porcelain, or they could stay buff. The other chicks are from Barred Rock...

Here are our babies. We ended up with 9 out of 12 we set. Soo cute!

Well, unfortunately our other side pipper didn't make it. This morning we didn't see the beak in the hole, or any movement. When we started opening it up, it looks as though the chick turned away from the hole at some point during the night, and suffocated? That's our best guess. A fully...

Just wanted to update. "Pippy" is out, and seems to be doing well. We did assist, in hindsight, I feel like we could have waited. Assisting too early is a legitimate concern, and was something that I worried about, and still do. It is a judgement call with every hatch I suppose. We took some of...

Yes, that makes sense. I have another side pip today, ugh. Anybody have any ideas, thoughts, theories, about why they side pip? In my current situation, it seems to be the larger eggs. Two different breeds, two different incubators.

Thanks diamondsilkies, that helps a lot, because I was thinking that the miss was going to be a problem. I don't see any blood, I can see a little bit of the membrane it is bright white. I can see her breathing with the movement of the shell pieces. She will chirp if I chirp to her. I can see...

Have a chick that external pipped this morning at 9:40AM, right in the middle of the egg, not near the air cell. I am wondering about the chick's position, and ability to get out on it's own. It hasn't made much progress. I am going to wait until tomorrow to step in, since it's so early. But I...

We have a pip already. The Barred Rock cross surprised us, we might see a little one today.

11 of 12 in lockdown. Hoping for some fluffy butts Wednesday or Thursday!

I set 12 eggs on the 7th. Lavender Orpingtons, and a few RIR, one Barred Rock, and a Welsemmer crossed with my Lavender Orpington. Had one quitter sometime after the 5th day. Lock down is Monday. Can't wait to see what we get from the crosses!

I have a 4 year old Appenzeller Spitzhauben hen. Brought her in the house a week ago Sunday, She had stopped laying about a week prior, brought her in when I noticed her standing alone most of the day. Initially thought she was just struggling with the cold, since she is not cold hearty. Next...

Candled our 11 shipped Lavender/Mottled/Porcelain Orpington Eggs on day 14. We noticed one detached air cell before setting them in the incubator, so that one went in a carton for special handling. On day 7 we caught one more wonky air cell, so that one went in the carton as well. Yesterday we...

I think we may have ordered the same eggs. From Fountain Run, KY? Ours are in the incubator right now. If they are from the same farm, would love to see pics of your others, and I will post pics of ours if/when they hatch.

First time hatcher here. We set 11 Lavender/Lavender Mottled/Porcelain Pure English Orpington eggs on Feb 1st. We bought them on eBay. We thought we saw some movement in the air cell on one so that one is sitting upright in an egg carton, and we are tilting instead of turning. We have 9 "bigs"...

I'm not very close to you, Lawrenceburg, just south of Frankfort. But just wanted to say Hello and Welcome!