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I have 3 BCM eggs under my cochin. I candled on day 7 and I saw some shadows, couldn't really see anything else since the shell is so dark. On the way back to the coop to put the eggs back under mama hen I gently shook one egg and it sounded like something was rattling around in there. What...

Im posting this for a friend of mine. She has a little frizzle chick with a swollen bottom. Some have said it was ascites others said it was an ingrown feather issue. Has any one here had a chick with this? If so, how did you treat?

My husband is great and has always been so supportive of me and all my animal ideas no matter how outrageous they are. I recently decided that I wanted to raise my own pigs and he was, of course, on board. I did tons of research on fencing and how to do it as cheap and effective as possible...

Craigslist has always been a great source for me to pick up things I sometimes need around my place. 2 years ago I picked up an 8x6 chicken coop with windows, doors, 10 nest boxes, the whole nine yards for a few hundred bucks. It's worked out great! Just recently Ive been neding a small coop...

My husband just called me from work and said one of his nurses found 2 abandoned ducklings in the woods. She cannot take care of them and needs us to take them. I have never had ducks before but I do have 17 chickens. What should I do? What will I need besides what I already have for my...

Wondering if anyone is hatching eggs under a broody hen? Most post are about incubators but I wanted to see if anyone was doing it the old fashioned way? I set 10 eggs under my giant cochin hen who went broody. 6 BCM eggs and 4 EE eggs. My rooster is also a BCM so Im hoping to have a darker...

I have 11 hens and 1 rooster now on 2 acres. Me and my fiance are loking at buying a 10 acre property that is partly set up for a hobby farm. It has great space for a large garden and has a rudimentary horse shelter. It also has a pen for goats which the previous owner had. It also has a...

Im marrying the man of my dreams on Sept 8 of this year. I kissed many frogs to find my prince so this is my fairy tale. His name is John and he is a emergency room physician. He loves me and my daughter unconditionally and supports all my crazy ideas. He bought me my first 2 hens as a...

Yay, my second quilt is completed. This one is for my mother who lives in a different state and hasbeen gravely ill and needed a lap quilt to keep her warm since she cant move around very well. This one was super easy to make but I love the combination of colors and patterns. How did I do?

I began this quilt September 26 of this year thinking it was a simple first quilt. It turned out to be more than I thought it would be. It took a long time to make and was alot of measuring, cutting and piecing. Im so proud of myself for completeing it. I learned so much about quilting and...

I am doing my first quilt and I think I made a big mistake making my first block. It kills me to think I may have to take it all apart and start again. I literally could cry over this..... why me!?

Hi everyone! I am very interested in quilting and would like to get some advice on where and how to start. I dont even know how to properly square a square!! Please help

So the story is I let my turkeys free range with the "big girls" for the first time yesterday and it was a mistake. My white turkey looks as if she was hen pecked on the head. When I found her it was red and "moist". I brought her in, washed the area and put antibiotic ointment on it. She...

So the story is I let my turkeys free range with the "big girls" for the first time yesterday and it was a mistake. My white turkey looks as if she was hen pecked on the head. When I found her it was red and "moist". I brought her in, washed the area and put antibiotic ointment on it. She...

I would love to have a frizzle chick to add to my flock. I have had no luck finding one via the internet. Does anyone here have or know of someone who has them in my area?

I have a 4 month old BCM named baby that i think is going broody. She sits on my other hens eggs most of the day. Is she broody or what?

Until their chicks come in? I put my order in for spring and I am so excited!!! Nothing is better than holding those little fuzzy butts, and naming them, and checking them constantly, and watching them play and...well you get it. If you know what I mean SHOUT OUT!!!! :weee

I recently purchased a used chicken coop. I need advice on how to properly disinfect it before I let my girls in it. There was alot of caked up dried poo and cedar shavings. Im not sure but she may have kept rabbits in there as well since I found alot of pellet type poo. Couldve even been...

So my daughter is interested in joining 4H and has chose poultry as her project. Im super excited for her as we already have a small flock and glad to see her interested in it. My issue is I dont know what breed would be best for her to start with. Anyone with suggestions or input would be...

So my daughter is interested in joining 4H and has chose poultry as her project. Im super excited for her as we already have a small flock and glad to see her interested in it. My issue is I dont know what breed would be best for her to start with. Anyone with suggestions or input would be...