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OK so mother hen has been sitting on a few eggs, I went out this morning to feed and water everyone and lo and behold one of the babies hatched!! So exciting as this is my first go at letting her sit. She was still sitting on the rest of the eggs when I went into the coop but the baby was in...

Just a warning there is 22 pictures here. I went to Theisens on Saturday and of course couldn't pass up these sweet chicks. The hatchery sold them as all Pullets so I think we are good there. I just cant figure out what breed they are. Any help would be great. Thanks in advance :D Chick...

The title says it all. What happens if your not home to collect eggs and they freeze? Are the automatically bad?

OK so last week we had an issue, one of my Male ducks got into it with something still not sure what it was, he stood up for the rest of the crew and died. It ended up killing one of my Silkie babies also. But thats not why Im posting. I was doing my normal routine, went out to shut the coop...

Finally my babies are laying. We got EE'slike the first week in April and they were 3 days old. I just went out to shut the coop for the night and in the nest box I found these! Sure is nice and green huh The white one is from my 3 year old that hasn't laid in a while. I believe she was...

I went to the swap last weekend and got these sweet lil muchkins from a super nice lady. She had no clue on sex, but she did know that they are 11 weeks. So Im wondering what I got here a male and female or two males or two females. Thanks in advance for your imput.

Ok, Ill probaby have to give a little back story here. I got my rooster Cooper about 3 months or so ago. He crowed all the time. I love the sound and I miss it. About 3 weeks ago I got 2 male ducks. They are in the same pin with my chickens. 2 weeks ago we offed a rooster, who I thought...

Found an ad on Craigslist for some Black Australorp hens. She said they were hatched in February and should lay any day now, it took us 45 minutes to catch these girls and Im hopeing they are all girls. The one she said is a Giant Cochin. One of the Black Austalorps The other Austalorp...

One of my hens likes to sit on her eggs. She will lay them, and then sit there for a few hours then leave the egg for me to collect. She pecks at you if you try to move her. Ask my 5 year old, hes been pecked a few times from her. Shes sweet up untill she lays that egg. So does that mean...

I can not for the life of me figure out what this hen is. Its been driving me crazy! Can some one please help me figure this one out.

I got 5 Americauana girls that I think will start to lay soon. They are 16 weeks now. I got them the begining of April. I can bearly contain my excitment going out there and getting our frist green/blue eggie When should I expect to see that first egg?

I got Cooper from my SIL's friend. She had to many roos. She had 3 picked out for me when I got there, I picked him because he was smaller of the 3 and he let me hold him and pick him up. He fits in well with my girls. Acutally Im not quite sure exactly what type of hens they are eaither...

Tell me everything you know about meat birds. I have 7 hens and 5 should start laying around the middle or end of next month, but Im pretty intrested in the meat birds. I have 3 kids and a MIL to feed. I have one hen that is somewhat broody.

Im pretty new at the whole chicken thing. So this question may just sound silly to some but I have no clue. I have a flock of 7 girls, 5 Ameracuanas which are all 13 weeks old, a black sex link and an unknown which are 2 years. Tomorrow morning im going to my SIL's place and her friend is...

Hi! My name is Lindsay, I live in Iowa. I have 5 Ameracuanas, a black sex link, and im not quite sure what my other bird is. Im getting a roo this weekend from my SIL. I cant wait to share my flock with you and get to know you and your flock