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Been a long time since I've been here. But I need some help! I got rid of one of my flocks so I now have a coop open for some more chickens. I want some new blood so I'm looking for fertile eggs or just hatched chicks. I want Red Sex Links. I'm wanting about 30 pullets & 2 cocks. I live in Texas...

I have one hen thats been sitting on eggs for along time. Not sure how many days. Now some others are following her lead. I don't think there gonna hatch. I'm now worried because its been along time. What should I do? I really don't want anymore chicks right now & I'm ready for them to quit...

Haven't posted in a long time! I have two flocks of chickens that live in two different coops. There off springs of each other & free range together. But live in different coops. One coop has 6 hens. The other coop has 9 hens & one roo. I'm putting them together in one coop. I need the other...

Haven't been around in awhile > Here's my latest quail pen. Got about 400 in this one. There jumbo bob whites I'm in Texas.

I've got a flock of production chickens that are getting old. Its 10 hens. One of the hens can't get up on the roost & the girls want to kill her. I separated her. She still eats good but I can't keep her like this. Should I let her get her strength back & put her back with the flock or just put...

I have three coops & they all range. One coop has 10 old hens another coop has two roos & 14 hens & my third coop has one roo & 16 hens. They pretty much hang in separate areas. Except the original roo who's the king loves the lady's & rules the roost. Well, old stupid decides he wants to show...

I talked with a Deputy here in Grimes County Texas today about dogs coming on my property. He told me that if a neighbors dog comes on my farm I do not have the right to kill it. He said this is animal cruelty. I told him that I'd talked with a new neighbor & told her point blank that I would...

Its suddenly gone. I can reply but have no idea how to add a picture. Am I loosing my mind are did yall change this ? I looked & looked but the little bar is gone. It took me forever to learn this a few years back & then it was changed again & had to learn how to again & now again O lord. Yall...

Well, can't find any answers. Seems they only make one wormer for poultry & its called wazine. Problem is its only for roundworms. My chickens fecal sample says mine have tremetodes. I'm sitting here going what the heck is a tremetode ? Never heard of it. Thinking to myself will they hurt my...

I went to check on my newest flock there about 20 weeks old & one girl was laying in the corner. I picked her up she felt light & she threw up just water. She is puffed up & real lethargic. I now have her isolated in a cage in my shed it has A/C which is on 79 degrees window open. The chickens...

I have three flocks & three chicken coops. Well, before the third flock came I had two flocks DA!! The two flocks consist of 10 hens living in their coop & 16 hens & one room living in their coop. I free range them so the one roo has 26 girlfriends. He really likes the flock with 10 older hens...

What should I do? I collect the eggs & some are broken everyday in the boxes. Yes, the egg shells are thin. Here's the whole ball of waxes. I feed lay pellets 20% protein, they range 5 hours a day, they have side dish of oyster shell & I've been feeding them quail eggs almost everyday. I eat the...

It's opening day of dove season here so I went hunting. Let the chickens out & off I went to the other side of the farm. Got back & saw a bobcat approaching one of my coops. Gun was loaded shot three times at that sucker & he went into my barn.I had to reload & went into the barn & couldn't find...

He's got way too many girlfriends. He's got 26 & what a happy camper. Maybe that's the ticket to keeping a roo happy.He could careless about me. The girls love him. I think he's casanova. Maybe, 10 to one ain't the right equation.

I've never raised cockerels. I usually hatch & get rid of them. If I need a roo I buy one fully grown. Well, I hatched & have 17 pullets & 4 cockerels their 17 weeks old. I got rid of 13 cockerels but want to keep some cockerels for this flock & another flock. Anyway naturally the one I like the...

I bought a feed supplement suggested here at BYC & was told it helped stop feather picking. Its called Forco. I questioned this after going to there website because its for horses. Anyway I bought the stuff & now I'm not sure how much to feed them & how often. I asked but got no response. Now...

Just thought I would share> I have three different coops so yes I have three different flocks of chickens. I let them range but not until around three in the afternoon when I'm out there with them. Anyway, I let them all out they pretty much stay together as three separate flocks.My newest flock...

There's a white bird here at the farm. Guessing, its a pigeon its bigger than most doves I've ever seen. It has a green fluorescent band on its foot. I've seen it around for quite awhile. But I just noticed the band two days ago. If I remember correctly it had a buddy but its now by itself.

Here's what I have to face when collecting eggs. She doesn't like me one bit. I tell her hey girl give me the eggs are you will be wrapped in bacon. She puffs up & says no.

Haven't been here for awhile so first off How are the Quail folks doing? Well here's the skinny & I mean skinny. I hatched some coturnix awhile back & have them in this pen.Well, its built with half inch hardware cloth & I've raised a many of quail in it. Just the other AM I go to check on the...