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New member here:) I’m in western NC and raise Mille Fleur D’Uccle bantam’s and Buff Orpingtons. Great friendly breeds. Love hatching our own eggs. I have read the BYC threads for a long time and decided to become part of this great community. Thanks for having me!

Temperature: The eggs need to be kept at 99.5 degrees at all times; just one degree higher or lower for a few hours can terminate the embryo. Humidity: 40 to 50 percent humidity must be maintained for the first 18 days; 65 to 75 percent humidity is needed for the final days before hatching.

Hi everyone! Conrad from Freeland here... Mortician by trade & Army Veteran recently medically retired from my infrastructure job...too many surgeries...work hard/play hard!!! I’m incredibly new to this addictive thing you all call chicken raising...I know jack squat about this stuff even...

Hey, so my hen (fluffy, age 2, buff Orpington) has been in the nest box for 2 days straight. she is not sitting on eggs, and i do not think she has even layed an egg. She has a missing patch of feathers on her neck too. any ideas on what's wrong with her??? also when i take her out of the nest...

Hello everyone! My name is Naomi, I live in Missouri, and I am obsessed with everything chickens! I am so thankful to have found such a wonderful community! BYC is so helpful! With Aged chicken parents, that help new chicken parents make the healthiest, and smartest decisions for our feathered...