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We have our 1st broody hen and have decided to let her sit on some eggs. It's an Australorp hen that's about 8 months old. Their eggs have had a very good hatch rate in our incubators, so I hope she can hatch some chicks. We have never had a broody hen before, so I need advice on what we...

I think I have read this on here before, but can't find it now. We sold our rooster and wanted to know about how long the hens' eggs will still be fertile. In that flock, we plan to use them for eating eggs only soon, but want to save the last fertile eggs from them for hatching.

Does anyone have chickens that lay true pink eggs? What kind are they? I have heard of this, but have not seen any. If you do, do you have pictures of them? I have a mixed pen that I want to use for laying colorful eggs. So far I have the basic white, brown, and green egg layers in my pen. I...

I have a Silkie pullet who I believe is blind. She had an eye infection at one time, which has healed with the use of eye ointment. Now she does not seem to be able to see, though her eyes look clear and normal. We can wave something right in front of her face and she does not appear to see it...

My Polish rooster has had a lot of feathers pulled out of his head all of a sudden and has a large raw red spot on top of his head. I just held him within the past couple of days and noticed that he had some feathers that were broken off, but it did not look bad at that time. We just noticed...

Any art or craft projects? Sell them? Or anything else? I picked up some pretty feathers from my pen today and was just thinking that it's a shame that I don't have a use for them since I have such a variety of colors and patterns.

that you buy or trade for. I and several others have received eggs from someone who is selling "pure breeds" on BYC, only to receive mixed breed eggs. We leave positive feedback for receiving the eggs intact or for the good fertility rate, only to find out that the chicks that hatch out are not...

A friend of my husband's told him that we should wait 3 months after our chickens first start laying to try to hatch their eggs. Is this true? If so, why? I had never heard this before, so I just thought someone might be able to help. One of our Australorps laid her first egg yesterday. I know...

I have 3 Silkie pullets who will be ready to start laying any day now and need a rooster to go with them. The hens are 2 white and 1 red, but I am breeding for pets only so they don't have to all be the same color. I live in Southeast Alabama, near Dothan, and would drive a short distance to get...

My husband and I were talking about unique things that we could use for nesting boxes to save money. I have heard some really unique and creative ideas in the past, so I thought I would ask you guys to share your ideas with us.

I know this has probably been asked before, but I can't find it. What should I do (if anything) when a chick pips at the small end of the egg? I had one that pipped at the small end, which was down the whole time that I incubated the egg. I knew it was trying to come out the wrong end, which was...

I have had my first 2 hatches now, which were both pretty successful. Both times, I had one bantam egg in the incubator, both of which were given to me by a relative. Neither hatched, so each time I cracked the egg open at the end to try to figure out what went wrong. The first egg had a...

I hope this is the right place to post this. We have some chicks that are a cross between a Rhode Island Red roo and a White Leghorn hen. What color eggs should the offspring of this cross lay? Thanks!

new chicks? I have chicks drying out now and no more eggs in that particular incubator to hatch. It's still 100 degrees because the eggs just hatched. Should I turn it down a bit since we are just drying out the chicks now and allowing them to build their strength up? They are going through that...

I have a regular styrofoam incubator with the wire in the bottom over the water trays. Now that my first few chicks have hatched, I'm a bit concerned that wire may be rough on their little feet. The edges of it are pretty sharp, also. Has anyone ever had any problems with this? I am an...

I just had to start a separate thread the announce the hatching of our 1st chick! This is the first time we have incubated, so I am such a proud new mom! It's a little Barred Rock chick and it's already out in the incubator trying to move around and chirping like crazy...

My daughter, age 10, wants a pet bird of some type. She has actually wanted one for years, but is now responsible enough that I am considering getting her one. Besides chickens, I don't know much about birds. Is there a type that you would recommend? She likes colorful birds and loves the...

I assume the eggs aren't moved to the carton until day 18, right? Does it need to be cardboard or does it matter if it's a styrofoam carton? If you have used this method, did you have a good hatch? Better or worse than without it? I thought of doing this, but was worried the carton under the...

I have read different things, so I wanted to find out what humidity level has worked best for some of you that are more experienced at hatching in an incubator. What humidity is ideal for the first 18 days and after day 18 when they come out of the egg turner? I have a Hova Bator with a fan if...

I hope this video link works. One of my EE pullets falls over sideways when she tries to walk. My daughter found her crying in the pen this afternoon this way. The other chickens were running over her, so I took her out and have her in a dog carrier inside the house right now. It seems to me...