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i'm glad they find another use for them - i know some places that do cull and sell them as 'leftovers" or "adoption" but others that cull things i've herad actually kill them.

because i have heard of hatcheries culling ducks for no crest, as well as culling for the wrong shape of crest. so it's actually not an assumption, it's a fact. i was wondering if that was the case for chickens, as well, which it probably is.

things you can normally tell as day-old babies, such as polish and slikies, etc.

i'd imagine there is such a thing...but being a very small farm, i have never seen one, myself, and have only found info that it indeed happens in crested ducks. Even with my mutt-chickens...it seems that if only one parent has a crest, the offspring still get a crest. so my first question...

just going 2 respond to everyone all at once.... this is relieving to know it's normal. i've heard by many locals it's very dangerous for a hen to be broody well over 3 weeks. it's comforting to know most people on here so far have said the opposite. it's really confusing to me tho because...

it's been a week and my broody hen won't move at all. she has one chick underneath her, the other eggs did not hatch & i removed them 2 days after the first one hatched. At first i thought the other chickens were bothering her and she was scared to leave the nest, so 2 days ago i put her in a...

it's ridiculous how long i searched to find the answer about what end has the air sac. thank-you so much kind person for answering this question for me!!

Despite the risks, hearing above that it IS possible, i wish to try at least once. But i wish to pick the best i can out of my double yolk eggs, to give them the best possible chance at life, no matter how grim that may be. I know a few common sense things right off the bat that might help...

thank-you for the great advice! :) The chicks in the brooder are about 6 days old, and she has been broody for about 5 days. from what you say sounds like it may be too late to give them to her to parent. But it's good to know that if any of her eggs successfully hatch out, she'll likely...

LOOKING FOR SOME INSIDE STREET KNOWLEDGE ON BUFF ORPINGTONS AS MOTHERS. i have my first broody hen also being a buff orpington. came accross this post because she went broody right after i'd bought some baby chicks. Literally within 12 hours after i purchased them. lol. they'll be 3 weeks...

I have my first broody hen. Been wanting to trade stressed chicks in a box for being born on the farm. This helped me so much. Ive always thought itd be better to not intervene . Id liked to add my experience thus far maybe it Will help future people with the same questions. I watched my...

wow. interesting mixed opinions, but everybody has such good points; i don't think i can rule anyone's opinion out. i'll keep watching & see what happens as she/he further matures.

oohh...that makes complete sense, now! this is by far one of the best explanations i've ever received! thank-you!!!

AAaaaaannnnddd.....he CROWS!!! thanks, guys! all has been very helpful. my little man is enjoying his 25-some standard & heavy hens. lol.

i don't know what breed this is, he was in my "adopted" pack from the hatchery. judging by the color of the comb, it looks like a "maybe" rooster to me. however, i have nothing to compare him to, as the rest of them are different breeds. any guesses on breed/sex? he has a strange...

i read this & was interested if anyone could tell me WHY 2 gene copies of the tuffs in araucanas are lethal. i understand possibly something that would distort bone or organs... but as i understand it, the tuffs are just long feathers, right? so HOW does it effect something so vital it kills...

The fence is almost an entire acre...intentionally to mimic as good as possible, a free-range life. Unfortunately, this means we can't cover it easily. The only reason i have them in a fence at all is so they don't wander so far that they bother my neighbors, i have some who just flat out...