Yesterday was hatch day and I have six eggs that are incubating. As of this morning, four of the eggs have hatched. One of them has had a pip since yesterday morning. It's a good-sized pip and I can see the chick moving through the pip. I have not attempted to do anything with it because I know...
I recently got a one-month-old gander. He's been living with my two-month-old pullets and one little roo. They get along fine but I think he is lonely and would really like another goose for a friend, but I really don't want to have a gander. I already have 3 roosters and a gander! lol
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Hey everyone! So, I'm embarking wholeheartedly on this chicken adventure. Today, I picked up 1 Lavender Orpington, 3 Ameraucana, and 3 Australorps. I am using my old reptile cage and red lamp (current temp is about 88.5 so I need to readjust the lamp height/angle). The floor of the cage under...
Hello there! I moved to MD from ND where I had goats, a garden, horses, etc., but never did get into chickens out there for some reason. Since I've moved to MD (10 years ago now) I have been mooning over my loss of rural country living. I was 8 miles from the nearest town (population 43!) and...