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I just signed up to take the course beginning 11/14 and I began watching the introductory videos- below each video they post the transcript of it. So while you may not be able to watch the images, you could at least read what the audio would be saying. The course is free but if you would like...

Hey everyone! I live near Harrisburg and I need help with emergency rehoming of 4 chicks. I've been raising them inside for a family friend to add to their adult flock and now they've backed out. But the problem is that my landlord found out about them today and and apparently chickens aren't...

I picked some up to try out this weekend. I'll be moving the chicks to a temp setup in my kitchen while I treat the carpet in their room. I figured I should use a carpet scrubber after spraying the Raid to make sure there's no chemical residues when I move the chicks back in. Do you think...

I looked up online pyrethrin products available for sale at stores near me and I'm mainly finding products for flea treatment. They do contain pyrethrin but I'm unsure if they would work for darkling beetles and mealworms. I'm most interested in Raid Flea Killer Plus Carpet and Room Spray. Do...

I've got a bug problem that I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this or just has any advice for eliminating the bugs. I am raising 3 chicks inside and now that they're too big for a brooder I just gave them one room to roam around in. I've been battling these small black beetles and...

I'm not supposed to have any chickens but I currently have in my possession two pullets and a cockerel. I don't really have a yard so they're in the house until I can rehome them to a family friend. His flock is all adults so I'm raising them until they're big enough to be introduced the flock.

I'm posting so I can subscribe to this thread

Could you post a picture? I was reading old forum threads and someone had a similar question and it was actually just a baby-sized waddle. But a picture would help us identify what the bump could be.

Adorable! I'm glad they're doing well. I've raised some chicks up to a few weeks old while searching for someone to take them but never let the chicks outside during that time. I took one outside once when he was a couple weeks old and he was so afraid of the grass that I never tried again.

How are the 6 broiler babies doing @emorems0

I found some one to adopt my broiler chicks! I'm so happy because I really wanted a good home for them. I found these people on Craigslist but when I drove out to their farm, they actually had a really nice place and a flock of 60 hens for my babies to live with.

Ge Well before being exposed to the proper heat requirements all eggs are technically able to be eaten because there is no embryo development. Eggs produced from having a rooster present are more likely to be fertile but infertile eggs are still produced at times. You have to incubate the...

Unfortunately I've grown fond of them, I really hope that I can find them a home where they wouldn't be slaughtered but as broilers, I understand that that's pretty much what their fate will be.

Hi guys! I'm new to BYC and I recently moved to the area between Harrisburg and Lancaster. I grew up in western PA though and all my family still lives there. I work at a commercial broiler hatchery and occasionally I sneak home chicks that get left behind on Friday nights. We're supposed to...

It really would be helpful if the laser could check more than one egg at a time. If it could check more than one egg flat at a time then it would be revolutionary.

I agree with varidgerunner that it seems like they are passing legislation ahead of technology. Unless I'm doing the math wrong, it would take 72 hours just to check each egg in one incubator set at the hatchery where I work. We have Jamesway multi-stage incubators and each set has two racks...

Lol I wish I could do that. Unfortunately I live in an apartment so that would definitely mean no return on my security deposit.

Hi everyone! Like a lot of people here I'm new to raising chickens. I work at a broiler hatchery so I'll never be posting who I actually am because my company has strict bio security rules and I'm currently breaking them by having chicks at my home. A relative has a backyard flock with no chick...