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occasionally another hen will get in the nest, but when she leaves another gets into it.. never had a problem but one time.. the nest was left alone when the hen got into the wrong nest and the eggs were cold. i figured they were dead..but they hatched.. the outside temperature was 100 at...

I dont know what happened around here, but I know that seldom did I have a hen go broody, even tho I had no eggs from a hatchery, all local hens. But this year just about all of my hens have gone broody. I, in my cynical self, fear its a sign that the coming winter is going to be really bad...

All of my hatching equipment is for sale........... 2 incubators and supplies.. like new condition.

AFter years of candeling eggs, turning eggs, worrying about temperatures and humidity and then worrying about hatching, and then feeding chicks and keeping the temperature and humidity perfect and still losing many eggs, chicks and such, I made the most amazing discovery of my life. I let the...

Quote: (gently suggested) Maybe we can take death "so easily" because we know its not the end for those that have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. I doubt that anyone takes death "easily" but we don't need to fear it. I can tell you this, as a Hospice nurse I deal with death on a...

Im amazed that any of us can state how dear god is to us, but no one can state freely that they are not believing that stuff. the right of speech... i think its called.. I was one of you at one time.. prayed every breath.. praised this god who sent his angels to wrap their wings around...

Halleujah halleujah.. I had ten whole minutes this morning before it hit me in the gut that I buried my son nearly 5 years ago. Thanks to all the good christians i am reminded again that the good lord loves them more than me because their loved ones were spared in crashes and death issues...

Quote: its from the movie delores claiborne.. a very very good movie with ahh ahhh kathy bates.. the woman she cleans house for in the movie said this while they were planning the murder of Delores's husband..

Quote: Hmm.. I cant remember the name of the movie, but I know I've heard that phrase in a horor flick where the bbq'd ribs were uh, human ribs. same....fried green tomatoes......

My favorite.. my very favorite. "sometimes being a grump is all a woman has to hold on to." can any one guess this one? jdypat

i have 10 older hens.. and then i got 20 nearly a year ago.. chicks.. and they have not laid an egg yet.. i get 5 eggs a day most days and im feeding 30 hens.. i cant tell a lot of difference in the hens by size or appearance..so how can i figure out who is laying and who aint... ? jdy

Quote: pardon my ignorance.. but what is a country turkey?

my broody had to have some help with her first borns.. and 1 day away from her made her forget them. she tried very hard to kill them before i got them out.. to reward her she got an ice bath two or three dips and back in the penn. she lost em all. made me mad.. and my intellect is...

Am I the only one whos wondering what that womans problem might be? "all she has to worry about" kinda got to me.. could be a friend in waiting.. angel unaware..?

Just what seems to be the matter? I cant find a thing that looks like it needs treatment. jdy

I put a small bowl of water filled with a layer of red marbles. the color attracts them and the water is between the marbles so they cant drown. it works beautifully. I also dip their beek in it on the first entry to the area.. and never has it been an issue. jdy

I think they are all pullets..

years ago, before we moved to the country we would come visiting in the summer to walk the woods and the creek and show our son the nature that just does not exist in the city. a old lady neighbor of my aunt came by and h ad a chicken in her hands.. maybe 3 weeks old and already showing true...

Quote: "Keep the bloom" is not a moot point if you don't store your eggs in a refrigerator. I tested this theory last Fall. Washed eggs at room temperature lasted 6 days before they showed signs of gas build-up (float test). Unwashed bloomed eggs were still fresh at 14 days. I plan on...

Quote: Bill: I agree with you. As a consumer I would be offended and appalled if I purchased eggs that were dirty. The whole "keep the bloom" is a moot point and overblown by those that continue to eschew egg washing. If you are selling eggs, you should provide a clean, wholesome...