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My 10 month old Swedish Flower Hen pullet has become standoffish, begun crowing, and insistently tidbit calls to the other hens. (I haven't witness mounting...yet.) Last night I noticed she looks like she is developing spurs! Is this just behavioral (hen acting like a rooster) or is something...

So last evening my son (9yrs old) and I went to head out to close up the coop (7:30ish). He stepped out the door ahead of me and says "bear!" I couldn't see it immediately because our back deck sits above the walkout basement and my view was blocked by the railing. My two boston terriers rush...

Tonight I put my Easter Eggers and Cuckoo Marans eggs into day 18 lockdown and was surprised by a pipped egg! The chick was rocking and a rollin' and chirping up a storm. Quickly got the eggs back in the incubator. What a day! My shipped chicks from Meyer Hatchery didn't arrive today like I...

After months and months of waiting and based on my past experience with Meyer Hatchery, today should be the day that post office calls to tell me my babies are in! :celebrate Only...the phone has remained utterly silent this morning: nothing, nada. :confused: I check tracking again and...

Today I received shipped duck eggs, and two were smashed. Being a homeschool momma, we took them outside to examine the contents (my son's first experience with duck eggs). One was definitely fertile, and quite a bit developed, yikes! The other, well, I am struggling to tell if it is or not...

I ordered a mix of 16 chicks way back on November 29, 2015 for delivery this week...yesterday I got the confirmation that my order was processed (no substitutions this time), and my shipment was picked up at 4:22 p.m. yesterday at Mansfield, OH...and that is where tracking has stayed. I have...

I am a first time chicken owner, and I have one hen that stopped laying a week ago... I have 3 hens, 11 months old, who began laying late December. My Orpington, Ladybug, struggled with soft shell eggs when she began laying, but has been a consistant layer since. Last Wednesday, after taking a...

Hello! I have three mystery bantam chicks. Chick 1: (a spitfire) Silver Sebright? Chick 2: Cochin? Chick 3: I thought maybe Buff Brahma, but now thinking possibly D'Uccle?? She has buff colored wings. Thanks!

Hello! I am coming upon my one year anniversary of having chickens in my life. I have four hens and just picked up six chicks...yeah, I failed the TSC temptation test. Our chickens are pets, and I will likely always have a mixed flock. I love a colorful egg basket! I never imagined how much...