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Question: Do you cull eggs that aren’t developing? I have a broody sitting on a large clutch. I’d like to cull if I can be more positive about which have quit to give her less to sit on.

Well, I tried to move her at dusk and she got upset, so I put her and the eggs back. One hatched today and the flock killed it. I’m so sad and sick over it. I know lessons are learned through mistakes. But this really stinks :( I gave the other eggs to a second broody hen that is already...

Hello! I have a barnyard mix sitting for the first time and I am not sure exactly how long she’s been on these eggs. We think it’s getting close to hatching time, but we can’t be positive. My kids help me with the gathering and they were taking her eggs for at least a week after she went broody...

Thanks!!! This was fun!

The Supposed Olive egger pullet laid a pretty little brown egg a few minutes ago!!! Finally. Still no egg from my Cream Legbar

Well rats :( @aart Yesterday was officially 2 weeks since the Legbar started squattting. Now both hens have Semi open vents and deep squat. I’ve searched my back yard and I can’t find a single egg. Could I keep them penned for a few days and maybe force them to lay in the coop or maybe they...

So, Wednesday will be 2 weeks since the “squatting” started and no eggs yet My Olive Egger started Squating the Saturday after this post and she hasn’t laid yet either. We also brought home a 4 month old bantam rooster (pet for my husband) so maybe his presence might help?

I have two hens that have been squatting over the “two weeks” and still no eggs. I’m wondering if it’s he west Texas heat too

I’m in Texas, where are they located?

getting interested in starting my own Rhode Island Red program, but I want to do all the foot work first. Anyone here have experience or knows an expert? I’d like to have a heritage line I can breed for egg production.

i really appreciate the format of this article. The simplicity is definitely something I would write in a journal. My only nag would be that it may not be wholly accurate. I bought a Blue Australorp from a hatchery here in Texas this summer! She has been the toughest of all my flock to warm up...

Yes I feed my keifer every morning and sometimes I just have more than I’ll use so I’ve been pouring it on their feed. They also get a mix of dry grains and fermented grains.

I am pretty new to chickens, so everything I do is new for me. But today I tried something and my chickens LOVE it!! I make Keifer everyday and have recently ended up with a surplus. So I mixed it into my chickens feed (because I heard you could feed them yogurt).. and they are going crazy for...

The feed I buy from Scratch and Peck is Corn and Soy free and is all whole grain. I’ll have to see if I can get sprouting lids off Amazon. I watched a tutorial that made it look really easy! I have plenty of old mason jars laying around!

I’m not an expert on Chicken Genetics, but from what I understand egg color comes down to two things. #1 certain pigment I the actual shell #2 pigment that is sort of sprayed onto the shell. White and Blue eggs are part of the pigment in the shell while Brown is “sprayed “ on after. When a blue...

I buy a feed that advertises as being good for sprouting (it’s called scratch and Peck) .. I’m wanting to give it a try, but I’m so ignorant... I have no idea how to actually rinse and water and all that. I’m hoping to find some tutorials on YouTube

Thanks y’all for celebrating with me!! It’s so nice to have this community to talk chickens with.

What cuties!!!!! We lost a Marans pullet a few months ago and her feathers were so gorgeous in the light. I definitely need another one!

Does she have any stand out feathering? Like a beard or crest? Sounds like you have a Marans cross resulting in an Olive Egger. That means the Marans in her lineage had to have been crossed with a blue layer like a Cream Legbar or Amauracana.

I would love to see pictures of your MaransxLegbar crosses! I have a pullet same age as this one that is a supposed MaransxLegbar but she looks more like a Welsummer than either of those breeds. Pic included