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Hatching season is in full swing now and I have lots of chicks hatching and incubating. Mostly layer-type breeds/hybrids, many sexable, all vaccinated for Marek's Olive Eggers (Silver, Gold, Black, Lavender) Cream Legbars Opal Legbars Welbars (Silver and Gold) Copper Marans Lavender Marans plus...

These have been hatching much better than I expected. Adults are beautiful and lat dark eggs. I can't ship, so local to SE PA (Philly area) only. 4 eggs on left are Welbars (Crele Welsummers) and the 6 on the right are Penedesencas.

I am making a shelter for my Welsh Harlequin flock. I have a heavy plastic shelter in there now, but it is too small for them to all fit comfortably (4 ducks and 3 drakes), so I am building a better shelter. What is the ideal (inside) height? Top and bottom will be thick wood, to provide a...

Every breed needs it's own message thread, right? Even if it is still rare. Welbars were created in the UK in the early 40's as part of the autosexing chicken "craze". They lend themselves very well to that, being one of the easier paths to clearly sexable chicks. Originally intended as a...

I am sending eggs to a friend about 1000 miles away. I can send them any day of the week (always picking the freshest to send). Would Monday be the best day, to avoid the package sitting somewhere over a weekend? Or does the flow of other packages and the modes of transportation make shipping on...

I have a confined flock of 13 guineas and I'm getting 4 - 5 eggs a day, but the fertility has been around 20%. I figured they were young and it was cold when I started hatching back in Feb, but by now, those should not be factors anymore. I see a lot of chasing but no one gets injured. Any ideas...

I've never had peas breeding before, and I'm looking for advice for making a nest since I think my peas have started laying (wasn't expecting eggs this year). I have 5 peas (3 cocks, 2 hens) in a single pen. No aggression so far, so maybe the eggs are not fertile, but still, I'd like to get the...

I am interested in compiling a list of chicken breeds and the approximate age when they can be sexed (and how to sex them, if unique to the breed). I can get the list started and if you'd like to contribute your experience, please do. Breed Approx age Method...

I can only get unmedicated turkey feed if I buy a ton at a time. It works out to be similar in total costs to feed everyone 26% protein than to buy lower protein feed for the chickens and a bag at a time of 24% feed for the baby turkeys. I can also get some 18% feed to "cut" the higher protein...

I've never kept ducks past a few weeks of age, but I know they are very messy compared to chickens and turkeys. I use heated dog water bowls to great effect with all our poultry, but I'm not sure if/how they would work with ducks. The idea of breaking out "ice pucks" and filling bowls every day...

We are a small operation in southeast Pennsylvania (northern Chester Country, near Pottstown). Our goal is to provide a local source for unusual and high quality breeds of laying chickens. We specialize in answering your questions and helping you be successful with your backyard flock. This is...

Several varieties of extra roosters: Welsummers Rhodebars Ameracauna (Splash) Breda Fowl (Blue and Splash) Cochin bantams (multi-colored)

We have an extra peacock and I found someone that wants to buy him. If they cage him (not free range) should he have a companion ? Assuming no extra peahens are available, what kind of bird would do well with him (not hurt the peacock or get hurt by him). Would a rooster (chicken), pheasant or...

Local pickup only - near Philadelphia. I have the following breeds available. Prices are per hen, roosters (if available) are free with the purchase of a hen. Ages/sizes vary by breed. Barred Hollands - $15 Blue and Black French Copper Marans - $25 Blue Breda Fowl - $15 New Hampshires, German...

Get a jump start on your chicken breeding plans by buying started, sexed birds. We have the following rare and heritage breeds available for $30 a pair or $50 a trio (2 hens, 1 rooster). We are small time hobbyists, so the availability is very limited. We can give advice or explain the heritage...

I have 2 chicks hatched yesterday (5/5) that I'd like to find homes for. They are very healthy and come from good stock, we just don't have space for the surplus males. These are pics of their parents:

I have New Hampshires for sale. This is the German strain you can read about here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/581950/german-new-hampshire Chicks are $7 each or 3 for $18 Pairs, 8 - 10 weeks old, are $30 per pair. Local pickup only in south east PA. I also have, both chicks and eggs...

Do bantam ducks (BEI, it it makes a difference) do OK year round in a cage with a wire floor run and a sleeping/nesting area with a solid floor? Sort of like a rabbit hutch. What size wire works best? Is the wire hard on their feet, are they more prone to problems than if they were on the...

I have a Sportsman cabinet incubator and want a separate hatcher so I can stop playing the "raise and lower humidity" game. I also think it's a big flaw of cabinet incubators that when you open the door, all the warm humid air dumps onto the floor and is replaced by dry air. I think a hatcher...

I have an aviary with peafowl and was wondering if there are any species of pheasants that could co-exist with them. Maybe a single male Red Golden or Lady Amhearst? Or will any pheasant be at such a disadvantage with the peas that you don't recommend this?