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Just have a few questions for people who might keep milk cows AND milk goats. I have had goats before (we bred Nigerian Dwarves but I never ended up milking them). We currently have cows at my mom’s place but she is basically just raising them for farm status (selling the calves etc). In the...

I’m sure this has already been discussed so please forgive me. Also I hope I’m posting this is in the right section. Has anyone had to start out their chicken breeding plans with hatchery stock, and been somewhat successful? I realize it’s not ideal and obviously getting quality birds from...

I got my chicks last week!! 3 adorable barred rock babies :love I’m so happy, I’ve been going through serious chicken withdrawal ever since we left the farm and moved to town.

I’ve been off the forum for a while, life got pretty busy. We ended up having to move to a town due to my husband’s work, and left the family farm. I was very sad to say goodbye to all of our animals but they are still with my mom so in good hands. Anyways I’ve been going through some major...

Hey guys, I’m sure this is a much longer story but the short version is I took 3 of my birds in for testing to the lab on Monday and yesterday I received the final report. 2 birds positive for Mareks 1 bird positive for Coccidia PCR positive for Avibacterium Paragallinarum (I’m assuming for...

Hi everyone! I’ve been trying to learn more about fermenting and sprouting grains for my chickens. What is the best type(s) of grain for A) fermenting B) sprouting Add on question: what is a good alternative to layer feed. As far as I can tell, I don’t have access to an “all flock” type...

This morning I went and picked up my very first breeding trio! They are blue/black Australorps. I’ve been looking for some for a while and thought she had already sold the rooster, so was only planning on picking up the hens. However when I got there she still had him and said I could bring...

Help! We lost power 30 minutes ago. The estimated time for the crews to get it back on is 5:45 (1hr 45min from now). Of course I have eggs in the incubator. It is day 7. I have a fire going in the wood stove, should I unplug the incubator and bring it near the wood stove? Or will they be ok...

Some of my pullets started laying and I finally have the beginning of a little rainbow! Can’t wait for some of my other girls to start laying too!

Hi guys, I had some eggs shipped to me, and picked them up from the post office yesterday. I let them rest and am going to set them this afternoon. I have incubated before but this time I’m borrowing a friend’s incubator as I need to order a new fan for mine. This incubator has an automatic...

Just started letting my little flock have a bit of free range time and they love it. I love seeing them so happy and so far they are doing really well going out for a hour or two and then coming back to the run for treats. My toddler was very excited about it this afternoon lol Distracted...

So my OE laid her first egg. I was really excited until I picked it up and saw.. Is this normal or should I be worried?

I promise it’s the last time I ask for a while! I bought buff orpington hatching eggs, they are definitely mixed with something. They are 11 weeks old.

I wasn't sure where to put this thread so forgive me if it's in the wrong place. We are looking at moving next year (fingers crossed). Without stopping the drive is about 18 hours. We obviously need to stop for gas, food and bathroom breaks. We are downsizing our animals but still want to...

I have such a hard time with these guys. I’m confident my two splash are pullets (I only took pics of one but they are identical). The blue and the black have me on the fence. At first I thought pullets.. they had a rooster sibling who was very clearly a roo, that I rehomed last week...

I have three blue Cochins that are 9 and a half weeks old and some Light Brahmas that are 12 and a half weeks old. Just wondering if the Cochins are pullets or roos, and if this Light Brahma is a roo (I’m pretty sure the others are pullets).

I have a Crested Cream Legbar that needs help. I noticed her energy seemed low the past few days, but she’s eating a ton. Not herself, sleepy and lethargic. I also noticed she had some poop stuck to her back feathers so I brought her in for a bath tonight, and she is skin and bones! What is...

This is a bcm cockerel, I’m including him to compare to his two siblings from the same hatch. All three are 9 weeks old. 1. BCM 2. BCM Next I have some Ameraucana I posted a while ago. I find them super hard to sex.. They are 10 weeks old. There are 2 splash (They are the two splash in the...

Hey guys! I have a sweet Isabel Cuckoo Orpington cockerel that I was planning on finding a few girlfriends for, but the more I research the colour the more I find myself backing off from how difficult it seems to maintain. I am not the best with colour genetics.. I am just curious what I...

We celebrated my Grandma’s 90th birthday last weekend and it was her first time visiting our new farm. My uncle is an amazing photographer and I just wanted to share my favourite picture with you guys... I think it’s pretty clear where I get my crazy chicken lady genes from!