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Ed was the only source I've found so far. Are you aware of others that are available? Granted, his location is convenient for me as I have family that travels through that area on the way to visit us, so transport is easy and free. Thanks for the advice on getting the breeding trio. That's the...

thanks everyone Things are going fine as far as I can tell. Heading out for a vacation this evening, but we have someone in the house to care for the critters. I have seen all the great incubators shared here. I took much inspiration from them. :) I will make a thread with details about the...

Greetings from NorthEast Washington (hence newabyc). My wife and I have always talked about having chickens, but we were not allowed in our last 2 houses. Last summer we bought a new house that came with a chicken coop and run ready to go! I just realized I don't have any pictures of the coop...

Hello new incubating friends :) Wish me luck! First time incubating chicken eggs in my DIY incubator. It's made mostly from stuff I already had around including: Omaha Steaks styrofoam cooler Lamp and cord from scented wax burner. Uses small socket bulbs. I'm using a 20W. hardware...

I saw that Ed was retiring too. If I had the means, I would consider buying it. I'm hoping I can get some birds from him this year too. Still undecided if I want eggs or birds. I like the surprise element of eggs, but until I know I can hatch something successfully, I'm more interested in one of...

I like Ed's approach from http://www.awesomearaucana.com/ Breed for the traits YOU are interested in. Especially if you don't plan to show them. I started with 3 chickens that were gifted to us by some friends. 2 rhode island red hens and an araucana rooster. I'm setting some of their eggs...

Hello Quick intro... Last Summer, my wife and I bought a home that had a chicken coop out back (3 acres). This winter, we were gifted 3 chickens. We have 2 Rhode Island Red hens and 1 rooster that we're told is an Araucana. When our friends told us what breeds they were gifting us, I...