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There are 5 of them and they are 8 weeks old and I got them from Cackle Hatchery. I'll tell you what I think they are. And you can tell me your opinion. Not sure if what I think are pullets are pullets. I ordered straight run. I think this one is a pullet but I'm not sure. Pullets not...

I'm on my 3 rd hatch with a Hovabator 1602n with a fan. I have a hygrometer/thermometer that i keep inside. My first two hatches I did good. 1st Hatch last year: I set 12 eggs. Only 11 where fertile. All 11 hatched healthy. Ended up with 8 hens and 3 roos. Ran temps a little high between 99.5...

You would think that for having raise chicks for 5 years I would know what I am doing but still I'm unsure. This is the earliest I've hatched out/ordered chicks. There are 25 of them, youngest 4 weeks (Black Jersey Giants and Barred Rocks) and oldest are 6 weeks mutts. Here's my current temp...

Does anyone else feed this to their flock? If so can you tell me how you like it? I've been feeding it for a month now to my flock. They love it and my yolks are very orange which I like. But I've noticed an off smell in the eggs. Kind of fishy but not over powering and only when cooking...

So I bought a rooster for breeding. I have him in quaratine in another coop that is 300 feet away from my main coop where I have 30 hens. I am going to put some "sacrificial" hens in with him to make sure he is not a carrier of anything. I am willing to sacrifice anywhere from 4-5 hens if I...

I have some questions for those that raise new chicks each year to make sure they have eggs through the winter. What is your schedule like? When do you start raising the new chicks and when do you cull or sell the older hens? My goal was to always butcher my older layers for stew/soup...

I have a broody pen that I built underneath our nesting boxes. My silkie went broody and of course, chose one of the nesting boxes 3 feet off the ground. She is currently sitting on some fertile khaki campbell duck eggs as I don't have fertile chicken eggs. I tried moving her and the eggs at...

I do not mean layer pellets. But a pelleted form of feed like Nutrena NatureWise All Flock Feed . Thank you. Never mind. Found the answer in the product description. Not thinking clearly today.

I am expecting the arrival of 15 Norwegian Jaerhons with "packing peanuts" in 2-3 days. At what age should we have the "peanuts" butchered? Thank you in advance.

It really was worth the money. And it truly does fit 20 chicks. I purchased it 2 days ago online and I received it today. For the last week they have been on a infrared heat light. And for most of the night you could hear some or all of the chicks making some noise all night long. Tonight, they...

Because I did not pay attention at TSC I got 3 red pullets and 3 straight run RIR. The RIR are about 2 weeks old now. And 2 of the 3 are bigger than the 1. And those two a couple times a day will stretch up tall and jump and bang their chests against each other a couple of times before they...

One of my easter egger hens looks like she is broody. She has been sitting in a nest since early this morning and when I lift her up to check for eggs she does not move off the nest and instead straightens her legs. And when I am done searching she settles right back down. She does not peck at...

Hi! My name is Rebecca and I live in NY. I'm fairly new to chickens. This forum has been a great resource for me since last year. Finally decided to join. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my chickens last May. (2) How many chickens do you have right now...