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I just want to thank you for this thread. I have an 18 month old CCL hen who is in rough shape. It started with her molting pretty hard, then she got fowl pox on top of it. I was worried about her and was doing some hand feeding, giving her scrambled eggs, etc to try to help her but she was...

I have a one-year-old FBCM, Professor Snape, who went broody, and remained broody after two weeks in a wire cage. I decided to get her some day old chicks which she accepted no problem. I kept them separated in the coop from the rest of the flock for a week, then took the barriers down the day...

Hello, I am looking for some Bantam Cochin hatching eggs. I would love a variety of colors, but especially the Mille Fleur, and calico. I am in Utah, so most likely would need shipping. Thanks! Carrie

Hello! I am very interested in getting some bantam Cochin hatching eggs, especially the Millie and calico variety. Can anyone point me to a good source? Thank you!

One of my 22 week old FBCM pullets has started laying! Here is her first egg next to two Orp eggs for comparison.

Do OE'S egg color change drastically? The bottom row starting at the green egg and moving right are from my only OE (a legbar / rhodebar cross ) . We know the blue on the far right is hers because she was in the nest box this morning and we waited for her to finish when we checked. I have two...

What an adorable baby! I love his cheeks. School started for me, so I don't get to hang about all day with the chickens. They are a little miffed at me because they don't get to free range nearly as much. Carrie

Our neighbor has two labs, and they are digging machines. We used rebar to help in places of repeated digging. We used 2 ft pieces and drove them down as far as we could, then spaced them about 8 inches apart. Just make sure you aren't over any wires or sprinkling systems.

I've seen the pump, I only hatch once a year in my classroom so I can't justify it. Instead I weave a straw into the vent and funnel into the channels.

I wish it had channels in the side for the water! That'd be easier during lock down.

It is the Advance.

Yes it is a really nice incubator! The hatch was in my classroom and I really wanted it to be successful, I don't think I would have tried it with a different incubator. My sixth graders loved it, I was really surprised at how much they were into it. Carrie

I do hope so, this waiting and seeing bit of chicken owning can be excruciating! These are the eggs my Marans hatched out of, although I don't know which two they were! Out of the six Marans eggs I had five hatch. Not bad for a first-timer! CArrie

I'm keeping my fingers crossed! I'd love to have some nice dark brown eggs in the basket. Carrie

Hello, I have two 12 week old FBCMs that I hatched on May 18th. The eggs came from a local breeder and thus far they have very little to no copper, I know she tends to have over melanized hens that she places for layers. I want mine for layers, so that doesn't really bother me. I am hoping...

Two weeks before school starts again. Ack! Where did the time go? Well, my big girls are 17 weeks old today and are lovely. Inspecting the weeding job, My son and his Rhodebar. I can't believe how she enjoys being carried around. He will hold her for twenty minutes at a time and he is...

My first set of chicks are 14 weeks old today! I can't believe we have had them that long. I guess it is time to build some nest boxes in anticipation! My daughter was on our trampoline yesterday and the chickens decided to join her. It started with my son's Rhodebar who is an independent...

So white is the dominant color. Gotcha. Luckily, I just have a backyard flock and the students whose families took the other birds were just looking for egg layers as well. Thanks! Carrie

Interesting! The lady I bought the eggs from said she was pretty sure the lighter brown ones were her BO, and her only rooster is a FBCM. Maybe she has a Wyandotte. I'll have to ask her next time I talk to her. These were from a classroom hatch, and I let other people pick and just kept...