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All, This cutie hatched from a speckled brown egg lighter than the French Copper Marans we did in the same hatch. The breeder was not sure if this egg was even fertile and threw it in with the others. As "she" is starting to feather out, "she" looks like a Cuckoo Marans and a pullet? She is a...

Day 23, and the 7th egg pipped last night, but showing some blood. It is not white like the others were. What should I do? Very worried...thx I can see her breathing, but she seems stuck....did the shell dry out???? Humidity is at 75% Temp is fluctating between 99.9 and 102 in a still air. The...

WE HAVE FRENCH BLACK COPPER MARANS BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is our first hatch experience and could not have done it without the great folks at this forum!!! A wealth of information and encouragement. Thank you! STD and BANT Barnevelders, Australorps, and Partridge Cochins due later...

All, Just wondering on different opinions of how long to wait from the first pip to help the chick out if you hear peeping. Greatly appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!

I just posted this on another thread but needed to pull it out for help sooner than later. PLEASE HELP...""there is a rotten egg somewhere in one of my incubators and I cannot find it. I had one of the evaporator caps off and was peeking through the bator windows at our eggs and a smell hit me...

Hi All, We have 3 French Black Copper Marans who were laying on average 2 eggs every other day (between the three of them). We recently put our dog out longer hours during the day since last week (Around Wednesday to be exact). Now, we have not had a single egg laid since last Thursday... Is...

I set up the Little Giant Still Air Incubator with an Auto Turner. I have 2 thermometers in there. One is reading 99.5 laying on the auto-turner tray. The one on top of the eggs however, is reading 101.5!! This is my first trial and I do not want to hurt anyone!!! More eggs coming this week...

Considered getting a pair from these folks and wanted to make sure these are actually Black Australorps before doing so or I will keep looking for some. They seem on the slim side for BA's, but I am not an expert and value the opinions of others on here! Are these BA's? Are these Jersey...

Hello All, Our chicks are right about 7 weeks or so now. Going clockwise, which look like roos and pullets? It seems we may have a few roos, but I am hopeful for more pullets. Thanks for your help!! Pic A: Pic B: Pic C: Pic D: They move alot, hopefully these are good pics to be able to...

We have a group of chicks that are coming up on 7 weeks. They seem to have lost interest in their starter feed unless I throw it in their area or when I initially put the feeder in there. Even then they stop eating it after a while and follow me around as though they are starving, when I know...

Hello All, We picked up 4 "Cochin" pullets the other day from a local breeder. 2 Black and 2 Blue. They were hatched in April and 2 in May (The larger ones). One of the larger Black ones looks to have longer sweeping tail feathers and the reddest comb. Is it a possible Roo? My second...

I just noticed that one of the hens that we inherited with the coop we bought was eating her egg this morning. Is that stress from the coop move? The other NH red one in with her only ate the yolk but not the shell. How can I discourage the one who laid the egg from doing this short of checking...

I just noticed that one of the hens that we inherited with the coop we bought was eating her egg this morning. Is that stress from the coop move? The other NH red one in with her only ate the yolk but not the shell. How can I discourage the one who laid the egg from doing this short of checking...

Hi All, I am new to the forum and thought to seek some advice. We have Cayuga Ducks that we are in progress building an aquascape for. We have the in ground pond that we are working on and adding a little fountain behind it, as this is a section of the yard that we want for them only and for...

We have 7 baby BA's that we just bought a Chicken Coop for from CL. The coop came with a flock of hens. There are about 3 or 4 of the 12 who are missing feathers down to the skin around their tales, back and top of their wings. In letting them out of the coop once it was in place, I noticed a...

Hello, I am new to this forum and am seeking input from those with more experience. Thank you in advance. Below are pics of our baby chicks who were brooded by a Black Australorp for 2 weeks and fathered by a RIR who had more black/green sheen feathers than I expected. They are now approx. 4...

Hello Everyone! I am new to the forum and have found such a wealth of information here. Looking forward to sharing and hearing of others experiences. We have 4 Children, 3 Cayuga Ducks, 1 Green cheek conure, 1 Blue Cane Corso, and 7 Happy CHICKS which are suppose to be Black Australorps. I...