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I've raised bantams ....which were annihilated by predators,I've started raising Brahmas ...by their incredible size seems to deter predators ....does size matter?

Hey all, I have a Sexlink hen,she's been walking upright for 9 months,my light Brahma hen,she's been having neurological issues since she was a chick...her head isn't straight,I love my chickens,God must have gave them to me for a reason,they both eat and drink well....Is it crazy to love a...

Baby chicks are living breathing animals...they are not disposable !! They are cute hatching out of the egg...they are not "toys ",They require heat for months,fresh food and water daily, they are tiny babies who need the care an infant does...,they will grow up and be dependent upon their human...

I'm up late tonight,my 6yr old Ringneck pheasant(General Lee)..is dying,he lived a wonderful life,I raised him from a baby,I want to thank him for protecting his hen Lucy throughout the years,for screaming everytime I came home,for loving his offspring,for staying "wild" ...Thank you for giving...

I tried for many years keeping my incubator at 50 to 60 humidity for 18 days...never worked,small to zero hatches,this year I went 25-30 % humidity ..lockdown at 60-65%.....80% hatch rate,I only breed Brahma's ....bantam breeder may be different due to smaller egg size.

Why does a healthy chick hatch normally from the egg and die that same day????

We all know chickens love to eat...practically anything...what "scraps " are good and what ones are bad??

I have seen several blogs now online "advocating " using newspaper in the brooder...after countless years of raising Ringneck Pheasants and Button Quail,I do not recommend using newspaper. Quail and Pheasants chicks are very tiny when born,smaller than chicken chicks....newspaper is...

I am an animal lover,I take exceptional care of my chickens,I've watched them hatch from their egg,I'm struggling with a fox that has been killing my chickens, two of my hens were traumatized by the killing of their 10 siblings, my two hens were killed today ( they refused to be put in the...

Hello,I'm in Pennsylvania, the humidity is really high,my 10 Brahma chicks are 2 1/2 weeks old,Ihave them in a brooder in my house with 250 watt red heatlamp (only on one side)...the room temp is 80..I have no fans or A/C on my enclosed porch,I turned the 250w heatlamp off (I think they'll get...

This is my third attempt trying to hatch shipped silky eggs....out of 7..I possibly have one,out of 11 Brahma eggs,8 are on lockdown (why oh why are my silky eggs so difficult???) I've tried 30 to 40% humidity,dry incubation... the rocking turners,flat turners. I let the eggs sit for...

I'm interested in knowing the "off the grid" populace and what you feed,how you house.....anything would be invaluable.

Feeding our flocks the best food is obviously highly important... what were chickens fed prior to mass produced chicken feed?? I'm assuming most flocks were primarily free range but would just free ranging constitute a well balanced diet?

HI everyone!! I went to fill my water wells in my bator for lockdown tonight,after removing the turner,I noticed a dead fly in the water well...yuk!! I candled all my eggs and they're looking good but I'm not sure how long that fly was dead in there. I've never had this happen..ever.Will my...

I have unfortunately,lost much loved chickens due to predators,my coops are like Fort Knox,I let them free range daily,most attacks were during daylight hours (fox). I'm incubating Brahma's (due to hatch next week).Predators never go near my Ringneck pheasants,my General Lee is manacing....I'm...

Classic scenario..fox got into my coop, killed 4 of my chickens...one month later,two of my flock who survived the slaughter refuse to go back in the coop (can't blame them)..they sleep in our garage on an elevated roost,these are my babies,they were obviously traumatized by the experience...I...

I've read on the internet.....lol...no candling til day seven,only candle pointy end..if I only candle pointy end,I cannot view air sac development...candling round end,I may dislodge embryo from yolk sac.... I have to mark viable embryos,air sac development, quitters,non fertiles....I can't see...

I bought paint silkie eggs I'm currently incubating... are paints the result of genetics or dominant colors ...are they actually hereditary or the result of inbreeding??? What is the consensus?? Are Showgirls the result of genes?? What is the fine line between genetics and cross breeding?

No particular question,I was just candling my Brahma and Silkie eggs this evening, I saw the embryo's moving... I saw their little eyes,their tiny bodies developing, hoping I've been doing everything right. At the end of the day,I'm bringing a tiny life into the world,I'm responsible for...

It's confusing,what is the correct term ? What is the difference between dry hatch or dry incubation? I've seen blogs online that differentiate the terms but not sure what exactly the difference is... thanks in advance for any clarification.