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I have been ordering chicks by mail for years now as well as rasing chicks I've bought from local farm supply businesses and even occasionally hatched chicks myself. So while I am not an expert, I am experienced. One early spring with an order of 15 tiny bantams along with some standards I had...

Here is a link to a study out of the Netherelands about ivermectin residuals in eggs after oral dosage of ivermectin in the feed. It also talks about it in liver & kidney meat. I'm adding this in case others want to reference it. The abstract gave a nice summary I thought. FYI: An mcg (a...

Hi. My buckeye rooster is standing and walking like a penguin/runner duck. Today is the first time I've seen this. He was able to stand in a normal posture for a minute after I picked him up and checked him out, but reverted to that. He was able to jump out of a plastic box I put him in...

Up for sale is this Buff Chantecler Pair. I have more hens, but am offering the one I think is the best or buyer's choice. If you want a different hen, or more, I'll try to post more pics. I am willing to sell the rooster alone, or the rooster in combination with up to 6 hens, which would be...

I have a one day old chick that has a slight crackle as it breathes. It is not as lively as the others and isn't walking as well. What does this mean? I've img]http://www.pic4ever.com/images/reading.gif[/img] searched and only saw it listed as a symptom, but not what is means if it has it...

The umbilicus on 1 chick continues to bleed after it self hatched a few hours ago. I'm now through day 22 and 4 chicks have hatched. I read I could use corn starch to stop the bleeding, but do I open the bator? Not all the pips from today have hatched yet. It isn't bleeding profusely but...

I would like for there to be an Oprington thread. I love these birds and am branching out into blues this summer. I know there are others out there who love them and are working on Orpington projects. Does someone who is more knowledgable about their breeding, etc. want to start one or piggy...

I just noticed this 3 week old BLRW chick's beak is crooked but not really a crossbeak yet. I'm thinking it may be developing into a crossbeak since there is a tiny bit of difference in alignment between top and bottom. When I looked at the pics from 1 week old I can see it must of hatched...

I set 12 eggs in my new Brinsea Eco. They were placed in two rows of 6 on one side of the incubator. The two in the outer corners hatched a few hours early. Then the others on the front row hatched twelve hours later, working inward to the middle . Of the eggs in the second row the two on...

Hi, I'm in far northern rural CA and would like 6-12 buckeye hatching eggs, but thought I'd try getting some from somebody closer to us than the east coast so they don't have to spend so long or get shaken so much in transit. I want purebred, but they don't have to be show quality--just hardy...

Two chicks hatched this AM. The first one sat on the second as it was trying to hatch. Now the both are trying to sit on the next two the farthest along. Has anyone else noticed this crazy behavior?

Hi, I ordered both golden and silver campines from Sandhill and would like to try sexlinking them. Has anyone tried this and how did it work out? Those little chicks have lots of little black zig-zags on them. They are adorable, but I'm wondering if the black markings would make it too...

Hi, I've seen a couple of references to people calculating breeds or colors of cross breeds on some sort of chart or program. I have some cross breed eggs in the incubator I'd like to check on such a chart. Does anyone know where I can find it? P.S. You all post so much great information...

Hello, we are VERY rural in northern CA. We have an old barred rock and a bantam BB red OEG rooster, 25 head cattle (or so), 1 horse, 2 cats, 1 dog, and lots of wildlife. I have been researching chicken breeds and google keeps referencing this site, so thought I'd join up. I am not new to...