More than one million chickens are thought to have died after an egg farm caught fire in southern Illinois on Wednesday night. Farina Farms Inc Poultry Farm housed approximately 1.2 million birds, and all were reportedly killed. Three buildings caught fire, with flames reaching between 13,000...
Does anyone sex their week-old chicks (RIR) by looking at wings? I've read other posts here on it. Watched a video on UTube. Pullets will be long short? I have 3 and 11 in the incubator
I just found my first and hopefully last lash egg. The other chickens ate it. So this is from a viral infection? Not sure which chicken it came from. Any chance that the chicken that laid it will be ok? I don't see any signs of sickness. I have never seen this before.
My new buff orpingtons that I raised from Farm and Fleet are laying now at 5 months and the sweethearts are burying their eggs in the straw in the laying box. Today I started leaving the eggs alone because I do want them to be broody. Putting 5 in an incubator to get the new chicks going...
My Rhode rooster is mating today with my 4 month old buff orpingtons. One hen is receptive. so they are on their way. I don't think they are laying eggs yet. Is this pretty normal? Haven't seen any rubbery eggs anywhere yet.
Hello. After processing a chicken, does it need to go thru rigor before freezing? I always let my rabbits go thru rigor before freezing. What do you do?
Hello, my question today is I want Buff Orphington's for brooder birds. Can I let my Rhode Island Red young rooster fertilize their eggs and hatch them out? How does that turn out?