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I'd say homemade if you are skilled enough to make one, and bought if you are not. Homemade is cheaper, and you know what to fix if something goes wrong. However, not everyone wants to or is able to wire up a heat regulator and make a reliable timed turner (or turn eggs by hand). But there...

Check around the edges for residue. If it developed a crack some albumen may have seeped out and basically glued the egg to the rotator. If you don't see anything, just do as above and leave it in there. If there is leakage, you need to get it out ASAP before bacterial growth contaminates...

Chickens target blood and sores, so try putting some anipick on it. If that doesn't work you may need to separate her until she heals for a bit, put a little neosporin on it to ward off infection.

Sounds like you have the right idea. Just let them get used to seeing her for a few weeks before putting her in. Maybe put some nopick on her where they were pecking her when you decide to put her in with the others. If they don't accept her after that you may just need to find another home...

Lice like to hide in little cracks around the coop, so I would dust the perimeter and maybe the roosts/nests if they look like they need it. However, I never use dust on my birds because it is too much of a pain. I use Adam's flea spray, it works great and is easy to apply. Just spray under...

Hmm, I had one from McMurray, and while it was larger than my polish crested, she was smaller than most of my other hens. She was one of my friendliest birds, so I would never have even thought of eating her! You may have more luck with production reds, orpingtons, or other well known large...

I have tried this before, and I never got good results from it. Maybe the behavior is bred in that one strain of birds you have, and it may be around in others, but this does not work on all birds. Another reason is that if this always worked, the big industry would have done away with vent...

Yep, just go until it is just a slow drip. I've never had rubbery meat from not letting them hang longer. I mean, if the blood has all come out, bleeding the chicken longer won't help much. All the chicken you buy in the stores are flying through those processing plants at a pretty decent...

Ya, a sex link is a sex link as far as you are concerned. There are a bunch of various strains around, somewhat different at each hatchery, but they all should be good layers. They may have somewhat different coloring, but they are usually quite similar. The only people that really care about...

Looks like a silkie to me. You can be fairly sure by looking at the feet. Most chickens have 4 toes, silkies have 5. It's been ages since I had a young silkie though, so I suppose might possibly be mixed with something else (just wait for a silkie breeder to come on here and confirm). As far...

Yep! Looks just like the BBB pair I had for a while.

As stated above, go ahead and process the sick ones now. Before you eat them, I recommend doing a simple necropsy to look for signs of infection. This may sound weird, but it's quite simple. After killing them, cut down the side of the mouth/neck to expose the trachea (big round hard tube...

Looks like a nice single comb white leghorn.

Yep! I had a little turkey hen once, and she fell in love with our car. She would sit next to it, run after it when we left, and start vocalizing quite loudly when we got home.

Is it from Mc Murray? I have gotten a random mixed chick as my "free exotic" before, so there may not be any breed. A better pic would help though.

If you don't have any boxes/crates, I would guess you do have feed bags. I have seen people transport birds in a feed sack, just cut a hold big enough for their heads then stick the birds in. They won't move around, and the butcher should be able to pull them out relatively easily.

Diatomaceous earth is fairly safe to use, so just don't stick your head in the bag and take a big whiff. I just throw the stuff around with my hands, and have never had any problem. Sprinkle it around the coop as needed. I use Adams Flea Spray on my birds, and it works very well. Spray some...

If it's just the nail ya it will grow back just fine. If the whole toe was broken it might grow at an odd angle, but after it heals up the chickens don't seem to care. I have one with half a toe and she doesn't seem hindered by it at all!

Is it just the toenail that is bent, or the actual tip of the toe? If it's just the tonail, put some disinfectant on it and let her go. If it is long, probably would be good to trim it down so it does not get caught on something. I have never splinted a toe before, but I have several hens who...

I would keep treating instead of waiting a few weeks. Vasaline can be a pain to apply, so I recommend getting more mineral oil (dollar stores usually have this for cheap). Just pour it into an open tub big enough to fit the foot into, then just dunk the feet into this every day for a week and...