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My gander is very friendly and quirky but he's now sitting on and protecting eggs. His mate doesn't seem broody. Is this a thing that ganders do sometimes?

I'm incubating eggs, some will be crossed and am curious what this will look like. Anyone have this cross and willing to share photos?

I have 3 babies that just hatched. I'm keeping the first dozen but I'm wondering what to charge per chick after that? The parents are not SOP ie the roosters' combs are not perfect. But lots of people in my area want pet-quality for their flocks anyways. I see prices all over from $30-100/chick?

Is there anything to be aware of here? I've ordered chicks from online hatcheries before but I placed my order and now I'm pregnant. Besides the obvious like salmonella and washing my hands, are there any other birdborne illnesses I need to worry about?

Are these breeds friendly if handled a lot as chicks? We have Ayam Cemanis currently (our Crevecoeurs were killed by a mink) and they are beautiful but very flighty and not interested in attention as per their nature. We just ordered the above breeds to arrive in early February but I can still...

I have main housing already but I want to make a small/secure/separate space for the disabled so they don't get attacked by the others. I'm looking at the Snap Lock coop with the Producer's Pride Pen - but the pen looks like the gaps are huge? We had a recent mink attack here so I'm not seeing...

Method to exterminate minks that will not harm the family of groundhogs that live under the chicken coop or the chickens?

Looking at ordering 15 Light Brahmas from Hoover's for Feb delivery. I ordered Crevecoeurs through TSC from Hoover's in the past and 9/10 were healthy, though one was not growing/had horrendous cross beak/had to be culled sadly. Has anyone ordered Light Brahmas from them? Or suggestions for...

Anything available at Tractor Supply or similar?

Hello, I cannot find a vet in my area that is (a) open and will (b) see a duck. Something tiny like a weasel peeled open the door of my coop and killed 5 of my birds. 1 adult Cayuga duck is badly injured. I brought him inside and he's in a clean box with hay and I cleaned the wounds off with...