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    Selling eggs in GA? Or in general!

    No, but I can see where you may have got that idea. According to this UGA website: To be sold, all chicken eggs must be evaluated by a certified grader and appropriately packaged and labeled in accordance with the Georgia Egg Law and Georgia Food Act. To sell eggs to a grocery store, bakery or...
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    Question On Integrating a Broody and Her Chicks

    My flock has never interfered with hatching but I’m sure it depends on the flock, the hen’s status and aggression level. (This assumes the nest box is chick-safe and has sides they can get out of and back in.) On hatch day(s) the hen will still want to sit on the remaining eggs while the...
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    How long did it take?

    I have a spreadsheet for my hens’ multiple broods and it varies a little bit from hen to hen but the main factor is the time of year. In early summer they usually raise chicks for 3-4 weeks then go back to laying. Mid to Late summer is longer, usually 5-6 weeks. Fall and winter chicks can be...
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    Help - My Hens' eye keeps getting worse

    If you can’t get her to the vet it might be time to euthanize her. Her quality of life right now can’t be very good.
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    Is broody momma accepting purchased chicks?

    It’s been a few days, how is she doing with the chicks now?
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    Putting hatched chicks with broody hen

    I do NOT recommend moving the hen until after she has bonded with her new chicks. I rushed that last year and had a panicking broody stomping on her new chicks, it was bad. The way I have success is take the earliest hatched chicks and put them with her at night (as soon as they are dry) and...
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    Are some broods of chicks just more aggressive than others?

    One thing that I’ve learned about recently is that a lot of our lightbulbs look like strobe lights to chickens. Many lights don’t list their blink rate but if you record a video in slow motion and see the light blink on and off it could be causing some issues with your chicks. Trying to learn...
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    Urgent help needed!!!!! 1 week old chick possibly hypothermic

    That’s great! Is he a lone chick or do you have others that didn’t get chilled?
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    Urgent help needed!!!!! 1 week old chick possibly hypothermic

    Sorry for my late reply. It will take an hour at least. I think holding him close is better than an incubator while he is in distress. Your body will comfort him. Baby chicks should never be alone. When he is better you will be able to tell. He will be sleepy, not active or crying, and his...
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    Urgent help needed!!!!! 1 week old chick possibly hypothermic

    Don’t worry about food or water until the chick is warm.
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    Urgent help needed!!!!! 1 week old chick possibly hypothermic

    When I’ve had chilled chicks I put them in my shirt against my upper chest for an hour at least. Body heat and contact will help your chick get warm and feel comforted. (To be blunt, put the chick against a non-boob area, fat is an insulator so it would not warm them as fast.)
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    How old are chickens that start laying eggs discrepancies?

    I raised a lot of chicks last summer and all the pullets that hatched in May or later did not start to lay until this February (9 months at most). All of the pullets that hatched in March or April began to lay at about 5 months old and laid eggs all winter. It is also influenced by breed and all...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I don’t have any help for you as far as your actual question but I did move to Georgia with my chickens and I can recommend that you look into the rules to bring in poultry. Before I moved from Wyoming I had to have a Wyoming vet look at them and get a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection...
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    Excel spreadsheet for tracking expenses and income from chickens

    Thanks for the updated spreadsheet, I really enjoy using it! I have a question for those who use the spreadsheet. Out of curiosity, do you count your laying hens as any who are over a certain age or just ones you know are laying? I usually just count the ones I know have laid so I am not...
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    YO GEORGIANS! :)

    I thought about it but I think it’s too hot here near Savannah. They are big bodied and have such small combs and wattles, which all point to trouble in hot weather. Maybe further north or in the mountains, or if you have big fans in the coop… I have Naked Necks instead, big birds but fewer...
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    To Keep or not to Keep a Rooster, That is the question.

    I’ve found the best roosters are hen raised. If you have a hen that has previously gone broody you can plan for her to raise your next rooster. Or you can find someone giving away a nice rooster. Breeds that are usually called laid back or calm often produce good roosters. Breeds that are...
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    please help me

    I remember having a tough time at that age. Changing schools and trying to make new friends was really hard. It’s ok to lose interest in one hobby and pick up new ones, and this site has lots of people who have other interests. I am getting back into reading and listening to audiobooks. What...
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    Scissor beak should i cull

    I keep my flock for meat and eggs so I cull any chicks with genetic problems or deformities that will keep them from thriving. I’ve had one scissor beak and one parrot beak over the years and I culled both of them. Some people have the time and patience to nurse a scissor beak but they seem to...
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    Roo not being nice to new chicken

    Don't use hydrogen peroxide on a healing wound. It will kill the new cells. The Neosporin is good though.
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    Roo not being nice to new chicken

    I had an experience similar to this, my rooster started attcking just one of my two new hens. On close inspection, she was covered in poultry lice... As soon as I treated everyone and the lice were gone, he accepted her. If you can verify that the new hen doesn't have parasites, I would...
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