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Quote: SW corner of Decatur, right on I72

I have some here that are early laid in the season, and fertility likely isn't good enough for me to sell. If you send the chicks back, I'll give you some to hatch. Not sure how many I have yet, just starting to lay. I'd almost even have a little project for your class!

My Cornish hens, which may be twice the size of a bird- as most of the ones you all will have-- lay a extremely small, almost perfectly round egg. I wouldn't get too caught up in egg size.

I try to set eggs no longer than 8-10 days, depending on the time of year, what I'm hatching from, and how full the 'bator is. My prep is keeping them in the cool basement, in a constant temp that's cool. I put them in a carton, pointy end down, and set one end on a book or something inch and...

Farm raised, locally grown (Macon County) fed with organic feed ingredients, hay and of course grass--- lamb available to purchase. Butcher yourself, or we'll deliver to a processor. Buy from the farm, buy in bulk, save tons of money on a great high quality eating product.

caponizing might solve your rooster crowing problem, but it will defeat the purposes of having a rooster around. For the worth of having a capon, you might as well have another hen around. Chances of fertile eggs are exact same.

I have to contain myself a little here... BUT. There are lot of people who steal, beg, and borrow without return. There are lot of people to lazy to get a job. There are lot of people, who do a lot of silly things, and believe a lot of silly things to be healthier for them. To those...

If a rooster is just around, running with a group of hens, and he's low on the pecking order- likely low enough that he's not breeding anything (when even in fact, it's likely you aren't hatching anything anyways). WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO KEEP THEM? These things are expensive enough, I don't...

a. you have too many roosters. b. it's virtually impossible to introduce, or reintroduce mature roosters together.

You realize that x and y chromosomes determine the sex of the offspring right? The mother has zero influence of the sex of the offspring. So, anything by chance is purely accidental.

Wanted: Incubator Would like to purchase an incubator, prefer a higher quality with forced air and hydrostat. Less than 100 eggs in size. Do not want a styrofoam one. Just seeing if anyone has one that they'd like to upgrade, or knows of one.

Off topic question here: Is there anyone out there who is a wool spinning/ felting/ etc enthusiast?

I had a set of Blue Laced Red Brahmas that derived from a Brahma showring enthusiast in Ohio. I think he raises a couple SOP Brahams and a couple colores that he's developed. I basically donated mine to my parents barnyard flock. Got tired of having them around. Well, I still have two...

Who knew hawsk were such discussion critters!

I'll take several trips a year to the Mt. Vernon area, can deliver Cornish eggs for hatching that far. These aren't the Cornish/ Rock cross birds, they're real Standard Cornish birds. Pictures or other infor available upon request.

Mt. Vernon area people... I have a trio of Blue Laced Red Brahmas, could be show quality if someone wanted that, and a young trio of their offspring that I am planning on taking to the Tractor Supply Swap this weekend, unless I can get them sold first. Will make a deal on them...

The bird house out back. Basically, 3 8x8 pens. Only pen one is allowed to free rnge.

The chickens that are babied, pampered, worried about, and treated as pets- are the ones that have problems and turn into disaster. The chickens that are treated like livestock- as they are- have great results regardless of the conditions presented all winter long. Same goes for dogs and...

I think you're overthinking this quite a bit. Raising chickens is not a complicated, nor fancy endeavor. Find somewhere on the South side, and cut an opening. I raise a breed that is thin feathered, and geared to live in a warmer climate. They're fairly valueble birds as I sell them for...