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Is it possible to hatch eggs without an incubator? I bought some hens from a lady with roosters and she informed me that the eggs would remain "fertile" for a month or so. Any info would be appreciated. Thank you !

I have my chickens on a nipple waterer that it fixed to the bottom of an air tight 2 gallon bucket. (I change the water before the 2 gallons is gone) but every now and then i will give them water in a pan to drink for the day. They have went weeks before with just the bucket waterers. But when i...

I got these hens from someone local. Any guesses on what they are. Even the lady i got them from wasn't 100% on the breed. I have a guess though.

Bought these good looking girls yesterday. I'm pretty new to chickens. Was told they were new hampshires. I tried to look up some information on them and it was very limited. What do y'all think? Also any info on this breed would be greatly appreciated

Went to check the chickens before dark and noticed one of my hens..very young bird around 6 months old was all ruffled up and kind of waddling around. I sat and watched her until finally an egg came out. It wasn't the normal egg. Is it was very soft and broke on the way out. Then she immediately...

I am looking to hatch some chicken eggs when the weather warms up. I dont even know where to start. Could someone point me in the right direction. I am looking to hatch barred rock eggs if that helps. And im not looking to spend an arm an a leg on fancy equipment. Im not some executive. I do...

2 eggs today. Finally another pullet started laying. I been getting one egg from 5 birds for a week now...

this is one of my black mouth cur pups. He's normally not inside but this is at my grandmothers house and she insists that he come in with the other dog. He knows what the wood heater is and loves it !

I have 4 barred rocks and 1 rir. They are 6 month old birds. I am only getting 1 egg per day and i believe the same bird is laying them. Is this normal? Its also cold at night. But fairly warm during the day right now in Georgia.

Do the chickens not sleep in the nesting boxes? I built them nesting boxes with hay in them. They have a perch/roost that runs along the front of the boxes. I was hoping they would get inside to sleep but they dont. There always side by side on the roost. Its cold outside to.

My screen name probably gives it away but i hunt ferral hogs. I was just wandering if any of y'all have problems with them on your property. Here in georgia they are a major problem.

Girlfriend told me i was acting like a kid..lol..but i was pretty fired up about it. She layed that sucker while i was in the coop working on some stuff. 6 month old chickens. How long will the eggs stay good?

I am from north east Georgia. Franklin county to be exact.

Hello everybody. Im new here from Georgia. I just purchased 4 barred rocks and one rir..i was told they were all hens.(what i wanted) and i just want to be sure because i am new to chickens. They are 6 months old. Would they be crowing already and have long tail feathers? Forgive my stupidity...