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Chicken waterer near miss! Went out to check for eggs this afternoon and was surprised at how quiet they were being. After checking for eggs, I watched them for a while and happened to notice that below their waterer (5 gallon bucket with three chicken nipples on the bottom) the sand was...

Thanks guys! I guess I just thought it was weird because both were laid in the same spot on the poop board. The nest boxes each have a plastic Easter egg filled with rocks to make them heavy.

Woo hoo! Got my first egg yesterday... laid on the poop board. Got a second egg today... laid on the poop board. They look like they weren't laid by the same hen, so any suggestions as to why they are laying on the poop board instead of the the very nice nest boxes seeded with fake eggs? Egg...

Wow! You guys have been busy! Hopefully everyone's chickies are doing okay with the heat. I have been driving East with my two little kids and my mother. Going to Memphis for my cousin's wedding on Saturday. We have made it to Vernal, UT so far. Love the hotel we are in (TownePlace Suites)...

Oh my gosh. Busy weekend for me. My (soon to be) four year old's birthday party was Saturday. Spent 8 hours pulling weeds and planting 48 thyme and 7 lavender plants in my front yard today. Just finished my margarita, and I think it is shower and Advil time! Hope everyone does okay in the...

For your reading enjoyment. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/468066/we-won

That is Yreka for you. Trying to keep up with the other big cities yet never realizing they are headed in the wrong direction. So glad it actually passed and we can have them now!

Strangely enough hens AND roosters are legal in NYC. Plus, the top ten most populous cities in California also allow chickens. The things you discover while researching to convince your sleepy little rural agricultural town that it really is OKAY to have a few hens. Whether people actually keep...

Welcome! I am in your neck of the woods, just a bit North. Yreka.

I haven't gotten percentages from the other classes, but we did get a "wow, I can't believe you guys got 13 chicks!" The other teacher hasn't said much, but she did seem a bit wide eyed with astonishment when I caught her looking at the chicks today. I think they are pretty happy if they get 50%...

Yeah! Classroom chicks are done hatching. The stress over the darned incubator has ended. Started with 21 eggs. 19 went to lockdown. 14 hatched. One died after hatching from what was probably mushy chick syndrome (I think that's what it is called). So, it was either a 74% hatch rate if you...

The two that had pipped, hatched. Five more have pips now! We have an informal competition with the other classes on hatch rates, and we are already beating one class! Looking really good to beat the other one, too. Thank goodness for calibrated thermometers.

So, some of you may remember that my (I'm the aide) first grade class set eggs three weeks ago, today. We had a heck of a time with the temperatures in the borrowed incubator in the beginning. Thought we had fried them. Finally got it figured out and it held steady for a couple weeks. Then, on...

OMG! You are so lucky you didn't hit anything!

When I lived in the Redding area (six years ago), there was a safety equipment place behind the Burrito Bandito on Airport Road. If they are still there, I bet they carry them. Unfortunately, I can't recall their name.

Honestly, I don't know. The person I bought the eggs from had three roosters. Ameraucana, EE, and Marans. Her hens were Americauna, EE, Oliver Egger, and Marans. These two hatched from blue eggs. Mama Hen had to be an Americauna, because her other hens don't lay blue eggs. I'm guessing Papa Roo...

These girls are actually 9 weeks old. I could tell when they hatched which ones were going to have muffs because they had really cute puffy cheeks.

Alright Chickee, you have me intrigued. I have a couple of Wheaton EE (Ameraucana?) that have slightly different color variations. What color would you call these gals? And yes, those are really their names. Princess #1 Princess #2

School eggs update: We somehow managed to not over-cook the eggs! Thermometer/temperature drama has settled down. Thank goodness! I actually had a nightmare about it one night. All 21 eggs that were set started developing. Only one has a blood ring, which I will toss tomorrow after candeling...

Thanks Ron. I had the heat lamp running on one cold night, and they still didn't budge from their corner. Not even to move under the heat lamp. Maybe they weren't as cold as I thought. :P I'll try sticking them up there.