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We have way more birds than time it seems. So we are selling down our flocks of BBS Ameraucanas, double laced Barnevelders, Black Copper, Blue Copper and Wheaten Marans, and Blue Laced Red Wyandottes. We also have bantam double laced Barnevelders. All our stock is from individual breeders'...

We had an overly successful test hatch on our bantam barnevelders and now need the brooder space for other breeds. These chicks were hatched 3/17, 3/20 and 3/27. They are Gabbard line bantams and lay a nice small to medium light brown egg. Great lacing and temperment with these birds, just have...

HI, We'd like to find a healthy, able-bodied silver cuckoo marans male for a breeding project. We live in AL and will be in Newnan, GA for the CVPA show next month if pick-up there is possible. Dark egg color more important to us than the leg feathering. If you have hatching eggs, we'd be...

Do any of you take pictures of your normally penned chickens outside of the coop/run and how do they react to their new-found freedom? We have planted a sunflower patch and I'd really like to make some pics of all the different breeds posed in front of them next month. I don't know how they will...

In the shop today I noticed the ingredients list on a bag of floating catfish food. 32% protien. Could this be fed as a treat to help with feather regrowth? I could copy the ingredients list off the bag later tonight if that would help with advice. Thanks Kelli

I have a hen, about a year old-eating and drinking normally- whose foot pads are sore and scabbed over. Between her toes is swollen on the topside and one is warm to the touch. We have isolated her in the "infirmary" and used peroxide to clean up the feet as best we could. She is able to get...

3:30 this morning we got 3+ inches of rain. Several chicks were killed, but some were wet, dirty and shivering. We have brought them in and rinsed under warm running water. They are in a pool with wood shavings and a heat lamp now. Soft, low chirping with some on their haunches and some lying on...

yesterday a couple of chicks had the droopsies and I noticed 2 bloody stools. Today the whole gang is hunched up and cheeping like crazy. We started corid yesterday in the water, but I am hoping someone has some suggestions for more immediate relief . Would it help to feed buttermilk or yogurt...

We introduced a new rooster to the girls this week. He worked everything out fine with the other boys, but last night I noticed a "harem" of girls hanging around him at the back of the run and they looked to be preening his throat/waddles/neck area. Well today I saw him without the girls and...

What is the best surefire way to give the chickens a good dusting under the feathers/wings etc? What works best for dispensing the product onto the bird? Thanks:cool:

it looks like summer is already here (in AL) two days of near 80 degrees and with the humidity, you definitely feel the heat . I have saddles on a few of our roos "favorite" girls and there are several more needing them. I had sewn the originals out of denim, because I thought they would need...

Anyone owning a GQF model with the preset "toggle" switch can probably help me. Our thermostat has a series of 5 toggle switches. With "3" depressed, we get a setting of 100 degrees. If I try to change it, it goes too hot or too cold. Can anyone explain to me how to set the switches so the...

For your consideration, we have 10+ fertile Barnevelder hatching eggs. Our hen to rooster ratio is 4:1 and fertility has been 100% on test hatches. Bloodlines on these birds originate from TX and CT. Please feel free to ask any questions prior to bidding. These will ship on Monday 3/15/10 after...

We have a GQF Sportsman bator my question is has anyone tried to incubate using the bottom level [hatcher level] to increase your setting numbers? In other words the eggs on the bottom tray would only be turned ever couple of days when I go in to add water. We have a seperate GQF hatcher and...

We were gifted with an older model gqf cabinet hatcher. It has the solid door and there's no time to get the acrylic before we'll need to use it for our next hatch. I'd like to figure out how to use the wet bulb located on the side below the thermometer. I know I need a wick or shoestring on the...

For your consideration, 15+ Barnevelder eggs. They are running out of our ears right now, so we thought we'd sell a few. This breed was hard to find spring 09 when we 1st began searching for them. We wanted them because they lay a darker egg, are beautiful and have a friendly temperment. We have...

we are so excited to FINALLY have some of our beautiful marans eggs available for shipping! I've posted some adds on Craigslist and need help on how to figure shipping. Would you all say it is best to go with the flat-rate, priority box for ~$15? I called our local P.O. and the mail-lady said...

we have the incubator full (192 eggs) and received a message Sun. that the power company will be changing our meter over to a smart-meter sometime shortly. My hubby emailed and asked for an extension, but if they go ahead with the switch is there anything we can do to preserve this hatch? AL...

Like a dummy, I didn't write the date we set these eggs on the calendar and now we have no idea how close they are to day 18. We are going to candle tonight and try to tell something from the size of the air cell and hopefully this hatch is not busted, but my question is this: If the turning...

One of our BLRW hens has a growth about the size of a small grape above her right eye. This began about 3-4 weeks ago. We thought it would go down on it's on, so we have not done anything to it. It gives a little when you press on it, like it has liquid inside. She has been eating and pooping...