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I have a broody Buff Orp. I loaded her with 10 eggs on Friday morning thinking she would lay a few on her own and that would be a good-sized clutch. She stayed put all weekend but when I checked her tonight (Sun night) she is in a different nest box and her clutch eggs are cold. I have read...

Help! This is our first time incubating. We set eggs on Tues morning 4/3 and last night 4/7 there was a stinky-ish smell. What's happening? I have candled the eggs, all but two looked fertile. I put a ? on the two I was concerned about. Maybe I should pitch those two before something bad...

Big Black Jersey Giant 10 months old. He is almost full grown. Jersey Giants supposedly take a year to max out. I dont think he will get much bigger. Anyway, he has gotta go. Worn out welcome with wife and kids. We have backyard flock of 7 and unpredictable rooster doesn't cut it. He is an...

We have a Black Jersey Giant roo. We would like to have our 6 yo son show him the SC state fair in Oct 2008. How do I know if he's show material? He will be one year old by then. He has a few marks/scars on his comb. Of course, we think he is the MOST handsome rooster ever but we're partial...

I have heard that artificial lighting will keep hens laying better. Is this true? We have 6 hens (1 RIR, 2BO, ! jersey giant, 1 red star, and 1 leghorn) and we mostly get 4-5 eggs per day, some times 6 eggs.

We would like to buy 10-15 brown egg layers who are already laying. We are looking to add to our small flock. We are in coastal SC (Myrtle Beach/Charleston).