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I must be crazy!!!!! We just put 12 eggs in the incubator on the 17th, but couldn't wait the 21 days for new chicks. So we went to the local feed store today and got 8 more chicks. Oh yeah, did I mention that we don't have room for 8 more chicks and whatever we are able to hatch. I know what...

I am very new at this. We have a still air incubator and are going to try to hatch some of our own eggs. My question is, how long can you collect eggs for before putting them into the incubator? Do they need to stay at room temperature? Sorry if this is a repetative question, but did a...

Ok, new situation has come up with my flock of 12 chickens. We started letting the chickes free range during the days since the weather was getting much nicer. We noticed less and less eggs in the nesting boxes; found a couple in the run recently. Today we found a nest of them outside the run...

I have 6 EE's and 5 other hens (and 1 roo). Apparently the 2 Golden Comets and 2 RR's have been pecking at the EE's and 2 of them are looking pretty bad. One of them has a quarter sized open wound on her side, close to her rear. Anyhow, I cleaned it with clean warm water and then smeared an...

I have 6 EE hens at 25 weeks old. On 9/28/08 we got our very first egg, and we have only been getting one egg every day since (missing a few days here and there). Why aren't the others laying? We have actually witnessed which hen is laying. The others go in and out of the nesting boxes, but...

I got six one-day-old pullets on June 19th. My husband and I have suspected that one may actually be a roo. This is a 7 week old Black Australorp. Tell me what you think?

I have 6 EE hens that are 15 weeks old. I have added 2 Black Australorps, 2 RR, and 2 Golden Comets to the house and they are 8 weeks old. For the last 2 weeks we have kept the 8 wk. olds in a run right aside the other so that they could see each other everyday. We then put them into the same...

I have (6) 13-wk old EE hens and (1) 18-wk old SS roo, and they all have the runs. I think it's because of the watermellon treats we've given them...but not sure. They are still getting medicated crumbles and get plenty of water to drink. What could this be from? Could it have anything to do...

I have a very small cat....she is very very tiny, but full grown (turned a year old on Mother's day). Anyhow, about 12 days ago she went missing. I had no idea where she had gone, thought I would never see her again. Last night around 9 pm I went outside and heard a very faint meow, so I took...

I'm finally at the stage of putting up the nesting boxes (milk crates in our case), but not sure what height to put them at. I temporarily have the boxes screwed in at 26" from the floor to the perch in front of the boxes....Will that be ok?

I've heard that you could use peletized lime rather than oyster shells. Is this correct?

You have no idea how i've been waiting for the coop construction to begin! I had such a wonderful day that I had to share it with everyone..... We began by moving this entire struction from it's original location to this more peaceful one that we can see from our living room windows. The...

Thanks to everyone for answering all of my questions and for all the wonderful advice. I am now able to share a few of the photos of my new babies. I got 6 Araucana chicks a little over a week ago and I love them, so don't the DD, DS and DH - although he doesn't want to admit to it. Here are...

Ok, I am very confused about what to put down in the run! I have been talking to a couple of people and got a lot of suggestions and none of them match. I was planning to raise the chickens on a dirt floor in the run, was told that it wasn't good.....what do I need to put down?

I was considering getting the food grade DE for the chicken coop....and was wondering how long a 3# bag might last me. I have a 4'x6' coop and 6 hens. Any thoughts before I purchase from another member would be helpful!

Are there any BYC members in Massachusetts? Or am I all alone?

I was told that the Rhode Island Reds are wonderful layers and a great starting bird for new chicken raisers. Anyone have an opinion before I purchase 6 chicks on Wednesday?

Anyone in Massachusetts have any advice on Araucanas?

Just starting out with my first batch of Araucanas and not sure about their laying. I've been told several different things...they're not good layers, they won't lay until they are a year old, etc.... Any advice would be great! The Holbrook's