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Looking for a blue black splash Ameraucana rooster. Unfortunately I lost my blue ameraucana rooster. I did not hatch any of his chicks this season so there is no up and coming replacement. It is that time of year I am hoping someone has or knows someone who has an extra quality rooster they...

She may or may not be starting to go broody but if she is she has a long way to go. When she is you will know it by some very different behavior. She will go around puffed up and clucking in a way she hasn't before, She will also become more "aggressive", super charged with hormones she will be...

Quote: Do you know what color Ameraucanas he has available? I have BBlSp and Wheaten and like to know what is available in the area. Cant seem to help wanting more, have a few colors on my list.

Hi and Welcome to the thread. I think it is a little confusing to say you are looking for show/pet quality chickens. Did you mean show or pet quality? They are kind of opposites, pet quality is one that would not be up to show standards or they would be show quality. Anyways I have the BBlSp...

Very nice like the design. I may have to build one myself. The only thing I would suggest you add, is a perlin, a bar connecting the hoops to add strength and keep them evenly spaced. That is what they do for tunnel/hoop greenhouses. Got this pic on the internet. It gives you the idea but I...

One warning about friendly chickens. They can sometimes think they are a parrot and want to land on your shoulder. Cute when you are big and they are small but might freak out a young child, or make them squeal with delight. They do it less as they get bigger and you can always clip their wings.

Hi As for the coop, I have experience with the ones from TS as well as building my own. My advice would depend on how many chickens you are looking to start with and how confident you are that this will be a lasting hobby. It might be good to start with a TS special so you can jump right in and...

You can say that again... Some cases are more difficult than others, like when you introduce new chickens into a pen and they are getting bullied, or worse yet one is killed by the others. Then there is the day you realize that cute little chick has grown into an adult rooster and you have to...

I learned how to process a chicken from a friend who grew up with chickens but I am sure there are some good videos on youtube. It is deffinitely a case of practice makes perfect. A necropsy is basically the same thing. I place the carcass in a bucket and pour boiling water over it to make it...

Thank you for the reply. and so quickly.

Thank you, It is not the first time I lost chicks in incubator and probably wont be the last, but it is usually something out of your control like a power loss or part of the learning curve. This would have been funny if it had turned out differently. The person I suspect did it came to me like...

Hi Do you mind if I ask...Do you know how much they were renting out the incubators for? I was thinking of doing it as well with a few smaller incubators I have.

You have my sympathy. Always hard to lose a chick. Someone did something to my incubator and somehow the temp got set down from 37.6 to 30 deg C right before they were due to hatch. Was hoping I caught it in time and gave them an extra day to catch up. Gave up this morning and opened the...

Might be a good idea to do a necropsy. Older hens can have a problem when they start laying again. I had a hen acting very similar to what you describe. I was feeling so guilty I wasnt able to help her, until I did the necropsy. I found out that she was backed up from egg production with the...

I have tried breeder lists and websites in the past with little if any success as the listings are usually out of date. I would suggest craigslist as a good place to start most breeders list there at some point. I would also like to stress that it helps when people give their location (a town)...

Thank you, I didnt realize that was her name. Explains why mapquest kept taking me to Niagra Falls NY area. It helps when people looking for items give a more specific area/town. A state can be a big place if you are looking for a local supplier for chicks, hatching eggs etc.

I have hatching eggs available but not sure where where Kelsey, MA is. (Mapquest keeps showing me NY.) You may want to look on CL to find hatching eggs in your area. I also saw some good deals for used incubators on Craigs list or you might want to try Ebay.

Hi Aimee, Welcome to the chicken game. You will find many helpful people here to help you with any questions you may have.

Your welcome, I have always wanted to go to one of the dog shows there. My mom breeds wire fox terriers and loves to watch the shows on TV. I cant tell you how many times I missed the poultry show thinking it was later in the season. Give yourself a few hours to see it all. There is poultry of...

I hear you, it is reasonable unless you are already in chicken math territory and overrun with chicks of your own. Last season I tried to get some California Grey chicks from a feed store to make some sex link crosses . Had to order six, lucky for me, I called to see if my order was in I asked...