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That is not the problem then. I've only ever seen white being used in our local feed/farm stores for them, that's why I asked. Also, I agree with what junebuggena said about the placement of their heat, and food & water, and brooder size.

I may be completely off the mark here but the first thing that pops into my head is that it could be the red light is throwing them off, especially if they had something different at the place you bought them. What color of heat lamp bulb were they using at tractor supply?

Oh those eggs... they really are endless! I shudder to think of how many of them there would be if we didn't check leaves so much each year! I've read that nasturtiums are edible but I don't think I've ever known anybody that grew them before. I may have to give them a shot this year if...

They may very well laugh at our attempts, but I'll probably always plant marigolds close to my tomatoes. I use sunflowers, not as a deterrent, but as a "trap crop". Some bugs prefer the sunflowers to the veggies. From what I've seen, they seem particularly effective at attracting spotted...

Oh I hope it's not coincidence! Squash bugs are evil! I'm definitely trying it this year. If it works, great! If it doesn't, I'll have some pretty flowers that I've never grown before. :)

We had some e-mails back and forth and after they said they would replace the entire order I sent one more reply. In it, I thanked them & also included some front & top view pics of the oddballs & asked if they could tell me what breed they might be. They never got back to me though. I don't...

Same here with the chickens. Ours don't have garden access but I tossed some leaves that had a few squash bugs into their pen. They steered clear of them. I do knock them off into soapy water a few times a day. I got quite a lot of them that way, but there were just so many. I'm really...

I think that's the article where I first read about the nasturtiums. I really hope they help. I primarily use sunflowers, marigolds, and petunias in the garden. This year I'm adding alyssum & nasturtium. I'd love to have some more guineas. I don't know if they would eat squash bugs or...

For the last couple of years we've had a serious squash bug problem. I've seen them devastate spaghetti squash but they didn't stop there! They moved on to reek havoc on the zucchini, cucumbers, & cantaloupes! It was incredibly frustrating. I spent a lot of time checking the bottoms of...

My favorite method for tomatoes is the Florida weave. Before I knew it had an actual name and was a widely used technique, I just called it a tomato wall. It requires posts (we use metal T-posts) and twine or rope. It's pretty simple. Plant tomatoes 18-24 inches apart in rows. Then put...

We do still have them. I'm definitely curious to see what they grow into.

I did some more picture searching and finally found one set of pictures that look VERY similar to these when they were just starting to lose some of their fluff. The pictures were of a cross between speckled sussex and black star. I'm not sure if the hatchery I used carries both of those...

I'm pretty sure they are single combed.

They are different, that's for sure! I looked at a lot of pictures online but couldn't anything that looked quite like these. We ordered them from Estes Hatchery. They really were great about it though and were quick to make it right.

We got them from Estes Hatchery out of Springfield, MO. She apologized and said that sometimes mistakes do happen, & they were on top of making it right.

So far they they do, and they look much more alike than the first batch did. They are just barely over a week old though and are still mostly covered in fluff so I suppose they could still surprise me.

Hi everybody, I'm hoping someone can help me identify these beauties. We've raised australorps for years and have often hatched our own. This year we decided we wanted to bring in some fresh bloodlines & we ordered 20 black australorp chicks (15 pullets & 5 cockerels) We chose a hatch date...