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The closer to central Kentucky, the better. I'm looking for at least 2 dozen fertile sex link hatching eggs. The breed(s) does not matter. I do prefer that the sexing be similar. That is, all breeds have boys with dots or sexed by their coloring. We're doing a science fair exhibit (birds will...

That was the timeframe I was thinking, so glad to see I might be on the right track. Tasty is what I need! And the fact these were free eggs, i can't beat it!

I have a mix of breeds in the incubator. We processed 6 roos last fall when it was evident we needed to be 6 roos less! They were all over a year old and the butcher even said they were tough BUT put them in the crockpot and you'd never know! Delicious! So now I'm about to hatch 45 eggs. Once...

I have a chick that was born 5-6 weeks ago. It has had leg issues since birth. I immediately treated it for spraddle leg. If I put the chick in a run to keep it propped up, it got out. Whenever I taped/band-aided its legs together, it promptly pecked through and released its legs. It can stand...

I got an orpington egg some time ago on a whim. One day I figured out why it wasn't laying with the other girls from the hatch (Marans and Ameraucanas) and then it crowed. So it needs to go. Gorgeous bird, but it did lost a wing in a dog attack when it was very young. He falls down and struggles...

It has something to say about me touching its leg at the hip. I am sure it is NOT using the leg. If the other chicks knock it over or cause it to become imbalanced, it seems quite perturbed. I'll put another band-aid on and also try to do a better job of confining it. It has proven to get over a...

Wow. I'm amazed. No responses? Is there nothing more I can do for this chick? Its still walking around with its foot flexed and the leg out to the side. Hopping around on one foot to get around. It is making its way to food and water. I can't imagine it having much of a life with just one leg!

I have a week old chick. It hatched naturally (as opposed to with assistance). From the get-go, I noticed a leg/foot problem and treated it as if it at spraddle leg. I went with the band-aid method by taping its legs together. I also had it in a narrow chute to give it support. It has escaped...

Wrapping the egg in a warm wet cloth is the proper way to go about assisting? If it is a vessel, is there any concern with it bleeding?

I am coming to the close of a hatch. I have one little one that pipped sometime during the night and created a hole. It always looked odd and dry. The chick had a small hole through the membrane but more of the shell was removed, exposing the membrane. It looked dry. Well, by late afternoon, it...

I can't see into the Marans eggs that well, not like the Ameraucana eggs. I could see initial formation and then just darkness as things progressed. I'm so worried about these little ones. Not a thing going on today. What to do, what to do????

I have 11 due to hatch today. Well, technically 2 of them are due tomorrow or Friday. Not a thing going on. I think I have seen a few wiggles. No pip. Nothing. I'm not going to get any sleep tonight! We have a new brooder built for their arrival - I'm anxious to put it into use!!!! Mine will be...

I love the style of this brooder. We are using it as a model for ours with some adjustments to fit our space and budget. We just got the material today and the first modification is we bought one sheet of plywood. We ripped two 12" strips from it. These will become our sides @12" high. This left...

I'm happy to report that this morning she was back to her normal self. Yea!!! Just as an FYI, to fill in some blanks... I don't know what breed she is. I was given two chicks and two ducklings in a trade for a door. That's another story. hahaha I lucked out and had "mating pairs" of each...

I went to check on my birds this evening, like every night. My "old girl" as I call her (she's going on 2 this spring) was standing in the corner by herself. I threw out some corn which usually causes all the birds to go bonkers getting to it. She didn't even look my way. I got some fresh water...

I set eggs on 2/1/12 from my own flock. I'm going to have a mix as I have 2 French Blue Copper Marans, 1 French Black Copper Marans, 1 black Ameracauna and 1 Splash Orington (although due to a lack of a wing, I suspect he hasn't fathered anything). My girls are a blue Ameracauna, 2 Wheaten...

Thanks for the info. I'll try to catch him and pinch him. He can have a bad attitude at times. It's an orpington, so really big looking. I think he's gorgeous, but he probably doesn't have much use other than fertilizing eggs. When he was young, my pups got into the chicken pen. He's lucky he...

How long should I give mother nature? It's November now and she's been like this since at least July or August. At least! I had them separated for about a month in hopes of seeing some improvement on her wings, but that never happened. All birds are back together. From what I've seen, it is only...

I have a hen that has just been harassed by the alpha roo. Her back is looking better since I got her a saddle. But her feathers are a mess. The tops of her wings, which I would think of as shoulders, are raw and red. They've been like this for months. They look irritated but not infected. There...

I have an orpington that started crowing. So, since he'd rather crow than lay eggs, I don't have room to keep him. So we're going to get him butchered. I've seen talk about letting a bird rest after butcher but I'm wondering if there is something I need to do to this big boy before his fateful...