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I hatched out 3 GLW chicks. The boy had GLW lacing but what I am assuming are the 2 girls, look nothing like GLW and have no lacing. I contacted the breed and she says GLW can look like this and when they molt they will have lacing. I find this very hard to beleive and would love to hear your...

My cute female 6 year old Eurasier wanted to play with my chickens the other day. She never cares about them and is usually more interested in smelling their poop! She would never hurt them and is so good with them, even the chicks! :-)

Does anyone know why the Millie Fleur Leghorn are not popular? They are beautiful! They lay well! Semi-friendly. :-) I have talked to about 4 breeders who have ALL sold their entire breeding flock. So sad I cannot find anyone with them anymore. I think they are going to be extinct in another...

I bought eggs off BYC last year and got 2 incubators, here is how I raise my girls: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/955386/my-learning-experience-with-brooders-and-what-makes-raising-chicks-way-easier Here is what thier coop and run look like...

I started with one coop, but due to CHICKEN MATH another was added on. The 2 coops have a door in the middle that I can close to separate off or not. Dust bath pool with umbrella cover so it doesn't get wet from rain. A green/weed growing box that they can eat when it grows tall enough though...

36 BROODER PHOTOS! I am posting 3 different sets of brooders we had made. We are not handy so we had to pay to have each one built (but I painted them) it cost a small fortune! First one was built in 2013 it was 8 ft x 2.5 ft. (20 sq ft) I realized the footprint was HUGE and the different age...

Ok round 4 is underway!! I started the incubators up at 1:30pm! I decided to order an egg turner for the eco model. I just figured it makes life so much easier. This time we have: 24 Barnevelders 12 show quality French Black Copper Marans 6 olive eggers from the show quality marans 6 cream...

It is hard to tell with the crest. Any guesses from these photos taken today? Thank you.

OK FINAL Update! I am SO THRILLED!! All 3 breeders I got eggs from are awesome!! Papa Brooder (MFL, Speckled Sussex, and Gold/Blue Laced Orp) bwalden (Welsummer) cpartist (F1 & F2 Oe) At day 10 this is how we looked: 6/9 Millie Fleur Leghorn 6/6 F1 Olive Eggers 7/10 F2 Olive Eggers 9/14...

They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow! Lets call Chick #1 the gray one and chick #2 the tan one. Opinions please?

OK please wish me luck on number 3!! First hatch went well, second one was awful (breeder with non fertile eggs.) I just set 57 eggs. Edit I had 58 but no room for 1 so that is why I set 57 but at day 7 I put the left over one in once I clearned some non developing eggs so 58 eggs total were...

My fuzzy Swedish Flower hens are 5 and 6 days old and I hung a mirror up for them today. They seem to like it! :-) As soon as the 4x2 brooder is built, I will add a clump or real dirt/weeds for them to eat and play in. Also will be adding a perch in case they want to practice!

Thank you to all who followed my first hatch ever. If you missed it and want to look at photos and videos please feel free to visit my thread here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/861252/first-hatch-brinsea-octagon-20-advanced-i-set-31-eggs-lots-photos-videos-ill-keep-this-thread-updated...

UPDATE on Day 13: I am VERY sad. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY shipped SFH have very BAD air cells. I DO see LOTS of movement from the SFH. I don't know if they can make it with the horrible air cells I saw. I will post each eggs photo and would love opinions, thank you. The other thing is my local...

It seem to me in my research that both the Jubilee Orpington and Speckled Sussex look very simlar AND have very similar personalities. Can anyone elaborate on what they think? Are there difference in looks/personality between the two breeds? Thank you!

I am looking for breeder/show quality Golden Laced Wyandotte Eggs. I am in southern CA. I would like around 6 fertile eggs. Thank you.

Based on many reviews that Brinsea is among the best, I decided to go for it and get the Brinsea Octagon 20 Advanced. I did not get the additional humidity pump. I figured I can add it later if I need to. I set my FIRST hatch ever at 1 p.m. today Saturday March 8th 2014. It got up to the...

Hello everyone, I am new to hatching. I get my first incubator on Thur and I ordered the Brinsea octagon 20 advanced. Anyway I was looking for a really good candler that can see through dark Marans egg and olive eggs. In all my research, I found the Titan one from the UK seems the best...

Ok question for those of you who ORGANIC feed your chicks. Do you think they grow slower than those not feed organic? The reason I ask is because I got chicks in 2012 and 2013 and BOTH times they grew MUCH slower than other peoples chicks who were the same age. I mean like MUCH slower! I was...

I am in Murrieta and will not ship, pick up only or I may deliver if you live in San Diego. I bought many chicks over the last several months from many different breeders from LA, Riverside, and San Diego. I drove over 500 miles to collect all my rare/beautiful breeds. All my chicks were...