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Hi, meet Fiona, our newest addition. We were told "she" is a JG pullet and that she is 4 weeks old. Could you experts confirm this please? Thanks!

One of our 5 day old quail chicks suddenly has one leg extended stiffly out in front of it. It moves around the brooder just fine and is eating and drinking, although it flops wherever it goes. No one has been handling them. Is it possible the other chicks have injured its hip? They always...

From what I understand, Brinsea has made improvements (couldn't say what they are) on the Eco-Glow brooder. Does anyone have experience with the latest model? I'm thinking of buying one to use in my classroom with 8 - 10 chicks, but I've read so many negative reviews, mostly citing that it...

Butterscotch is becoming sweeter as she ages. She's a little near-sighted and doesn't jump up on her own, but she'll stand against my legs until I pick her up. Does anyone else have a picture of their lap chickens?

Here is our chick hatched by our broody hen. The other 2 eggs she was sitting on had fully formed chicks that both died in the eggs. I was encouraged by advice I read where folks described their positive experiences with broody hens taking care of their chicks and keeping the other hens away...

We have an amber sex-link who's just not giving it up, so we let her have 3 fertile eggs. She's sitting pretty. This is our first attempt to let a broody hen hatch. There's 9 other hens with a rooster in the coop/run, so we're a little worried about how it might go. Our grow-out coop is full...

I found this anonymous paragraph in an old stack of adult education writing samples. It's obviously from a farm wife who took classes to better herself. Great amusing perspective on chicken raising, verbatim from the hand-written copy. It made me smile and think about a time when people...

We've had our two coturnix hens inside for about a week now. They're living a very pampered life in a guinea pig cage and are active and seem happy. I have noticed that right before they lay an egg, they make a very sweet squeaky song. It starts low, then rises and turns into a tuneful trill...

Hi, I've searched and searched and can't find any definitive answers about how long I can store my quail eggs in the refrigerator. We only have 2 laying females so we don't get too many eggs. We would like to take a friend a BUNCH of eggs at the end of July. If we refrigerate them, they'll be...

We had a great hatch, 15 out of 16. They all hatched a day early (Thursday) and we let the late one stay in the incubator. I candled it today and saw no movement, or signs of pipping the air sac. I took it outside and carefully opened it, to find the dead chick floating in yellow goo. Looks...

My two babies need their mama. They wander away to eat and drink (magnetized to each other, of course) then right back to their "mother." They nuzzle and burrow in as tight as they can. Right now they're in my classroom, and will go to their new home this weekend - with their surrogate...

I'm hatching at school and day 18 is tomorrow (Saturday). My plan all along was to just come to school tomorrow and take them out of the turner. The secretary who checks the gate and building keys out to teachers for weekend use is gone today. I MAY not be able to borrow a key - I haven't...

Today was Day 10 for my mutt eggs in my first grade classroom. Of 16 eggs, I removed 1 clear egg and left one questionable in the Octagon. We could see veins, shadows, and movement! They should hatch (hopefully during the day) on Tuesday the 16th, so the kids can enjoy them at school before...

Hi, I'm incubating my first quail hatch (coturnix). The humidity has stayed between 51 and 58%, most often at 55%. Is this too low? I've been trying for 60% but it just isn't happening even with extra water added. I'm confused - I've read that 60% is the requirement but in the sticky at the...

I just wanted to say that I'm so excited, I ordered low-chill varieties of nectarine, peach, plum and fig! After trying to keep sub-tropical fruit varieties alive in this frozen tundra that used to be Florida, I'm ready for a new mind-set. Even if things return to "normal" and warm up in...

Hi, we will be raising meat birds from our flock of mixed dual purpose birds. I received some great information on another thread about protein levels for raising them, but wondered if the feed should also be medicated. They will be in the brooder for 5 weeks or until fully feathered, then...

Please forgive me for what I'm sure is a repetitive post. I've searched several ways and can't find a direct answer. We have a BCM rooster in with red sex link, EE, barred rock, and BCM hens. We are getting enough eggs from them (10 hens) for now. We would like to incubate some of their eggs...

I just discovered that all the folks who are showing hogs at the county fairs near here are feeding their hogs lots and lots of store-bought eggs to build bulk! A few well-placed inquiries has scored me a couple dozen 18-count egg cartons and more to come!! Check out what's close to you, too...

Beautiful little roosters, too much crowing for the neighbors! Pick-up or will meet at a reasonable distance. EE named Pokey (he was the last one to hatch) EE/Frizzle roo named Vanilla, he's a cuddler: Adam the Sizzle, gorgeous green sheen on black, and very friendly:

Here's how to catch Chicklet in 3 easy steps.... 1. Act nonchalant, she might not notice you 2. You need a short burst of speed greater than the sum of HER burst of speed 3. Success!