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In getting ready to move 2 hours away for school, I am forced to get rid of my chickens faster than I originally thought. I am giving my Delawares, 1 rooster and 3 hens away for free. They are about 1.5 years and 1 year old. I bought the rooster and 2 hens from Michelle at Starbright Farm and...

I am moving 2 hours away in the fall for school and must sell my Delaware flock. The rooster and 2 hens were purchased from Michelle at Starbright Farms, and one hen was hatched from one of the pairs. All are in good health, I may also have a coop and run for sale at the right price. My computer...

I have some chickens (9) that I believe have some sort of respiratory sickness. These are going to the butcher tomorrow, literally. Anyway, I want to move new chickens into the coop but am unsure if I should wait and/or clean it extremely well. Thanks.

I just got a call from someone I sold nine month old pullets too, on Monday, saying they had respiratory illness and had swollen eyes and were gasping for breaths. He said it's built up overtime? However, I have introduced new birds to my flock with no problems, and have not had any other birds...

This is my first time incubating, I set 26 eggs and if I was correct on what to look for in candling 23 are developed. I have one chick out now and dry and four others pipping and obviously many more hopefully due. My question is how soon to remove them, should I leave them all until three days?

Needing to move my layer flock to make room for more. I have 5 ISA Browns, and 1 Barred Rock, these are 8 to 9 months. Also I have 2 one year old Barnevelder x Welsummer hens available. They are in the last phase of their winter moult, they should be fine with a window in their coop to take...

GMO: Genetically modified organisms. How is this not in our news every evening? It seems as though if half of the people in america new what was going on they wouldn't even be vegans. I'm not going to spam with links, but do your own search for either and see what comes up. I'm not hating on...

Based on what I've learned from here is that they're a 'dropship' hatchery. I'm alright with that, however, does anyone know if they're birds come from other hatcheries (Ideal, McMurray, etc.) or from breeders as others have said. I am looking to purchase Russian Orloffs and Delawares from them...

I found a Welsummer rooster for free on craigslist and plan to put him in with my laying flock - mostly red sexlinks, and hatch out some eggs. Just curious if anyone has prior knowledge of lay rates and or photos. Thanks in advance!

I'm looking to add quite a few birds to my flock coming up. I found Tom Culpepper and Whitmore Farms, does anyone know of anyone else with excellent quality chicks or hatching eggs? Thanks!

I'm in Arizona for a week and trying to find chicks to take home. I found this ad on craigslist, but I think all the offspring from these mixes could be sexed at hatch. Am I correct in thinking I would be getting all cockerels? http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/grd/2121794858.html

Just realized this for about the seventh time TODAY. Everything is so technology related anymore, and nothing's simple. Wish I could go back into the 30's and 40's and do what I love without worrying about money, construction/carpentry.

Has anyone bought from this website before? I'm interested in the quality of the Barnevelders, Delawares, and the Iowa Blues, in particular. Thanks in advance! http://www.darkeggs.com/public/index.php

I'm looking for an 'incubator bird' because I am so nervous about buying one and having something go wrong and loose the eggs. Which breed would you say is most likely to go 'broody'?

I'm in the process of building another coop. I haven't framed the wall where I want the nest boxes to go yet. I'm thinking of framing it into the wall, a 12x12x12 nestbox 3 wide, so that only 8 inches extend into the coop. I was hoping to see photos of your current set up, whatever it may be...

I bought Black Copper Marans recently and needed something to house them in. I wasn't happy with the pallet idea - so, I decided to make the walls 5' and buy 10 ft. 2x4 and cut everything in half. I think I'm going to go with a 'hip roof'. I went out to the barn this morning and found I already...

Being a broke college student and trying to add to my flock isn't working to well right now. I'm thinking of attempting to build a coop out of free pallets, however, I can't figure out how to attach them together to make an eight foot wall and not compromise the integrity of the structure. I am...

I went out this morning to the coop and one of the Barnevelders that always runs away from me let me pick her up, no problem. I set her back down thinking nothing about it and another hen started picking at the feathers between her back and tail. I took the 'sick' one out of the run and into the...

If I hatch out 'Olive Eggers' (Black Copper Marans x Ameracauna) can I cross the roosters to the hens to create the same characteristics in the next generation or will something change? BTW, happy thanksgiving to everyone!

I'm looking for day old Delaware chicks that are NOT from hatchery stock. If you have some, or know of someone who does please point me in the right direction.