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I went out to collect eggs this morning and noticed an extremely odd looking egg sitting in the middle of the coop, I picked it up, and its squishy! It feels like a water balloon covered in sandpaper...my hens are about two years old and every egg they've ever laid was normal, hardshelled. They...

So...some of my hens are entering a 4-H show in two weeks. Three of them(RIR's and BR) are going in Layer/production category and I have two-my delaware and my buff orpington-that are going in exhibition. Besides the basics of them being clean and parasite free, what can I do to make everyone...

Okay well...I've had my chickens for several months and only just now noticed that one of my BR has white legs instead of yellow-yes, its true, observation is not one of my strong points. But, why would she have white legs? And I mean white, like practically paper white. My other BR has perfect...

I am in love with them. Entirely, heart-wrenchingly, can't-sleep-at-night-because-I-can't-stop-thinking-about-them in love. All are pullets except for one rhode island red. I'm amazed at the even-temperedness of the chicks in reguard to each other. The golden comets(Cassa and Meliara) are a...

I have four goats-Two Nigerian Dwarfs(Piper and Pan), a Myotonic cross(Carmel), and an Alpine/Nubian cross(Lola). All are does except for Pan, Nigerian buckling. I normally keep them penned up and only let them out in the pasture when I am outside working, and can supervise them-they can escape...

Well, seeing as its that time of year, I have been aquiring my future flock from the local feedstores around here. From one feedstore I have purchased one RIR cockrel, two Golden Comets, a black sexlink and an Easter Egger. From a completely seperate store I purchased what was labled as a RIR...

I just got a rooster today. He is my only chicken and I want him to be a pet. I've done a lot of online research but wanted to know more. Anyway my questions are, how should I go about gentling him? Can roosters become good pets? I think he is about 6 months old, is he to old to tame? He hasn't...