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In my first batch of 4 chicks, 3 have doubled in size and wing feathers are developing rapidly. These chicks are roughly 1 1/2 weeks old . The 4th chick has hardly grown with almost no wing development . I “think” she’s a cream legbar, but not sure. (I got a Whiting True Blue, rose comb leghorn...

At what point in the egg laying cycle is an egg fertilized? For instance, if I have a hen I want to breed that lays every second or third day, does she need to be mounted the day before, the day of, or ”X” number of hours before the egg is laid, etc? I know how to check to see if an egg is...

I’m looking for a resource that will tell me something about what to expect when my (surprise) white leghorn roo mates with my existing flock. I have 16 hens, ranging from cuckoo marans, black austrolorps, Whiting True Blues, Andalusians, speckled Sussex to Easter eggers and cream sex-links...

I was wondering if anyone in the Texas area has heard of reports of salmonella in migratory birds infecting backyard chickens. I read on a local neighborhood site that pine siskens and cedar waxwings are being found dead in this area and salmonella is the cause, but cannot verify the accuracy of...

HELP! Background: flock of 11, aged 11 to 4 years. All wormed in January. 4 hens have swollen abdomens, presenting with tails down and messy butts. All bathed in epson salt water to clean. All drinking adequately but eating less than normal. None are laying, 1 is too old to lay. 2 have very...

Does anyone have recommendations on a scale to weigh eggs? (I would primarily be using it to grade eggs for my own use and wasn’t sure where to post this question.) While I love the look of the vintage type scales, not sure they’re all that dependable or accurate. Was wondering what others have...