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After hatching a dozen laying hens, I've now set about to build my 1st chicken coop. I'm finding it more difficult than I thought. Most of my wood is salvaged from storm damage. The door is 52" high so I can get in to clean it. I've still got a few weeks to complete it. So ar I've borrowed a...

This chicken was terrorizing a subdivision with his frequent crowing. I was called on to remove the bird. The bird is over 10 lbs and extremely gentle. He crows incessantly. From the one picture can anyone give me an idea what general breed is this Roo?

I've finished building these 4 egg laying quail pens. I figure capacity is about 72 coturnix hens and I might get 30-60 eggs per day. We can consume about 10 per day. What do I do with excess production? I've checked with local food outlets and they say I have to have FDA approval. Don't...

Here's my problem. I've got at least 10 10 week old female cotournix and I've got no eggs yet. I even bought a couple proven producers from a farm in Georgia. They laid for 2 days and stopped. I'm feeding them 28% game bird feed and they appear healthy. There have been nightly predators...

I have lost 2 quail in each of the previous mornings. There is blood around the inside of the pen with quail parts strewn everywhere. The legs are on the ground beneath the pen. Since then I have reinforced the sides and set rat traps around the bottom (incidentally all rat traps are now...

I really need some help here. I've got a barnyard mix of 6 week old chickens and I'm trying to learn how to sex them. I don't care about the breed( I tried to post that and some smart aleck told me they weren't donkeys or mules!) If someone with a little experience could help me decide which...

New to this chicken thing. What breeds do you think I have in these barnyard hatches?

I copied a few people on youtube and here is my 1st effort at a quail pen. I'm building a couple of them.

I'm a rookie at his quail thing. I've got about 31 eggs (browns and A&M) at day 14. Locked them down last night. holding my breath for a hatch. Tried to candle them and they were too dark. Just 3/4 dark matter. I'll post pictures if I get a hatch.

Alas . I'm probably going to harvest my 7 remaining cornish tomorrow. They average a little over 4lb live weight after 6 weeks. Two of them have been killed by predators in the past 2 days. My thinking is that since I can't protect them, I my as well butcher them while I can get a return. I...

Yes , I've got the hatching bug bad! I just purchased 2 dozen apparently fertile eggs from a nearby farmer. He's no chicken expert but has Rhode Island Reds, Wyandots, Buf Orpingtons, ISA(?) Leghorns,Red star, and Barred Rocks running free amidst his cattle herd. They are in beautiful shape and...

I know many of you chicken experts aren't too keen on this but .... The person who has been given me free fertilized eggs just gave me a few dozen "double yolkers." He wants me to experiment and see if I can get twins from a single egg. Does anyone on this forum have any thoughts on this? I've...

I'm new to this chicken hatching. A friend at church gave me 56 broiler cull eggs. I bought a cheap chinese incubator and loaded it with 56 eggs. I'm going into lockdown now with about 12 viable eggs. I kept close watch on temp and humidity but I was wondering about my low hatch rate. Most...