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I bought six Hyline Brown POL on 4/10/21. Very nice looking birds, however one does have a cross beak. Her bottom beak is fine, but the top one bends in the middle at a 90 degree angle. It doesn't seem to affect her eating or drinking and she's the same size as the others. They spent quarantine...

Who has first hand experience with Icelandic chickens? I know they are fairly rare, and I haven't seen much for recent posts about them. There are a couple people who advertise on Craig's List now and then in my area. I love the variety of colors, and based on my climate, the cold hardiness is...

Does anyone have experience with brooder plates for new chicks in cooler temps? My brooder is in the barn. I currently have a 250 watt infrared light, which is keeping the brooder at 95-98 under the light. The other end of the brooder stays around 65-70. It is 33 degrees in the barn. We can...

Started with 21 of my own eggs on 3/21. 16 were Speckled Sussex and 5 were Black Australorp. Rooster is a Rudd Ranger, Hoover's version of the Freedom Ranger, and is huge. Hoping for some good meat chunks for the freezer. 7 SS eggs were duds. Pulled them around day 10. Lockdown started...

It has been a long time since I've had to buy eggs in the store, so I really don't remember what size a "large" egg is. I was packaging some eggs to give away. Generally I use the plastic cartons, but these were for some out of town friends, so I used cardboard cartons since I don't expect to...

A little over a month ago I switched from a 16% layer feed to 20% starter grower, which is the closest thing I can find to an all flock type feed. I have noticed a few weak shells. All of my layers are between 11 and 24 months old. They have always had free choice oyster shells, however I do...

I have a Rudd Ranger, Hoover's version of the Red/Freedom Ranger, rooster. He's a pretty good guy with me and the girls, and he is huge. I understand this variety is a hybrid and will not breed true. I'm kicking around hatching some Speckled Sussex eggs. My rooster has been doing his job, and...

A couple days ago I noticed one of my ISAs had wet feathers around her head and neck. The only water in the coop is in a heated, dome type waterer. There is a little snow in the run, but nothing liquid. She laid her egg that day and was being a typical chicken, so I didn't give it much thought...