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Did anyone else receive a chick order from McMurray this week? Its their first hatch of the year and ours arrived yesterday. Of 28 chicks, two arrived dead, one died shortly after they arrived, and I have 4-5 very weak right now which I have pulled out into a separate brooder to watch & treat...

We just got our order of chicks from McMurray yesterday. It is the first time we've ordered from them. Here's the current run down: 1-- They shipped our 30 chicks on a Saturday from Iowa, which means according to the tracking number check in time, they had to spend over 24 hours sitting in a...

We received an order of 30 chicks this morning from McMurray. One arrived dead. The rest looked fine until a couple hours ago we found one suddenly weak, laying down, not wanting to eat or drink. We removed it and put it under a separate light, but is continuing to get weaker and weaker. Now...

We received a shipment of 11 ducklings this morning that were shipped from Metzer Farms in CA to NC. I picked them up from the post office before they opened, and immediately checked the ducklings to make sure everyone looked OK while I was there. I was surprised when I opened the box. They...

I have five chicks (3 Jersey Giants and 2 Ameraucanas) that are almost 10 weeks old. Just today I realized that the 50lb bag of chick starter that is nearly empty (meaning thats how much these five chicks have eaten) is actually 24% chick starter for turkey, quail, pheasant, etc. Ok, I should...

Whats the best time of year to get meat chicks?

Anyone have any recommendations of a Lamancha breeder in NC? We are on the coast and looking for something within driving distance (coast to central NC area) (side note: Im looking in backyardherds also)

A couple months ago we were given two Runner ducks that are about 1 1/5 yrs old. We were told they were both females. Neither is laying right now. They both look the same (no curled feather on either tail), talk the same (As far as I can tell, they both "quack"), and are the same size. They are...

We are adopting two female runner ducks that are just over a year old. They are currently in a penned flock of chickens. We have a flock of 20 hens and one rooster, and though they are kept in a very large pen until about noon (to keep them laying in their boxes), they free range the rest of the...

Looking for Light Brahma and/or Jersey Giant hatching eggs. We are in New Bern NC and would prefer if they are within driving distance but will pay to ship if needed. Let me know what you have and price you ask for them.

I have two Silkie roos that turned 16 weeks old today (7/31/12). One is a blue and one is a splash. Hand raised as pets. Very docile, healthy and they have been raised together. Make offer! NPIP certified flock. PHOTO SHOWS THEM AT 12 WEEKS. They've matured a lot since then! Partridge in photo...

Our farm has recently been approved as a new vendor at our local farmer's market selling our old fashioned soaps, eggs, etc. We've also been approved to bring a few chickens as a display for the public when we can. I'd love to use this as a way to help promote and teach about backyard...

14 week old Sillkies Blue, Splash, Partridge BLUE: KNOWN ROO Blue has been crowing for 5 weeks now. Started out as the smallest of the three for a long time but is recently catching up in size. Non aggressive. Finds treats for the other two. SPLASH: UNKNOWN SEX Splash is the...

Hindsight is 50/50... Looking back to before you made the plunge and got your first chicks/chickens... what is something you learned from experience that you wish you had known beforehand? What things about chick raising or chicken keeping surprised you? No matter how simple, complex, silly...

I have read through this thread about sex links, particularly the part about black sex links that says almost any variety male can be crossed with a barred hen to produce a black sex link chick. If this is true, will a Black Copper Marans roo X Cuckoo Marans hen = sex link chick that lays dark...

Existing "adult" flock: 10 hens (ages 1-3 yrs) and 1 BCM rooster (1 yr old) Baby flocks: Mixed group of 11 week olds and mixed group of 1 week olds. We definitely want to add a second rooster to our adult flock, which right now consists of 10 hens/1 rooster but by the end of summer will be...

In the group of 23 chicks we hatched this weekend, now a couple days old, I have one that had consistently had labored breathing. She acts fine, sleeps, plays, etc just like the rest but her breathing is always twice as fast as the others. Any ideas, thoughts, suggestions? She is a Black Copper...

We are on day 23 in our incubator with an egg that pipped yesterday early afternoon (so we are at about 18-20 hours). There was no progress on the pip for the first ~10 hours, then late last night the chick finally tore through the membrane and made a real hole. This morning the hole is bigger...

What are causes of spraddle legs in newly hatched chicks that are NOT due to poor traction? Of 20 chicks hatched, we had two that went spraddle legged hours after hatching. The traction in the brooder is window screening over top of newspaper, which is what we always use, and works as...

We are on day 23 in our incubator with an egg that pipped yesterday early afternoon (so we are at about 18-20 hours). There was no progress on the pip for the first ~10 hours, then late last night the chick finally tore through the membrane and made a real hole. This morning the hole is bigger...