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One of our Toms seems to be having trouble with his throat, he is having trouble swallowing. Not while eating, just as he is walking around & his hissing seems to be different, like he can't do it right. Any advise? .. Thank you

Does anyone use a little bag for their giblets? If you do where do you get them? Or do you just put them inside the chicken w/o a bag?

We are thinking of getting a Yardbird plucker from Farm & Family this week, looks good and it is local. So no shipping & it will be here when we buy it. Tried to check out the weight it would hold but all it states is 2 birds..no weight limit.. ugh.. Anyone ever used a Yardbird Plucker? Would...

What is the best bedding for Cornish Rocks?? If you raise them you know why I am asking..lol We use straw which is great but I am doing a complete clean out of their coops every other day.. makes my layers (in their own part of the coop) look like they only go outside..lol We were wondering if...

Hello, we have been raising Cornish Rocks which we have purchased but would love to hatch our own. What Roo & Hen creates a Cornish Rock meat bird? Thank you

Hi, I have been trying to find the time frame between processing and use by dates to add to the label... Also if anyone knows the link for this info I would really appreciate it if you could share I have come across all of the info except this. Thank you

Hello, I have been boiling our Sulfur water three time to use for processing, yes this takes forever! I am wondering if we just used straight sulfur water from our well if it would effect the taste of the bird? I do this for the cold water & for the ice I make... takes so much time. Thank you...

Hello, Wondering if anyone has tried a Seal a Meal for their Meat Birds (whole bird) ? Did not know if this would squeeze everything out of them, creating a "dry" meat, or if it is even possible to use the vacuum method for a whole bird. Also are there any stores that carry Shrink bags? Need to...

Have been reading everything I can find here on worming, seems the only way to ensure proper worming is one by one.. Is there any other way of worming a larger flock? Our original girls are fine, 90 in all. We recently purchased 60 - 1 yr. old hens from a farmer who could no longer care for...

Wondering if Signature Poultry is a trustworthy site. I can not find any info on it besides their own.

Hey you chicken lovers.. me included lol I wanted to check out Signature & Game Bird hatchery & wondered if anyone has dealt with them. They are offering a good price for pullets & I don't want to pass it up but would appreciate any info on the company...

We are so upset, we have a healthy flock of 60 hens and are ready for more. We needed hens who were near laying or already laying. We found someone who had to sell 30 laying hens because he lost his buyers, so happily we brought them home last night. This afternoon we noticed one was wheezing...

My hen has an egg stuck, it is wrapped around a membrain, can not see a hole for it to get out. It is pushed outside of her... +

Hello, Could someone please help.. I cracked eggs this morning and YIKES!! An egg is full of blood & there is a membrane on the yoke, is this a fertilized egg or is something wrong? We were positive we did not have a rooster in with our hens. Thank you to anyone who may know .

Wonderful info in this forum, Thank You... My girls are on their 5th day of Corid after I found very bloody stools in their coop.Today is the second day of no blood anywhere... YEA!!! There were no signs of not feeling well. They never slowed down on our daily gossip sessions lol So hopefully...

I am so unset, I let the girls out this morning and found blood by the door, then more under their roost. On one of the roost it looked like "clotted blood" . I have went through some of the other postings and found some info about coccidiosis. They are 18 weeks old and three of them are laying...

I was told the first few eggs are pretty small until the hens body adjusts to laying. How long does it usually take before the eggs are editable? Also I read in a post here it is wise not to give laying feed until the hen is actually laying. So how do I feed laying feed when only one has...

This is the fourth time today my girl is teasing me with her beautiful Egg Song... no egg yet, but I will keep checking every time I hear her..lol It is so cute, she sings and all of the girls rush to the coop door to find out it if happened yet. They are just like people awaiting the arrival of...

Hello, We have 11 week old Golden Comets and 6 week Road Island Reds, When the younger chicks size catches up with the older ones will they be able to be in the same coop? I have tried to mix in 12 (out of 97) of the younger ones, but too much pecking went on so I took them out. I am hoping to...

Hello, I have 97 - three week old Road Island Reds, to which I know some will be Roos. They have all been very healthy, but last night (after being with them about 20 minutes before) we heard a loud ruckus so went to check on them. There was one laying on it's back, dead. I was wondering if the...