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How long can fertilized eggs be stored for? Got my very first egg yesterday! My first choice is to keep hatching them out under broodies until I have 25 layers but my 2 pullets have zero broody inclinations :rolleyes: I have an incubator but I live in a van. Midwinter is a very difficult time...

Any history buffs here? My foray into #vanlife in the day and age of social media led me to do some research into old gypsy vardos. Some of them were built with little more than baskets attached to the exteriors for the purpose of housing chickens. I am genuinely baffled now how many chickens...

I have a 5-m.o. Ameracauna cockerel who feels like a flat-bottomed boat to my other EE’s nice canoe keel that fits right in your arms when you hold them. Is this typical of Ameracaunas? I’m only building up a flock of Easter Eggers and not looking to sell or show purebreds, but I just wonder...

I don’t know if I have anything to be concerned about. I have 2 EE pullets due to start laying any day now (hatched 7/31). They are like night and day. The one on the left is dubbed Mustafa. She growls. It’s not at all aggressive but just her voice. Her legs look rather thick. Is there...

My sweet Americauna cockerel has a wood shaving stuck in his nare. I have to run out and get some tweezers. Does this happen a lot? This little guy has been through everything lol

Are convex/concave rooster combs normal? Sorry for the dumb question. I am a noob lol

Can I give a chicken an epsom salt bath 2-3 days after being attacked by a dog? My favorite little guy was grabbed and carried off on Sunday. I chased them down the mountain, found the bird still alive left on the ground, and rescued him. There were puncture wounds, missing skin, broken &...