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Ingrid is a nine month old Isbar hen, petite, healthy, active, good eater. This evening when I was putting the chooks to bed, I noticed her eye was swollen. This must have developed fast (like over the last few days); I see them two or three times a day and this was the first time I noticed...

Baloo needs a new home. He's six months old, (came from cpartist - http://luannesgarden.blogspot.com/), hatched at home, raised on organic feed (Coyote Creek) and foraged his way across our yard and most of the neighbors. He is truly beautiful and he knows it. He lets us know promptly at...

I've got an 8-month old that has been regular as clockwork. Up until now, Red had laid 4-5 eggs a week. Now, nothing for over a week. She seems healthy, no change in behavior or activity, she looks good. I don't think it's disease or a molt coming on, and while I'm not sure what to feel for...

I went to bed last night and forgot to turn my eggs. So they spent 18 hours resting on one side. Have I blown it already? It's day 10. Thoughts?

I'm looking to expand my little flock here in Austin and I'm specifically looking for eggs from organic/pastured hens. They don't have to be show quality, but happy parents are a plus . I'd like 6-12 of each; holler if you've got 'em. thanks, Bill

Okay, this is my first hatch. Baker's dozen of Delawares went in the bator on May 1, six made it past 14 days, today two have hatched and a third is pipping through ever so slowly. The two that hatched are cheeping up a storm and one is pecking away at everything. I read somewhere on here...

Hey ya'll; I'm glad you're here. My wife and I started talking about the possibility of thinking about maybe getting chickens and our daughters (four of them) made us swear we'd get them. It didn't take much coercion, but it does take a fair amount of know-how. This is a great resource and...

So after months of talking it over with the wife and researching breeds, the wife and I are getting some Delaware eggs and starting our backyard coop from scratch. I've looked over a bunch of posts and gone back and forth between building an incubator and buying one. I've decided there are...