Search results for query: *

We are raising broad-breasted turkeys this year, will the Yardbirds Plucker be able to handle that?

I am hoping to be able to tell them apart easier... I can reliably identify one hen right now... I did read that about leghorns, I currently don't intend to breed them (being white eggs I can avoid brooding them), but I thought I would give them a shot. You are a bit further north than I am, but...

I am going to start my fourth year having chickens come this spring. So far I have only raised my starting 16 black australorps and the chicks from three broody hens. Overall, after losses, I am still sitting at 16... With the original birds getting up there I am thinking about ordering...

I am trying to get my thermostat set for the correct temperature and I know 99.5 is the desired resting temperature. Now, my thermostat has a small range when in use, about three degrees. Where should I place that range? 97-100? 98-101? 99-102?

Thank you for having an option to turn off the RTF posting option.

No...? *Investigates 'show chickens...* Most assuredly not. They look nice and behave after being caught, but they like running around and scratching too much to pay much attention to me.

If I have a broody hen with babies she has hatched, will she adopt more if I gave them to her? Would I be able to give her another batch of newly born chicks after an incubation cycle? (21+ days)

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am starting my third year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 23 (3) What breeds do you have? Black australorp (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? The great Google machine (5) What are some of your other...